T be (far den of plea/ant Flowers. ^ 
dens. The fecond,as Cludus faith, in Auftria, from whence alfo (as I take 
it) the greater came , and are both in the gardens of thofe, that are curious 
obferuersof thefe delights. 
The Time. 
The firft is in its pride for the leaues all the Spring and Summer, yeel- 
ding his bufh in Iune. The other giue their feather-like fprigs in Iuly and 
Auguft, and quickly (as I faid) are Hied, if they be not carefully gathered. 
The Names. 
Thefirft is called by Lobel Gramm fukatum, or piatum alium ; of others 
Gramen pittum. The French call it ^igurilettes d’ armes, of the fafhion that 
their Enfignes, Pennons , or Streamers vfed in wars were of, that is like 
vnto a party coloured curtainc. In Englilh vfually Ladies laces , and Pain- 
ted GralTe. The firft of the other two is called Gramen plumarium or plumt- 
fnm, and minus is added for the diftinftion of it. Clufius calleth it Spartum 
i^fuftriacum, of the likeneffe and place where he found it. The laft is called 
Gramen plumarium, or plumtfum maius. The greater Fcather-GrafTe. 
TheVcrtues. 
Thefe kindes of Graffes are not in any timeor Diace thatldochearcof 
applyed toany Phylicallvfe 5 and thereforeof them I will fay no more: 
but here! will end the prime part of this worke. 
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