1. The dubble blew Hepatica: or noble Liuerwort.

THe dubble blew Hepatica, hath a flower of many leaues verie Conveniently composed together, being of a very sad blew ten­dinge towardes purple, and may be painted with a very high Ashcoloure, or else with a faire blew Azure mingled with a little lack in gomme water, in such sorte that the naturall glosse may seeme to appeare, it may well be shadowed with indigo. The leaffe and steale there of may best be coloured with Aschcoloure and sad yellow wel mingled together, and shadowed w^th the same beinge made somewhat more sadder, the steale may be rounded with Lack, the roote is of the coloure of maidē haire coloure, and may be best represented with red and omber mingled.

2. Lenten Saffron with smale purple flowers.

THe flower of the smale Lenten Saffron is almost of the Coloure of the purple violett, yet somewhat paler aboue, and Coloured by the steale of a sadder purple, the three threedes of Saffron w^ch stand vpon the seed bole, are of a very faire yellow, and may be shadowed & Iagged with menie, the steale is white vpon red, and may be shadowed with ash­coloure & masticott well mingled together. The sheathes or Codds where the flowers springe out & bud are also of a ruddy, or a reddish coloure, and may be painted with a sad yellow, and shadowed with a little omber, the leaues are smale & of a grasse greene, and may best be represented in co­loures with sad yellow and ashcoloure mingled to gether and furrowed or channeld downe with a white line or strake through the middle.

3. The dubble Narcissus, or dubble yellow Daffodile.

THis flower is very thick of leaues, in regard where of it wanteth that Stockett w^ch some other flowers have in the middle, the leaues there­of may be Coloured with masticott, and may be shadowed with oker or a darke yellow, the steale with verdegreece, and shadowed with Sap-greene, and the leaffe in like manner minglinge the verdegreece with a littel berry-greene both together.

4. The greate dubble Narcissus of porrett.

THe leaues of this flower are of a very pale yellow, and may be painted with light masticott, a little white beinge mingled vnder the same, but the middle sockett, is of a faire golde yellow, and may be shadowed with omber.

5. The pleasant muscari, or the yellow grape-flower.

THe flower of this muscari is exceedingly Commended because of his pleasant smell, and is of a perfect yellow Coloure, and therefore may be painted with faire berry yellow, beinge illustrated with faire light ma­sticot, and shadowed with sad yellow beinge mingled with a little lack and greene together, the stipples are blewish of indigo and white ming­led together, the steale may be painted with mountaine greene and white together so farre as the flowers hange downewardes, but lower with ver­degreece, beinge sprinckled all over with smale spotts of purple and lack mingled together, the leaffe may be painted with mountaine greene, and shadowed with verdegreece.

6. The Radiall Iacynth of Guienne.

THe flower of this Iacynth is of a blewish purple and may be Colou­red with lack and ashcoloure with a little white beinge mingled there vnder, the seedes there of Coloured with indigo and lack as likewise the smale scutchion w^ch standeth in the middle thereòf, the smale braun­ches whervpon those flowers doe stand are somwhat blewish, the steale below may be painted with spanish greene and masticot together, the tops thereof with a little white and verdegreece together, and shadow­ed w^th sapgreene, those thinne skinns at the end of the flowers are greene and shadowed with indigo.

7. The English dubble prime rose.

THe flower of this primula veris (so called in Lattine) in this season doe appeare, they are of a yellow Coloure, and may be painted with faire masticot yellow, beinge topt with light masticot, and shadowed with Saffron or a sad yellow. The seedeboles are of the coloure of moun­taine greene, the stalke is whitish and may be shadowed with mountaine greene & sad yellow tempered together. The leafe is of a light greene som­what yellowish▪ & may be painted with mountaine greene mingled w^th a little masticott, the furrowes of the leaues may be painted with sad ash­coloure sad yellow and a little sapgreene all mingled together, or else alone with sapgreene, the pointes or the height of the leaues with a lit­tle whyte and sad yellow tempered together, and about the very end of the leaffe, the R [...]bbes may be represented with lack Coloure, as also the steales of the leaues are towardes theire endes somwhat reddish.

