n<5 Of the Hiftorie of Plants. Lib. r. 
1 2 This varietieof the laftdefcribed is called Hjacinthus Orientalis florc cantlco pleno, The dou- 
bleblcw Orientall Iacinth 
1 3 This, Hyacmthui Orientalis candtdiflimm flore plcno, The milke-white double Orientall Ia- 
cinth. 
14 This, xvhichCluJius calls Hyacirithus obfeletior Hijpanicus, bath leaues fomewhat narrower, 
and more flexible than the Mufcari, with a white veine running alongft the infide of thetn:among 
thefe leaues there rifethvp a ftalkc of Come foot high, bearing fome fifteeneor lixteenc floures, 
more or leffe, in fhape much like the ordmarie Englifh , confifting of fix leaues, three Handing 
much out, and the other three little or nothing. Thefe floures arc of a very dusky colour, as it were 
mixt with purple, yellow, and greene : they haue no fmell. The feed, which is contained in trian- 
gular heads, is fmooth, blackejfcaly, and round. It floures in Iune. 
1 5 The leffer Spanillr Hyacinth hath leaues like the Grape-floure, and fmall floures fhaped 
like the Orientall Iacinth, fomeare of colour blew, and other fome white. The feeds are contai- 
ned in three cornered feed-veffels. I haue giuen the figure of thewhitc and blew together, with 
their feed-veiTels. 
i g This Indian Iacinth with the tuberous root (faith Cliflus ) hath many long narrow fharpe 
pointed leaues fpread vpon the ground, being fomewhat like to thofe of Garlicke,and in the mid- 
deft of thefe rife vp many round firme ftalkes of fome two cubits high, and oft times higher,fome- 
times exceeding the thickneffe of ones little finger ; which is the reafon that oftentimes , vn leffe 
they be borne vp by fomething, they lie along vpon the ground. Thefe ftalkes are at certaine 
fpaces ingirt with leaues which end in fharpe points. Thetopsof thefe ftalkes are adorned with 
many white floures, fomewhat in fhape refembling thofe of the Orientall Iacinth. The roots are 
knotty or tuberous, with diners fibres comming out of them. $ 
«j The place. 
Thefe kindes of Iacinths haue becne brought from beyond the Seas, fome out of one countrey, 
and fome out of others, efpecially from the Eaft countries, whereof they tooke their names Orien - 
tahs. 
The time. 
They flotire from the end of Ianuarie vnto the end of April). 
The nature. 
The Hyacinths mentioned in this Chapter do lightly cleanfe and binde ; the feeds are dry in 
the third degree ; but the roots are dry in the firft degree, and cold in the fecond. 
_ Thevertues. 
A TheRootofHyacinthboyledin Wine and drunke,ftoppeth the belly, prouoketh vrine , and 
helpeth againft the venomous bitings of the field Spider. 
B The feed is of the fame vertue, and is of greater force in flopping the laske and bloudy fiix. Be- 
ing drunkc in wine it preuaileth againft the falling fickneffe. 
C The roots, after the opinion oiDiofcorides, being beaten and applied with white Wine, hinder 
or keepe backe the growth of haires. 
D f The feed giuen with Southerne-wood in Wine is good againft the Iaundicc. J 
Chap. 80. Of Faire haired Jacinth. 
The lOefcription. ■, « 
1 fT~* He Faire haired Iacinth hath long fat leaues, hollowed alongft the infide, trough fa- 
I fhion, as arc moft of the Hyacinths,of a darke greene colour tending to rcdnefie.The 
ftalke rifeth out of the middeft of the leaues, bare and naked, folt and full of flimie 
juyee, which are befet round about with many fmall floures ofanouerworne purple colour : The 
top of the l'pikeconfiftethofa number of faire fhining purple floures, in manner ofa tuft or bufh 
of haires, whereofit tooke his name Comoflus , or faire haired. The feed is contained in fmall bul- 
lets, ofa fliining blacke colour, as are moft of thofe of the Hyacinths. The roots are bulbous or 
Onion faAiion, full offlimy juyee, with fome hairy threads faftned vnto rheir bottome. 
2 White haired Iacinth differeth not from the precedent in roots, ftalkes,Ieaues,or feed.The 
floures hereof are of a darke white colour, with fome blackneffe in the hollow part of them, which 
fetteth forth the difference. 
3 Ofthiskinde I receiued another fort from Conftantinople,refembling the firft hairy Hya- 
cinth very notably : but differeth in that.that this is altogether greater, as.well in leaues, roots, and 
floures,as alfo is of greater beauty without all comparifon. 
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