Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
The Names. 
The Lilly of Conftantinople is called likcwife in England, Martagon of Conftantinople : of 
Utbel, HemcrocatLs Chalcedonies, and hkewtfe Lilium BiZantmum .• of the Turks it is called ,,, . 
of the Venetians, Marocali. ymm. 
%The Nature and Virtues. 
Ot the nature or vertues there is not any thing as yet fet down, but it is elf eemed efpecially for 
deration 112 ^ rareneffc ° f the floure 5 refernn S vvhat ma y be gathered hereof to a further con'fi- 
* Chap, io 6 . 
Of the narrow leaned reflex Lillies. 
The Defcriftion. 
it Tp*He root of this is not much vnlike that of other Lillies . the ftalke is fome cubit 
X high, or better^ the leaues are many and narrow, and of a darker green than thole 
i .. of the ordinarie Lilly^the floures are reflex, like thofe treated ofin the laft chap. 
Ofa red or Vermilion colour. This floures in the end of May : wherefore Ckfuts calls it Lilium ru- 
brumpracox, The early red Lilly. 1 J 
2 This Plant is much more beautiful! than the lalldefcribed, theroots are like thofeofLiL 
lies, the ftalke fome cubit and an halfe in height, being thicke let with fmall graflie leaues . The 
lioures grow out one aboue another, in lhape and colour 1 ike thole ofthe laid deferibed , but oft- 
times 
R 
$ i Lilium ritbrum an^ujlifolium. 
The red narrow leaued Lilly. 
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.i 3 Lilium meat, flore flauo puna at o'. 
The yellow mouiltaine Lilly with 
the fpotted floure. 