8. Auricula vrsi, or yellow Beares-eares.

THe flower of this first Beares-eare is perfect straw-Coloure, or brim­stone Coloure, havinge in the middle within it, a whyte ringe, from whence there ariseth out of a little rounde hollow some few smale spriggs Coloured yellow about that rounde, the Sockett of this flower is of a pale yellow somwhat greenish, and may be painted with light masticott and ash-Coloure, the steale downewardes is of a pale greene, and as it were sprinckled over with meale. The leaffe thereof is very like the leaffe of the primerose, but smooth without any veines, appearinge also somwhat whyte as if they were strewed over with meale.

9. The flagg-flower deluce, with broade leaves.

THese are here represented in two seuerall sortes, the first hath flowers of a blew violett Coloure beinge stript throughout with a sadder blew thē the flower is, and is shadowed also in the same fashion, but topt somwhat lighter. The leaff agreeth almost with the leaues of the comone flower de luce. The other sorte of these flower deluces are of a more sad­der purple, espetially in the three nethermost depēdinge leaves, w^ch seeme somewhat roughe, as sad purple velvett, havinge from bellow vnto the middle rysinge vp a hayrie fringe, like vnto faire yellow silke, the leaves that stand vpright are of a pleasanter Coloure.

10. The Orientall Iacynth.

THe first Orientall Iacynth, hath his flowers of a purple blewish Co­loure, beinge topt with a little whyte and blew, and shadowed with indigo and lack mingled together, within they seeme to be a little whyter, and toward the knopes somewhat more purple, the steales where vpon the flowers doe depend are of a tomone greene, and the great steale may be painted with verdigreece, beinge there with all topt and shadowed as is most convenient for thē, yet the little sports at the rysinge out of the steale is almost whyte. The Bole is of Ash-coloure mingled with a little omber, and shadowed with lack and indigo mingled, a little whyte added thereunto serues for the toppinge of it. The leaffe may be painted with sad yellow and ash-Coloure, and shadowed with sapgreene, and for the toppinge of them take mountaine greene mingled with a little whyte.

11. The Orientall Iacynth with the leaved stalke.

THis Iacynth with the leaved stalke, hath his flowers very like in Co­loure to the former, but the longe leaues vpon the stalke must be pain­ted with sapgreene.

12. The Imperiall Crowne.

THe dependinge flowers of the Imperiall Crowne may be painted with oker and a little meny mingled together, and the rares thereof, with lack and sad yellow mingled together, yet for the expressinge of the brow­nesse at the endes of the leaves take a little indigo amonge the former, the clappers that hange within with the knopps, Coloure them with a pale yellow mingled with a little oker, and may be topt somewhat bright, and shadovved vvith lack, the steale may be both topt and shadovved very conveniently vvith verdegreece.

13. The comon purple Anemone: or wynde flower.

THese three severall sortes of wynde flowers, with the smale leaues are of all other flowers most differinge in Coloure from each other. The first flower of them is of a faire violett Coloure, topt with light azure, the seed boles are sad purple, the budds are of indigo coloure.

14. The wynde Flower of a smale leafe, or the smale-leafed-wynde­flower being dubble and of a maydens blush.

THese two sortes of wyndeflovvers beinge very dubble and vvith smale leaues, are in forme very little differinge from each other, yet the for­mer of them is of a maydens blush, but at the bottome of the leaues a sad­der red, and may be topt with whyte and blevv, and may be shadovved with lack and blew both beinge mingled together.

15. The broade leafde wynde Flower.

THese three followinge wynde flowers, are very much differinge both in theire leaues, coloure, and fashion. The first of them is of a faire ver­million & a little lack tempered the [...] vnder with an appearance of a pur­ple couloure shyninge or glancinge vpon it, the grounde beinge whyte, vvith exceedinge smale veines of a yellow coloure, the seede bol [...]s black, the threedes or seedes are of the coloure of Indigo tempered with a little vvhyte, the steale is garnished vvith stripes of white omber, or a sad yel­low beinge tempered vv^th a little lack. The leafe is coloured vvith moun­taine greene and shadowed vvith verdegreece.

