Of the Hiltorie of Plants. 
t 4 There are two other more beautifull haired Iacinths nourished in the- gardens of our 
prime FJorifts. The firft of thefe hath roots and ieaues refembling the laft defcribed : the ftalke 
commonly rifeth to the height of a foot, and it is diuidcd into many branches oneuery fide, which 
ate final! and threddy and then at the end as it were of thefe threddy branches there come forth 
many fmaller threds of a darke purple colour, and thefe fpread and diuaricate themfelues diners 
vvayes, much after the manner of the next defcribed : yet the threds are neither of fo pleafmg a 
colour, neither fornany in number, nor fo finely curled. This is called Hyacmtbas comofus ramofns 
purpureas, The faire haired branched Iacinth. 
5 This is a rnoft beautiful and elegant plant, and in his Ieaues and roots he differs little from 
the laft defcribed ^ but his ftalke, which is as high as the former, is diuided into very many {len- 
der branches, which fubdiuided into great plenty of curled threads varioufly 'fpread abroad, make 
a very pleafant Chew. The colour alio is a light blew, and the floures vfually grow fo,that they are 
moft dilated at the bottome, and foftraiten by little and little after the manner of aPyramide. 
Thefe floures keepe their beautie long, but are fucceededby no feeds that yet could beobferned. 
This by Faints Columna (who firft made mention hereofin writing ) is called Hyacinthus Sanncjius 
panniculofacoma : By others^Hyacintbus comofus ramofns elcganttor, r X\\e. faire curld-haire Iacinth. 
Thefe floure in May . $ 
6 Hyacintbus botryoides caruletis. 
Blew Grape-floure. 
7 H'jacinthus botryoides Cetruleus major. 
Great Grape-floure. 
6 The fmall Grape floure hath many long fat and weake Ieaues trailing vpon the ground, hol- 
low in the middle like a little trough, full of flimie juyee like the other Iacinths ; amongft which 
come forth thicke foft fmooth and weake ftalkes , leaning this way and that way, as not able to 
ftand vpright by reafon it is Surcharged with very lieauy floures on his top,confiftingof many litr 
tic bottle-iike blew floures, clofely thruft or packed together like a bunch of grapes, of aftrong 
fmell, yet not vnpleafant, fomewhat refembling the fauour of the Orange. The root is round and 
bulbous, fet about with infinite young clones or roots, whereby it greatly increafcth. 
7 The great Grape-floure is very like vnto the fmaller of his kinde. The difference confifteth, 
in that this plant is altogether greater, but the Ieaues are not fo long. 
8 The sky-coloured Grape-floure hath a few leanes in refpeft of the other Grape-floures,the 
which are fhorter, fuller of juvee, ftiffe and vpright, whereas the others traile vpon the ground. 
The 
