The (jar den of pie a! ant blowers. 4.21 
The Names. 
The feuerall names , whereby they arc mod commonly knowne vnto vs 
in this Countrey, areexprefled in their titles ; but they are much differing 
from what they arecalled in other Countries neare vnto vs, which to com- 
pare, conferre, and agree together, wereaworkeof more painesthen vfe: 
But to proportion them vnto the names fet downe by Theophraftus, Pliny, 
and the reft of the ancient Authors, were a worke, wherein I might be fure 
nottoefcape without falling into errour, as I verily beleeue many others 
haue done , that haue vndertaken to doe it : I will therefore for this worke 
defire that you will reft contented, with fo much as hath already been deli- 
uered , and expedi an exa& definition and complete fatisfa&ionbyfucha 
methodicall courfe as a generali Hiftory will require, to be performed by 
them that fhall publifh it. 
TheVcrtues. 
The Rofe is of exceeding great vfe with vs ; for the Damaskc Rofe (be- 
fides thefuperexcellent fweete water it yeeldeth being diftilled, or the per- 
fume of the leaues being dryed , feruing to fill fweete bags) ferueth to caufe 
folublenefte of the body, made into a Sy rupe, or prelerucd with Sugarmoift 
ordry candid. The Damaskc ProuinceRofe, is notonelyforfentneareft 
of all other Rofes vnto the Damaskc, but in the operation of folubility alfo. 
The red Rofe hath many Phy ficall vfes much more then any other , feruing 
for many forts of compofitions, both cordiall and cooling, both binding 
and loofing. The white Rofe is much vfed for the cooling of heate in the 
eyes; diuers doe make an excellent yellow colour ofthe iuyee of white Ro- 
fes, wherein fome Allorae is diffolued , to paint or colour flowers or pi- 
eftures, or any other fuch things. There is little vfe of any other fort of Ro- 
fes ; yet fome affirme , that the Muskc Rofes are as ftrong in operation to 
open or loofen the belly as the Damaskc Rofe or Prouince. 
Chap. CXI. 
Ciflus. The Holly Rofe or Sage Rofe. 
T Here are three principali kindcs of Ciflus, the male, the female, and the gumme - 
or fweete fmelling Cifhu bearing Ltdamm, called Ltdtn . Ofeach of thefe three 
there arealfo diuersforts : Of them all to intreate in this worke is not my 
minde, I will oncly feled out of themultitudc fome few that are fit for this our Gar- ( 
den, and leaue the reft to a greater. 
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1. Ciflus mas. The male Holly Rofe or Sage Rofe. 
The male Ciflus that is moft familiar vnto our Countrey , I meane that will beft a- 
bide, is a fmall fhrubby plant, growing feldome abouc three or foure foote high with 
vs , hauing many {lender brittle wooddy branches , coucred with a whitifh barke, 
whereon are fet many whitifh grecne leaues , long and fomevvhat narrow , crumpled 
orwrinckledasitwere withveines, and fomewhat hard in handling, efpccially the 
old ones ; for the young ones are foftcr , fomewhat like vnto Sage leaues for the 
formeandcolour,butmuch (mailer, two alwaies fet together at a ioynt :the flowers 
ftand at thetoppeof the branches, three or foure together vpon feuerall (lender ;oot- 
ftalkes, confiding of fiue fmall round leaues a peece, fomewhat like vnto a fmall Angle 
Rofe. of a fine reddifh purple colour, with many yellow threads in the middle , with- 
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