Chap. 437° Engltjh ‘Herbs* 
naco , or Pennacio , or Pennacbio Perfiano : in Greek, 
Keii'ev mtenth : in Latine , Li/jum Perficum, Lilium 
Sujianum, ( as coming from the City Sufa , or the 
Province Sufiana, in Perfia : ) in Englijh , The Per- 
sian Lilly. 
II. The Kinds. It is a Angular Plant of its Kind, 
but the fifth of the generick Species of Tillies. 
Clujiits fays it was fent into the Low Countries under 
the Name of Sufam Guil, for which Reafon he 
thought it might come from Sufa , the chief City ot 
Sufiana , in Perfia. 
The Description. 
III. Its Root is very like unto the Root of the 
Crown Imperial defcribed m Chap. 177. aforegoing, 
and loofmg its Pibres in like manner every Tear, ha- 
ving a hole therein likewife, where the old Stalk 
grew, but whiter, rounder, a little longer, fmaller , 
and not ftinking at all like it. From whence fprings 
up a round, whitilh green Stalk, not much lower 
than the Crown Imperial, but much fmaller, befet 
from the bottom to the middle thereof, with many 
long and narrow Leaves, of a whitilh or blewifh 
f reen Color, almoft like to the Leaf of a Tulip. 
rom the middle upwards, to the top of the Stalk, 
grow many Flowers, one above another, round a- 
bour it, with Leaves at the foot of every one of 
them, each whereof is pendulous, or hanging down 
the Head, like unto the Crown Imperial , not turn- 
ing up any of the Flowers again, but fmaller than in 
any other Kind of Lilly, not altogether fo large as 
the Flower of a E ritillaria, confiding of fix Leaves 
a piece, of a dead or over-worn purplifli Color, ha- 
ving in the midft a imall long Pointel, with feveral 
Chives, having yellow Pendents adjoined to them. 
After the Flowers are palt, ( which abide open for 
a long time, and for the rtrod part dower by degrees, 
the lowed fird, and fo upwards ) if the Weather is 
feafonable and temperate, come forth Heads of Seed- 
Veffels, fix-fquare, yet feeming to be but three- 
fquare, by reafon of the Wings, very like to the 
Heads of the Crown Imperial in Chap. 177. aforego- 
ing, but fmaller, and (hotter -, in which are con- 
tained fuch like flat Seed, but finaller alfo, and of 
a darker Color. 
IV. Kota. Gerard has this fhort Defcriptton 
hereof. The Perfian Lilly has (fays he) for its Root, 
a great white Bulb, differing in Shape front the other 
Lillies, having one great Bulb , firm or folid , and 
full of Juice, which commonly each Tear fets off or 
increafes one other Bulb, ana fometimes more, which 
the next Tear after is taken from the Mother-Root, 
and fo brings forth fuch f lowers as the old Plant 
did. From this Root rifes up a fat, thick, and 
ftrait Stem, of two Cubits or three Feet high, 
whereon is placed long narrow Leaves, of a green 
Color, declining to Blewnefs, as do thofe of IVoad. 
The Flowers grow along the naked part of the Stalk, 
like little Bells, of an over-worn purple Color, 
hanging down their Heads, every one having his 
own Foot-dalk, which is about two Inches long ; 
as alfo its Pedel or Clapper from the middle part 
of the Flower : which being pad and withered, 
there is not found any Seed at all, as in other 
Plants, but it is increased by its Root. 
V. The Places. It is faid to be fird brought from 
Perfia to Conftantinople, and from thence fent to 
us, by means of feveral Turky Merchants, or their 
Faflors, which Dwelt and Traded there : but now 
it is become a Native of England, and flourifhes as 
well in our Gardens, as in the places where it fird 
grew. 
VI. The Times. It fprings out of the Ground 
nearly a Month before the Crown Imperial, but does 
not dower till the latter end of April, or beginning 
of May. The Seed ( when it comes to Pertefftion, 
which it does not often ) is not perfectly ripe till 
J“>y- 
V II. As to its Qualities, Nature or Virtues, &c. 
of this Perfian Lilly , elleemed for its Rarenefs and 
fine Figure it makes, there is nor any thing written 
by any Author, only it is thought to participate of 
the Qualities, OY. of the other Lillies. 
CHAP. CCCCXXXVIII. 
Of the LILLY Early, 
0 R, 
LILLY Poinpony. 
I- ' I 'HE Names. It is called in Greek, K a Vo 
-I- r-fiysy ; in Latine, Lilium rubrum Pracox, 
Lilium Pomponeum , Lilium rubrum Macedonicum ; 
Martagon rubrum Pracox, Martagon Pomponeum , 
Mart agon rubrum Macedonicum : in Eng/ijh, The 
Early Red Lilly ; Early Red Martagon Martagon 
Pompony , and Early Red Macedonian Martagon. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make four Kinds here- 
of, viz. 1. Lilium rubrum Pracox angufiore folio 
Clufij, Mart agon Pomponeum vel Macedonicum rubrum 
anguftifolio, The narrow-leaved early Red Lilly, Nar- 
row-leaved Red Pompony or Macedonian Martagon. 
2. Lilium rubrum Pracox anguftifolio aliud Another 
narrow-leaved Early Red Lilly, or Red Martagon 
P ompony. 3 . Lilium rubrum Pracox /at iore folio Qu- 
fiji Mart agon Pomponteum vel Macedonicum rubrum 
latifolio , The broad-leaved Early Red Lilly, or 
Broad-leaved Red Pomponean or Macedonian Mar- 
tagon. 4. Lilium rubrum Pracox flore Phatniceo, 
Martagon flare Phatniceo, The Lilly or Martagon of 
Macedonia, with Golden-red Flowers. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. T hefirft, or Narrow-leaved Early Red Lilly, 
or Narrow-leaved Red Pompony or Macedonian 
Martagon. This rare Martagon has a fcaly Root, 
.clofely comp all, with broader and thinner Scales than 
others, growing in time very great , and of a more 
deep yellow Color than in the former Martagon’s 
from whence fprings up a round green Stalk in fome 
Plants, and flat in others, growing to be two or three 
Feel high, bearing a number of fnall , long , narrow , 
green Leaves, very like unto the Leaves of Pinks 
but greener , fet very thick together, and without 
Order, about the Stalk , up almoft unto the top , and 
leffer by degrees upwards, where ft, md many Flowers, 
according to the Age of the Plant , and its thriving 
in the place where it grows : in thofe which are 
young, but a few, and more fparfedly ; and in o- 
thers, which are old, many more, and thicker fee ; 
threefcore Flowers, yea, lourfcore and more have 
been counted, growing thick together upon one 
Plant , and an hundred Flowers upon another. 
Thefe Flowers are of a pale or yellowilh red Color, 
not of fo deep a Red as rhe Red Martagon of Con- 
ftantinople in Cap. 436. Sell. 3. and 4. nor fully fo 
large, yet of the fame fafhion, viz. every Flower 
hanging down, and turning up his Leaves again. 
This is not fo plentiful in bearing of Seed, as the 
other Lillies ; but when it does, it differs not, but 
in being lefs. 
IV; Mil 
