Of the Hiftorie of Plants. Lib.z. 
t Chap. 107. Oj ‘Bajlarci Felmort. 
The Dcfcriptivn. 
± f~XVt Authour in this Chapter fo confounded all, that I knew not well how,handfomely 
O co f et all right • for his deferiptions they were fo barren, that little might be gathered 
hv them and the fiEiires agreed with their titles, but the place contradi&s all ; for the fir It figured 
Kmd fn Eng anT an^ the fecond is not that euer /could learne : alfo the fecond floures in 
thelbring'accordine to 04 ^ al > others that haue vvritten thereof ’ and a ' fo b ? ° ur A " thou , rs 
ownetitle’truely putouerthe figure:yet he faid they both floure and flourilh from Avigult tothe 
end of September^ Thefe things confidered, I thought it fitter both for the Readers benefited 
my owne credit togiue you this chapter wholly new with additions, rather than mangled and con- 
fufed as otherwise of necelfitie itmufthaue beene. rj: . 
f'j This elegant GMuineU hath a fmall yellowilh creeping root, from which an fe many 
arecne fmooth thicke hard and lharpe pointed leaues like thofeof the broad lcaued Myrtle, yet 
larger and hauing the veines running alongft the leaues as in Plantaine. Amongft the eatics 
come vp (hort Halkes, bearing very large floures one vpon a ftalke ; and thefe fioures are hollow 
like a BeI-floure,and end in fine lharpe points with two little cares betweene eachdmifion, and 
their colour is an exquifite blew. After the floure is paft there followes a lharpe pointed ngifh 
Sell , which opening it felfe into two equall parts, lhewes a fmall crefted darke coloured 
feede. 
$ 1 Gentimtella verm mn 'mr . 
Spring large floured Gentian. 
2 GmtlmdU ^Alpin* vent*. 
Alpes Felwoortof the fpringtime, 
C| iaTXG(*-j^o^ — "• 
2 This fecond rifes vp with a Angle {lender and 
purplifh ftalke, fet at certaine fpaces with fix or eight 
little ribbed leaues, Handing by couples one againft a- 
nother. At the top Hands a cup,out whereof comes one 
long floure without fmell, and as it were diuided at the 
top into flue parts ; and it is of fo elegant a co- 
lour , that it feemes to exceed blewnefle it felfe j each ot 
the foldes or little leaues of the floure hath a whitilh 
line at the fide, and other fine as it were pointed leaues 
or appendices let betweene them :and in themiddeflo f 
the floure are certaine pale coloured chiues : a longifh lharpe pointed veffell fucceeds the floure 
which contains a fmall hard round feed.The root is final!, yellowilh and creepmg,puttingvphere 
and there Halkes bearing floures, and in other places onely leaues lying orderly fpred vpon the 
ground. , Be- 
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