16. The single peacocks wyndeflower.

THese tvvo sortes of broade leafde vvyndeflovvers, are comonly called by the name of peacocks. And the first of them is single leafde, and of a faire red couloure.

17. The Chalcedonian wyndeflowers.

THese two very faire dubble wynde flowers are very rare, and called by the name of Chalcedonian & very delectable to beholde, the first of them is of a faire bignesse adorned with many leaues, where of 8 or 10. of the outtermost are greene, besett with veines of a vermilion coloure, the other leaues are smaler and of a faire vermilion coloure mingled with meny, and endinge with some prettie white flames as braunches, havinge in the middle certaine curled leaues in the place of the seedbole, coveringe the heades w^ch are of a pale yellow and meny, and yet somevvhat lighter at the bottome.

18. Adonis flower: or Eranthemum.

THe first of these comonly called Adonis flovver, is of a faire bloode red coloure, and may be coloured vvith lack and vermilion mingled together, and shadowed onely vvith lack, the bole is of a decaied lack red, or as it vvere withered, being topt with lack and white, the seedes are of Indigo coloure mingled with a little oker, the steale is mountaine greene mingled vvith masticot, and so is the leafe also but somewhat more gree­nish and is shadowed with sad yellow, ashcoloure and sapgreene al min­gled together.

The other of these comonly called the cowe eie is yellow and garnished in the midle with spriggs of a reddish saffron coloure.

19. Narcissus flower, or the Oxe eie.

THese two sortes of the smale leafd' Narcissus, are in coloures of theire flowers very different, the first flower consistinge of six white leaues havinge a longe hose or challice that extendes it selffe far out, garni­shed about with a red border, the middle knopes are withered yellow and sometymes somewhat reddish, the steale is mountaine greene, the leafers mountaine greene mingled with ashcoloure. The shadowe is of verdi­greece and sapgreene, and topt with a little white amonge the same. The skin or huske from out of w^ch the flower proceedeth is of a russett coloure, shadowed vvith ashcoloure and mingled inflames with omber. The other Narcissus hath a very yellovv sockett, with a saffrō coloured border about the edge, very curled, and may be painted with pale oker, and somewhat greenish with in, the little wattels are brimstone coloure, the white leaues may be coloured with white leade and a little bright masticot mingled, & shadowed with Lambs-black.

20. Narcissus Flower with the longe Sockett.

HEre are shewed two sortes of broade leafd' Narcissus flowers, whereof the first consistes of six white leaues as the former flowers doe, but the sockett is very longe and greater, of a faire yellow coloure, havinge six spriggs of a pale yellow about the bole of it where vpon hange the knopes beinge of a darker yellow.

21. The white Narcissus Flower.

THe first of these Narcissus flowers are little, Snow-whyte, with a pure white Sockett, havinge in the midst three or foure knopes of a light [Page] yellow, and are shadowed with mally or lampe black, the steales of the flowers are of a sad greene, the lower steale is mountaine greene and sha­dowed with verdigreece, and the leaves may be Coloured with the some.

22. The greatest Narcissus flower.

THis first narcissus flower is very faire and the greatest, havinge russet leaves, somewhat like vnto the whitest brimstone, the Sockett is of yellow oker mingled with masticot, shadowed with omber, and topt with faire masticott, the border thereof resemblinge a faded red Co­loure. The leafe and steale may be Coloured with mountaine greene, and shadowed with spanish greene accordinge as is requisite.

23. The yellow Rushie Narcissus flower.

THe first of these Narcissus flowers according to his proportion hath a great Socket of golde yellow coloure, the leaues are yellow, and likewise also the knopes hanging vpon the yellowish spriggs, and yet every yellow is a little different from another.

24. The thick Rushie Narcissus flower.

THe first of these Narcissus flowers which are set downe here, is full of leaues, without either socket or seedebole, being of a faire golde yel­low coloure, and shadowed with omber and browne masticort.

