gelfembmm five lafminum. The Iafmine or Gelfemine. 
hath exhibited unto us in his workes, three forts of Iafmines, with white, blew, and yellow 
1 flowers, vihomTabermontanw and others doe follow, although without all knowledge of them .- 
J divers others much doubting the truth of the blew and yellow,'have thought none fuch to be in re. 
mm natura , but time and indu(lry,the difclofcrs of hidden (ccrets, have brought them to light, yet 
very lately,and fcarfe knowne to our world,or therein but to a few ; the true yellow I will (hew 
you in this Chapter, with divers other rare ones, f'ome true.and fome that are received for Ialmincs, with divers 
others,and in the next, that yellow Iafmine,which formerly was taken for the right, but farre differing there¬ 
from, laving onely in the forme of the flowers,and in the next Chapter unto that,the tine fort of Scrapie,hie blew 
Iafmine as I verily fuppofe, yet becaufe the growing thereof is notanlwerable to the lafmincs, but more corrct- 
pondent tothc Lilac, bclides the f cryl^sname wdieicby itcame, although many of the leaves thereof refemble 
a lalmine,! have placed it there, not without realon as I take it. 
J. Gclfemirum velIttfmitmm album vulgar'. The ordinary white lalmine. 
The ordinary white lalmine hath lundry very long fhootes from the rooter, fometitnes twelve, yea twenty 
foote high : divided in many branches,covered with a darke grayifh barite, the younger branches being greene 
with a white pith within like the Elder, whereon are fet at feverall places, long winced darke greeneleaves 
made of many f mall and pointed leaves,and the largeft at the end, and longed pointed:at the toppes of the younp 
branches,fland divers flowers in a tuft together, each o n a long grecnc (hike, which fuftaineih a (mall long hol¬ 
low truncke, ending in five white leaves, pointed and (melling very ftrong and fweete, which fall away with¬ 
out bearing any fruice in our Country, but in the hotter where it is naturail, it bcareth a flat ft ede like a Lupine - 
the roote (preadeth much and fane in the ground.and giveth many fuckers. r 
i. Gelfeminumvel U(mimm Catalenicum [implex. The Angle Spanifh Iafmine. 
This Spanifh Iafmine groweth lower then the former by much, buthach leaves and flowers growin° in the 
fame manner,and differeth from itoncly in the leaves,being fomewhat broader, fhorrer, and thicker, and in the 
flowers which are larger, and purplifh on the out fide, before they be open,and white with purplifli edges, when 
they are blowen open exceeding iweete ot imell more then the former. 
,, Gelfeminum vel Ujmiuum Catalomum multiplex. The double Spanifh Iafmine 
This kinde of Spanifh Iafmine groweth very like but leffer then the Angle kind (booting forth Inch like leaves, 
but efa frefher greene colour: the flowers hkevvifeftand at the toppes of the branches, many together, but the 
hollow trunckes are ihorter by the halfc ending in five or fix leaves laid open like a ftarre,within which rife three 
I. Ge'feminum vet lafminum a’bum vulgare* 
The ortlmar/ wldte lalmine. 
a. Gelfminum vel lafminum Catalonicum (Implex » 
Tlic finglc Spanifh lafmrne. 
