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CHAP. CXXXIX. 
Of CLOVE -GILLIFLOWERS. 
I/T''Lf£ Karnes. It was unknown to the Greeks , 
J- as far as we can learn, but is called of the 
Latins , Caryophyllus hortenfis , alio Vetonica , Ce/u- 
alt ilis, Coronaria,Herba Tunica , Ocellus Damaf- 
cenus, and Barbarian , of fome Cantabrica P/inij , 
ftos Caryophy/lcus. Some will have them to be the 
lphiunt Theopbrafti in lib. 6. cap. 6 (ft y. others to 
be his Dios Anthos , or Flos Jovis , but Ruellita faith 
that they were unknown to the Oli Writers ; and 
his judgment feems to be good, becaufe the Gilli- 
ftower is not like to that of Vetonica , or Cantabri- 
ca ; and it is a wonder, fays he, that fuch a famous 
Flower, of fo pleafant a Form, and fweet a Smell, 
Ihould lye hid, and not be known to the Ancients, 
which may be thought not inferior to the Rofe , in 
its Variety , Smell, and admirable Beauty. The 
name Caryophyllus was given to it, I fuppofe, from 
its Smell, which is very like to that of the Indian 
Clave. We in Englijb call it Clove-gilliflomer , and 
Gi/liftirwcrs ( qua ft July-flowers , becaufe, they begin 
to flqsybfc in the Month of 'July) fome alfo are 
called Carnations , but that name atifes chiefly from 
1 he color. 
II. The Kinds. They are either Garden or 
Wild : of the Garden Kinds we fhall treat in 
this Chapter. The Wild are vulgarly called Pinks, 
of which we fhall fay nothing here, but refer you 
to the Chapter under that Title, where we' fhall 
fully difeourfe of them. Of the Garden Kinds , or 
Gilliftower , fome are Single, and fome Double. 
The Single Clovegilliflower fome will have to be a 
Pink, but it is no fuch thing, for it is oftentimes 
produced by the Seed of molt of the Double Clove • 
gH/iftowers, and differs from Pinks in its Shape, 
Magnitude and Smell : That all the Kinds of 
Double Flowers produce Seed 1 am apt to believe ; 
though fome of them, as the Clovegilliflower and 
Carnation, not very often ; and Parkinfon fays, that 
they feldom give any Seed, as far as he could ob- 
ferve, and here in England, are ufually increafed 
by Slips. 
III. As to the Variety of Kinds of this Flower in 
refpeft to their various and accidental differences, 
they are little or few in their Roots, Leaves, 
Stalks, and manner of growing, but manifold in 
tefpeft to the Flowers ; as to their Form, Magni- 
tude, and Color, fome being of one Color, fome of 
another, fome of many, lome Striped, fome Spot- 
ted ; fome finely Dented only, fome Jagged or 
deeply Cut in, DV. I lay as to thele, we (hall take 
no notice, leaving that work to their confideration, 
who make the Flower Garden their whole bufinds. 
Thole which we lhall treat of here, are only the 
three following, ( which comprehend all the other 
Kinds, and Varieties under them) viz. I. Caryo- 
phyllus hortenfis pleno rubro. The Clove-gillifiower 
of a deep Crimfon Red. 2 . Caryophyllus maxtmus 
Anglicus , The Great Englijh Carnation, y. Caryo- 
phyllus minor flore pleno , The lelfer Carnation with 
a Double Flower. As to the firft of thele, viz. the 
Clove-gilliflower, there are- the Single Clove, and the 
Double Clove ; only of the Double Clove, there 
are fome more Double than others. As to the fe- 
cond, viz. Caryophillus maximus, or Great Carna- 
tion, with that which we deferibe in Sect. V. fol- 
lowing. Parkinfon in his Garden of Flowers makes 
twenty feveral Varieties ; to wit, The Great Eng- 
lifh, the Grey Halo, the Red Hula, the Blew Huh 
the Prince, the White Carnation, the French Carna- 
tion, the Ground Carnation, the Cryflal or Cryflal- 
hne, the Red Cryflal, the Fragrant, the flrifd Sa- 
vage, the Blufh Savage, the Red Savage, the Oxford 
Carnation, the King’s Carnation, the Granada, the 
Grand Perc, the Camberftne , the Great Red Lom- 
bard. As to the Caryophyllus minor , or Defer Car- 
nation, called a Gilliftower, we have in Parkinfon 
thirty four Varities, to wit. The Leffer Carnation, 
the Gallant or Weflminjler, the Briftol Blew, Red 
Dover, Light or White Dover, pair Maid, Queens 
Gilliftower, the Dainty, ■ Braftl Gilliftower , Small 
Granado, the Turkic, Pool Flower , Pale Pageant 
Dainty Lady, be ft White Gilliftower, London White ! 
Stamell, Purple Gilliftower , Peach Color, blew Gil - 
liflower, Blujh Color , Great Tawney, Light Tawncy 
Sadjavmey, Deep Blufh, Pale Blujh, Infants Blujh, 
the Great Blujh , Alar bled Tawney. Tnncejs cr Van- 
able Tawney , Flaked Tawney , Feathred Tawney, 
Speckled Tawney, and Rofe Gilliftower. 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firft of thofe, or deep 
red Clove-gillifiower, ( which is that -which we only 
ufc in Phyfick ) has a pretty long, hard, or mood v 
Root, having fome fmull fibres appendrnt thereto, 
which endures all the Winter long ; from this Root 
rifes up one or more Stalks, like to thofe of ike Car- 
nations following, growing upfometimes to be a foot 
and half high, or more, which is round, of an AJh 
or whitijh color, and pretty hard, not fo thick fet 
with Joints and Leaves, as arc the Carnations fol- 
lowing •, but the Stalks are more in number, the 
Leaves are narrower, and whiter for the moft part, 
and in fome do a little turn. The Flowers are much 
' f mailer than thofe of the C arna tion ,of a deep red crim- 
fon color ,very thick, and double in moft the green 
husks in which they ft and are alfo f nailer the enJs 
of the Leaves in this Flower (at in all the reft ) are 
dented or Jagged, yet in fome more than in others. 
Some alfo have two while threads, crooked at the 
ends 