25. The Persian Lilley.

THe Persian Lilley bringes forth many flowers of fiue of six leaues a peece, hanginge downewardes like bells, theire coloure is of a vvithe­red or stayned purple coloure, like vnto the coloure of the resinges of the sonne, and may be painted with Indigo and lack vvith a little smair mingled together, and may be shadowed with the same coloure, and may be topt at the very ende with white, a little blew and lack, being all ming­led together.

26. The tymely flowringe Tulipa.

THese three tymely or earlie Tulips which are here represented are painted as followeth. The first flower hath leaues of a pale purple co­loure, mingled with ashcoloure, lack and whyte: shadowed with lack and topt with white: the leaffe is mountaine greene, shadovved vvith sapgreene and topt vvith mountaine greene mingled with a little white.

27. The persian Tulipa.

[Page]THe persian Tulipa hath six leaues standing vpright, the one of a bright purple, and the other very vvhite: the vvhite leaues may be shado­vved vvith black and blevv, and purple and lack Coloure, and the bor­ders may be topt vvith a little white beinge mingled there vvith, the mid­dle seede bole is greene, and the spriggs that stand about it are blacke.

28. Tulipa pumilus, or little Tulipa.

THe little Tulipa flovver is Coloured with menny topt with masticot or yellovv oker, and shadovved vvith lack.

29. Tulipa ducis.

HEre are presented three sortes of Tulip flowers, the first is like vnto cloth of golde, and may be painted with faire yellow, topt with ma­sticot and shadowed with lack, the roote is of a pale soet colour, topt with white, and shadowed with browne.

The other is of a straw coloure, topt with a little white, and shadowed with a little black.

30. Tulipa sanguina.

THe first of these flowers is bloode-red, and may be painted with lack and vermillion mingled together, and shadowed with a sadder lack, and topt with vermillion and a little menny, these coloures may be wel gommed the better to shew the glance of the leaues.

31. Tulipa Honnesti.

THese three Tulip flowers are very faire and delectable, the first is ve­ry great and best knowne by the name honesti, beinge very cunnin­gly spotted interlaced and flamed with lack and white the one amonge the other, and betweene them here and there some greater stripps and flames of lack, beinge below at the bottom of the leafe somwhat yel­lowish, and now and then some appearances of yellow coloure.

32. Tulipa alba cum rubris flam:

THese two which are here placed, are not inferior to any of the former, the first is white mingled with brimstone coloure, flamed throughout with lack, somewhat paler below, & aboue of a Scarlet red, the glance is gi­ven by a thinne white stroke vpon it.

The other hath asmuch yellow vnder the white, and his strippes and flames are of a nother manner, like as the picture of the flower and the shadowinge thereof very lively expresseth.

33. Checkered daffodills, & white.

[Page]THese two sortes of Checkered daffodills have different coloured flo­wers: the first flower is milke white, but a little towardes the steale is a little greenish, somthinge one of a yellow, the Ribbes which goe about this flower are greenish, the steale and the leaues may be painted with ashcoloure and sad yellow tempered together the toppinge of mountaine greene and white together, the shadowe neerest vnto the lack coloure, the seedebole and thee seedes are white with yellow knopes.

The other of these two is whitish, but the vppermost edges and parte of the flower is Checkered with red spotts of lack, the Ribbes that swell out are of a sadder red, and greene about the steale.

34. Other Checkered daffodills.

THese two sortes are greater then the preceedinge flowers are. The first hath his leaues of a golde yellow very finely garnished with spotts of bloode red, and a greenish Ribbe goeinge through every leafe.

The other being the greatest is speckled with the like coulored spotts, but more thicker, yet tendinge towardes a purple coloure.

35. Orinthogalum, or the starre of Bethlehem.

THese two staire flovvers here expressed, are onely differinge in big­nesse from another, the flovvers are vvhite, and the little knopes (vpon the spriggs that are vvhite,) are masticot yellovv, the leaues thereof vpon the outside haue a greenish circle of a grasse greene coloure somevvhat broade, all tending tovvardes greene, the steales are mounta ne greene broken vvith vvhite, shadovved vvith ve [...]digreece, the little leaues that hang onder the steale are vvhitish, havinge an ere of greene vpon theire right sides, and may be shadovved vvith lambe black, the leafe is of a grasse greene tempered vvith masticot, vvhite, and sadd yellovv, to his proportion.

