X-8 Chap. 47. Tbeatrum 'Botanicum. Tribe 2. 
times more,notabovehalfea foote high, bearing attheir toppesone flower apeece.and feldome more, fome- , 
what like unto a Fowerdeluce, confiding of nine leaves, whereof thofethree that ftand upright are fhorter.and 
more doted together than in others,the three that fall down turnc up their ends a little, and thofe three that in o- 
thers doe cover the falls at their botromes.ftand like the upright leaves in other F lowdeluces, and are parted into 
two ends like unto two eares: the colour of the flowers is blew,cither paler or deeper, or white, which is more 
rare, fmelling very fweete; the roote is round and white under the blackifh coates that cover it, having 
fundry long white rootes in fleede of fibres like unto an AfphodiU, 
7. Jrie bulbofa major Anglica. The greater bulbed Flowerdeluce. 
This hath five or fixe long hollowifh or guttured whitifh greene leaves, broader than in any of the leffer forts; 
among which rifeth up a diffe round Aalketwo foote high fometimes, at the toppe whereof, out of a skinnie 
huske breaketh forth one or two flowers confiding of nine leaves likewife, handing in the fame manner that the 
former forts doe,but each ofthe falling leaves have a yellow fpotneere their bottomes, and the three upright 
leaves are fmall, and narrow at their bottomes but broad upwards: the colour whereof is all blew, purple, or 
white, or mixed very variably,as is in my booke exprefled: the heads for feede arc fmaller than the former, and lb 
is the feede, and not fo flat: the roote ot this is ufually greater than in the other fmaller bulbous forts with long 
haires or threds, in the outer browne coates which are not in the others. 
8. Iris bulbola minor five anguflifolia Hifpanica, The teller bulbed Flowerdeluce. 
This leffer fort groweth in the fame manner that the greater doth, but hath narrower long pointed leaves: 
the flowers likewife are fmaller,fhorter and rounder than in the other, but of the fame falhion, and vary much 
more in the diverfuie of their colours than it the feedes arc fmaller, and the pods longer and flenderer, and the 
roote alfo fmaller,but moreencreafing in bulbcs. j 
The Place. 
The Flaggesor Flowerdeluces here mentioned as well as the bulbous kindes grow in diverfe Countries as 
Africa, Greece, Italy, and France, and lome in Germanic, and in our owne Countrie, but are chiefely nurfed up.in 
their gardens that are lovers of filch delights; the Gladwm groweth as well upon the upland grounds, yet in 
moyft places, as in woods and lhaddowie places by the feafides in many places of this land,and is continually nur¬ 
fed up in gardensjyet in paticular you may finde it growing, by a foote path, not far from the hither end of Dart, 
ford towne in Kent-ns alfo neere to ICentifh towne, which is hard by London, if it be not digged up and carryed 
away, for 1 doe verily thinke, it is not naturall in that pjace, but fome feede by chance, hath beene brought a- 
mong the foyle, whereby it grew there. 
'Tie Time, 
The dwarfe kinds of Flagge,Flowerdeluces flower in April/, the greater in tMaj, and the bulbous forts not un¬ 
till Jane, the Gladwin flowrEth later than any Flowerdeluce doth, that is to fay not untill Inly, and the feede is 
ripe in the end of Augufl, or in September, yec the huskes after they are ripe opening of themfelves, will hold 
their feedes within them for 2 or 3 moncths, and not fhed them. 
The Names. 
The greekes call it Vds as alfo r ids drie and FUeris,quafi facra, which made Cjaxat finding it fo written in fome 
coppies of Theophraftw, to tranflate it Coafecratrix ; but it was called frit, a csleflii arew Jimilitttdinc, quant floret 
ejus reprefenumt, from the Rainbow whofe various colours the flower thereof doth imi cate,the old ignorant age 
made a difference be-tweene Iris and Ireos, according to the Latine verfe extant thereof, which is this, Iris pttr. 
pttretimfloremgerit Ireos album. The Iris tuberofa, which is a peculiar kinde, asyoufhall finde it in my former 
booke, is called of Matthiolus Hermodattylus vents, becaufe the rootes are like unto fingers,and from him diverfe 
did fo call it, but molf erronioully: for a while Dodonnts tooke it to be a kind of wild Flowerdeluce, and that tru¬ 
ly: yet fome did take it to be Lonchitis prior of Diofcorides: the Arabians call ic Afmemjmi or Ajerjfa,the Italians 
iridc & Giglio azttrro c r celefle, the Spaniards Lirii cardeno, the French Flambe,the Germanes Gilgan and IlirnmcL 
fchwertol ; but why Lobelft iould call the I ris bulbofa Anglica by the name of Hyacinthus poet arum, I fee no reafon 
for ic hath none of thofe mourning markes are in the Iris, nor is it of the forme of a I.illy. Gladwin is called in 
Greeke Xyris ob foliiflmilitHdinem ejuaflraforiumcttltrHm, ant mvaculum direr is, and in latine Spatula or 
Spathula faetida, for Spntha is taken fora (word as Gladiumia, andforthat the leaves being bruifed fmellvery 
ftrong, his denomination in Latine and Eng!iflt, hath rifen futable thereunto: Theophraftas callerh it Iris agria, 
Tragns'm miftaking it,did take it tohe Gladiolus, the Arabians call it Caforas, the Italians Spatola fattida, the 
French Glatent puant, the Germanes Wende/ettfkrant, 
The VertHcs. • 
All theFlowerdelucesefpecially the Flagge kindes are very neereof one quality, but of the bulbous kindes 
I finde no Author ro write, or experience to teach whether they be of the fame or differing propertie. The juyee : 
or the dccoflion of the greene rootes of the Flag Flowerdeluce, with a little honey drunk,doth purge and clenfe : 
the Aomack of groffe & tough flegme and choller that lyeth therein, which might be the caufe of diverfe aguesjit 
helpeth the laundife alfo,and the dropfie, by evacuating thofe humors both downwards and upwards; and be- , 
caufe it doth fomewhat hurt the Aomack,it is not to be given but with honey & Spiknard-.the fame being drunk, 
doth eafe the paines and torments, or wringing of the belly, andfides, the fhakings of agues, the difeafes of : 
the liver and fpleene, the wormes of the belly, the done in theraines, convulfions or crampes that come of cold ! 
humors,by warmingthem and comforting the parts; as alfo helpeth thofe whofe feede pafleth from them una- a 
wares or unwillingly, yet as one faith, it doth confume and waAe it very much alfo; and is a remedy againA the 
bitings and ftingings of venemous creatures, being boyled in water and Vinegar and drunke: the fame rootes 3 
being boyled in wine and drunke provoketh urine, helpeth the collicke, bringeth downe womens defired lick- 1 
neffe, and made up into a peffary with honey, and put up into thebody, draweth forth the dead childe : it is much i: 
commendedpgainA the cough, to caufe tough flegme to be the more eafily extenuate, and to be expefforate and 1 
fpit forth; and therefore the D iaireos in the Apothecaries (hoppes, either in the powder, or made into a Lohoc ot : 
licking Eleftuary, is cffeauall for the fame purpofe; it conduceth much to eafe the paines in the head, and to pro- r 
cure fleepe and re A: being applyed with rofewaterrofecake and vinegar, tohelpe watering eyes, by clenfing 
the moyft fharpe humors, and drying them up: being put up into the Noftrils, it procureth neelings, and thereby) 
