Lib. 2. 
Of the Hiitorie of Plants. 
59 ? 
6 Caryophyllus montanitspurpureus. 
_ Wilac Purple iagged Pinke. 
(c) t) S cOJbtvCcljLg 
p Caryophyllus cccruleus fine Aphyllanthes. 
Leafeles Pinke, or rufhy Pinke, 
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7 Caryophyllus montanus Cluflj, 
Clufius mountaine Pinke. 
7 The mountaine Pinke of clufius his defeription hath many leaties growing into a tuft like 
vntothofe of Thrift, and of a bitter tafte : amongft which rife vp fmall flender foot-tlalkes, rather 
than ftalkes ordlems themfelues, of the height of two inches ; whereupon do grow fuch leaties as 
thofe that were next the ground, but leffer, let by couples one oppoiite to another : at the top of 
each fmall foot-flalke doth (land one red floure without fmell,confiftingoffiue little leaues fet in 
a rough hairy huske or hofe Sue cornered, of a greenifh colour tending to purple. The root is 
tough and thicke, calling abroad many fhoots, whereby it greatly encreafeth. 
f: 8 This for his llature may iuftly take the next place ; for the ftalke is fome inch high, let 
with little fharpe pointed greene graflie leaues : the floures which grow vpon thefe ftalks are com- 
poled of flue little flefh-coloured leaues a little diuided in their vpper parts : the feed is contained 
inblackefhining heads, and it is fmall andreddifh, and fhaped fomwhatlike the fafhionofa kid- 
ney, whereby it comes neerer to the Lychnidcs, than to the Caryophy/li or Pinkes. The root is long, 
blacke,and much fpreading, whereby this little plant couers the ground a good (pace together like 
as a moffe, and makes a curious fhov vvjten the floures are blowne, which is commonly in Iune. It 
I)dd floures < 