36. The great white Asphodill flower.

HEre are represented two sortes of Asphodill flowers, the first hath leaues of the coloure of sopps in wyne, the strippe that goeth through them, and the hindmost knopes are of oker and lack together, the knopes and seedes are of a sad oker coloure, the stalke is mountaine greene sha­dowed with verdigreece, the little side steales are mountaine greene and sad oker mingled, the little leaues vpon them are of sad oker and lack, topt with white. The leafe is like vnto the stalke, of a mountaine greene, sha­dowed with verdigreece.

37. Columbines.

THe first of these his called after is proportion the Rose columbine, is of a a sad purple coloure, and may be painted with browne blew and lack and red mingled together, taking very little browne blew there vnto, lesse it shoulde be too sad, and darken the purple as much as may be. The head in the middle is of a light greene, and the knopes about it are whitish the vpper parte of the steale is somewhat like vnto purple.

38. Crowes-feete or Bachelers buttons.

THese two sortes of Crowes-feete flowers are very different from each other. The first consistinge of single leaues after the manner of the Anemone or wynde-flower, of a faire red coloure, and hath in the middle a round seedebole, the kernells that stande about the same may be p [...]nted [Page] with sad yellow; and shadowed with omber, and the middlemost knopes being of a sad purple are of lack and indigo mingled together, the leaffe is mountaine greene, shadowed with sap-greene, and the steales also, that parte where the flower hangeth vpon may be painted with white, red, and greene tempered altogether.

39. White Crowes-feete flowers.

THe first of these Crowes-feete flowers, hath a whyte flower and very dubble in leaues, wherein appeares certaine straines of a pale greene, the vppermost edges are somewhat reddish.

40. Satyrion, or male foole-stones, or hare-stoons.

THe male Satyrion hath flowers like vnto friars hoodes being white, but the covers have stripes of a greenish purple scarce appearinge, the stea­les and the leaues whereon the flowers doe hange, are of a pale verdigreece and white mingled together, the leaffe is also verdigreece and white toge­ther, and a little masticot amonge the same, and may be shadowed vvith, verdigreece, and vpon the leaffe may be marked a kynde of smale spotts glanc [...]nge throughout the same.

41. The Rushie Narcissus flower.

THese 2. sortes of Rushie Narcissus flowers, differ nothinge but in the greatnesse from each other, And called by the spaniards Ioncquilles, somewhat smaler thē the comō Narcissus or oxe-eie, & is of a faire yellow coloure, shadovved vvith omber and sad masticot, the Sockett is more yellovver, vvherein grovveth three or foure smale sp [...]iggs, the steale is yellovvish even to the knope, but aftervvardes it is of sapgreene and ver­digreece mingled together, shadovved vvith omber, the leaff is moun­taine greene shadovved vvith verdigreece.

1. The female peionie flower.

THis greatst female peionie flower, consisteth of very manie leaues and my be painted with lack and a little vermilion mingled with it, shadowed with glancinge browne lack, and topt with white and a little lack thereby. The leaffe may be coloured with ashco­loure, m [...]ticot, and a little sad yellow all mingled together, and shadowed with sapg [...]ene. A little white added vnto the former coloures wil serue for the toppinge of it, the budde is of a faire red like vnto the flower, but somwhat sadder, the pillinges thereof are as the leaffe of the flower, the steale is a pale [...]teene, the toppinge thereof is sad yellow, and the shadowe is of verdig [...]e [...]

2. Iris maior Dodonaei: or the field flower de luce.

THis great flower de luce expressed by Dodonaeus, hath his three n [...]ther most dependinge leaues, beinge vnder pale and of a faire blew purple aboue resemblinge the violet with white stripes takinge theire begininge from the golden fringe, ouer the vvhich are smale pale purple coloured leaues hanginge, the three leaues that stand vpright are of a light purple▪ and are shadowed there vnto as is fittinge.

3. The flower de luce of Susa.

[Page]THe flower deluce of Susa is a Brownish ashcoloure, beinge full of blackish spotts and veines, (as the picture well declareth, his lesser leaues which are in the middle haue a purple border through the middle of them. The leafe and the steale may be painted with mountaine greene and verdigreece, and shadowed with sap-greene with his stripes in [...]e manner as is fittinge.

4. The Narrow leafde flower deluce.

THis is also a very delicate flower deluce, & the leaues stāding vpright may be painted with a sad blew ashcoloure and lack mingled toge­ther, shadowed with Indigo and purple lack, the downe-warde ben­dinge leaues are stript with sad purple flames, and towards the edge is ap­pearance of light aker & lack, the middle leaninge leaues beinge but smale are a sad purple, the steale is verdigreece with mountaine greene, and a little berry yellow mingled together. The short steale wherevpon the flo­wers doe growe is ashcoloure and sad yellow, and shadowed with sap-greene.

5. Sysinrichium maius. or the Bastard flower deluce.

THe first of these two here expressed flower deluces, is of a very pleasant coloure, havinge his extended leaues of an Azur blew and a little lack appearing [...]nder the same, the other stripps are lack and Indigo, the in­nermost leaues may be shadowed with lack and indigo, the thick sheathes where-out the flower cometh are berriegreene, and the flames that spread aboue them are of lack and sad yellow mingled together, the steale that goeth betwixt, is verdigreece and berry yellow tempered together.

6. The yellow flower deluce.

THese two flower deluces are much differinge in coloure, for the first is a very faire perfect yellow, and may very conveniently be topt and shadowed as the picture it selffe declareth the mouthe leaues are whitish be a somwhat tendinge towardes blew, yet the vpper ribbe appeareth to pale masticot coloure.

7. Moly, or the Sorcerers garlieke.

THese two seuerall sortes of Moly, are both in the flowers and the leaues very different, for the first sorte hath yellow starre-lyke flo­vvers, faire vvithin, but without of a more paler yellovv, the knope vvithin is greenish, the spriggs and knopes that stand at the end of them are faire yellow, the leaffe is of a brownish greene, which may be coloured vvith ashcoloure and sad yellow, and shadowed vvith sapgreene, and the steale may conveniently be shadowed vvith mountaine greene.

8. The Mountaine Lilly.

THe mountaine Lilley hath his flower of a vvithered purple coloure, & shadovved accordingly, and garnished with certaine sad purple spots, the steale hath certaine spotts, but more darkly appearinge.

9. Martagon, or Mountaine Lilly.

THe Lilly Martagon, called after the name of pomponeus. Is a faire Origne ravvncy, and may be painted with saffron, and shadowed with lack, and the Ribbes topt vvith white, the spotts are black, and the spriggs [Page] and knopes are white Masticot, the steales are mountaine greene mingled with a little verdigreece and the leaues also shadowed with sapgreene.

10. The red Lilly.

THe red Lilly may be coloured with high masticot and menny, and shadowed with vermillion and lack; the spotts are black, the blade or bodekin is oker yellow, & somwhat reddish towardes the pointe, the spriggs are vermillion coloure with a little masticot there vnder, the steale is mountaine greene mingled with verdigreece; as also those leaues that are vpon the steale. The edges are topt with white, the shadowe may be tempered of sap-greene and verdigreece, the toppinge of masticot and mountaine-greene.

11. Gladiolus Narbonen▪ or Corne-flagge.

THe Corne flagg flowers which are here represented are little differinge from each other. But this, the one bringes flowers forth but on one side; and the other on both sides▪ without they are of a Reddish red, shad­dowed vvith lack, appearinge tovvardes the bottom of a pale yellowish coloure, and at the ver [...] end are redd. The steale is mountaine greene, as also the leaues that are [...]on it, yet the spotts or stipples vpon them are somevvhat reddish, a [...] may be shadowed with sapgreene.

12. The dubble white rose.

THis first being a pleasant and vvell smellinge rose may be painted with leade vvhite, and shadowed with a little florey, the middle seedes are of a brovvne oker yellovv toucht onely vvith a little sad yellow and lack, the steale is verdigreece onely broken vvith a little masticot, and also the side leaues, the veines vvhich goe throughe them are masticott, shadowed vvith verdigreece. The leaues are to be coloured vvith sad yellovv & ash­coloure and a little florey beinge mingled amonge the same, topt vvith a little vvhite amonge the aforesaide colours, and sha [...]wed Lambe-black, the steales of the leaues are somevvhat lighter and tendinge tovvardes yellovv.

13. The Hollandes rose of 100. leaues.

THe Hollandes rose of a hundred leaues is of a faire and goodly [...]shco­loure, and may be painted vvith lack and vvhite, and shadovved vvith lack, and topt vvith vvhite and a little lack amonge the same. The steale is of mountaine greene and a little verdigreece mingled therewith, shado­vved vvith verdigreece and lack, and the little budds may be painted vvith the same. The leaffe may be painted vvith sad yellovv and light ashco­loure mingled. The Ribbes vvith verdigreece and sapgreene and in some places tempered vvith a little lack.

14. Bell flowers.

THe flowers of the first Bell flovver, may be painted vvith light smal [...] blevv, and shadowed vvith a little lackmoes, the spriggs are vvhitish tendinge tovvardes yellovv, and vvithin is the flower more paler and vvhitte liar about the knope.

The white Bell flovvers may be painted vvith vvhite and lamb black, the spriggs vvithin are blewish as the former is, the middle knope vvhere the spriggs doe growe vpon is vvhitish greene and hath a pleas [...]nt greene circle about them. The leaffe is mountaine greene, shadowed vvith ver­digreece, the sprigges that stand out are more paler, and topt with white and masticot mingled vnder the aforesaide coloures.

15. Poppie flowers.

THese two sort [...]s of Poppie flowers which are here exprest, the first is white; and the second carnation coloure, beinge very dubble and consistinge of very many leaues, and may be painted vvith menny & vermillion, being topt vvith vermilion and vvhite, and shadowed vvith faire lack and a little vermilion amonge the same, but the lovvest shadowe may be drawne with faire vermiliō, & for the better glansinge of them the middle knope is of yellow oker, & in the middle of it mountaine greene.

16 Wilde rose Campion, being dubble.

WIlde rose Campion beinge dubble leafde is very delectable to be­holde, and may be painted with rose red, and topt vpon the endes of the flames with a little lack onder the same. The shadowe is like vnto black velvett, and spotts or stripes coloured vvith highcoloured lack. The leaff is light mountaine greene and white mingled together, topt vvith white, and shadowed with verdigreece and mountaine greene.

17. Whyte Sweet Williams.

THe first of these flowers is white, and may be coloured with leade white and a little redd in such wise that it very hardly may be perceived, the garland is of a faire blood red and towardes the middle a little russett, the [...]aggs are white with a little lack coloure, the garland may be shadowed with a little browne red, the seedebole is of light mountaine greene the spriggs are somewhat a light yellow. The leaff is of mountaine greene and ashcoloure, and shadowed with verdigreene.

18. Carnations or: cloue gilleflowers.

THese three very faire great dubble Carnations or clouegille flowers, are exceedinge pleasant to looke vpon, most differing in the diversitie of theire coloures, the first is white with some red lack spotts finely adorned. The Iaggs are also white, the Socquet or sheath of the flower is mountai­ne greene, and shadowed with verdigreece. The steale is verdigreece sha­dowed with sapgreene, the leaff is of a pale mountaine greene, appearinge somewhat blewish.

19. The flower Gith: or nigella.

THe flower Melanthium or Nigella, and called in dutch Narduszaet, is here represented in two severall formes. The first hath single flowers, being whitish & tendinge towarde a blew ashcoloure, havinge blew vei­nes with white lagges and sprigges, the seede bole beinge of a pale greene, beinge curled in the middle.

20. The great dubble Carnations or Gilleflowers.

THe greatest dubble Gilleflower, or dubble carnation, is a very faire and goodly flower to looke vpon. So that the first of these two is of a faire fleshcoloure & spred over with a little whiter fleshcoloure, the shaddow of pale lack coloure tempered with a little vermilion very softly and dili­cately hādled, but in some high shadowes, onely toucht with a browne red, there doe fall in sōe smale spotts of lack coloure, but cā hardly be observed.

1. Clematis, or the travellers ioy.

CLematis is a twiggie growth, and this flower is called by Clusius a seconde woodbyne, first the flower cometh vp like vnto red Ivy, and afterwardes groweth more twigg-like, the branches are of a Chesnut coloure, the smaler braunches or steales where vpon the leaues depende and growe vp, are very smale and tender, and are very brit­tle. The flower is very tender, and withereth assoone as it is broken of, as experiece teacheth vs, it is inclosed in longe knopes that are of a very light skie coloure and purple like. This flower openeth in the middle, and it hath 3. furrowes in it, which almost by the knope is of a light greene: And this flower may be painted after this manner, first take faire lack coloure, put therevnto a little Lambeblack, because the purple may falle somewhat sad, the spotts are light greene mingled with ashcoloure and masticot, the syde leaues are of a lighter greene, the leaues are of a light ash coloure mingled vvith sad yellovv, the steales of the leaues are greene, the braunches or twiggs that beareth the flower are chesnut coloure.

2. The muske rose.

THis rose is perfect white a little tending towardes a whay coloure, within it hath yellow veines, the leaffe and steale is euen, and smooth, with very few prickes, which are of a chesnut coloure the steale is a lighter greene then the leaues are, the leaues may be painted with sad yel­low and ashcoloure and shyninge, and vpon the wronge side, not so sad a greene but somewhat lighter beinge mingled with white and mountains greene, the steale of the rose is of a Chesnut coloure, & it may be painted vvith a little lack and oker.

3. The mary golde of the sonne.

THis great and faire sonne marigolde cometh late, not before September, [Page] and althoughe this be a very great flower, yet it groweth yearely vp, of a smale seede, and must be new sowen every yeare.

4. The Indian Reede.

THe flower of this Indian Reede, is golde yellow and spotted with black spotts, the leaues are like vnto white niesinge pouder, and may be co­loured with mountaine greene & masticott, the middle ribbe is somewhat whiter, the strepes thereof are of sapgreene, & shadowed with a little ver­digreece amonge the other, the roote is of a Chesnut coloure, the tvvo reedes are coloured with the sap of berry yellow, and shadowed vvith sad yellow and ashcoloure.

5. The great Affricaen, or french Marigolde.

THis great french marygolde is of a very faire growth, and hardly will growe in this clymate by reason of the colde, for it growes vp very slowely, with single leaues spreade abroade, sett like a ruffe, and must be coloured with operement, and topt with masticott, and shadowed with lack & sad yellow, the middle crowne is of a straw coloure or light yellow, tendinge towardes masticot, and shadowed with sad yellow. The steale and leaffe must be coloured with the sap & iuice of verdigreece and shadowed vvith verdigreece and sapgreene, the budde is mingled vvith a little ope­rement at the toppe, and is shadovved as is a foresaide, the steale belovv hath some reddish stripes.

6. The dubble french Marygolde.

THe great dubble french Mary golde differeth nothinge from the for­mer, but onely that it is thicker of leaves and hath a shyninge glosse, and must beshadowed brightly.

7. The little french Marigolde.

THe little french marigolde is of a high and bright coloure shyninge, topt with operement and masticot resemblinge golde, the shadowinge of the leaues vpon the sides appeareth like red velvett, and of some there fore they be called velvett flowers, in the temperinge of the coloures, there must be vsed good lack, a little vermilion, and operement, the greater of these two sortes resembleth much velvet: as is aforesaide. The borders of the leaues are of masticot yellow, the leafe is of a yellow oker and ashco­loure mingled, and it must be shadowed accordingly, the steales of the leaues are lighter then the leaues themselues, the great stalke is sadder then the leaues, the knope is more yellowish, the roote is somewhat reddish.

8. Mallowes, or dubble hollihock.

THe dubble hollihock, is a very pleasant coloured flower, of a vvhitish fleshcoloure, the edges more lighter then the middle, with some smale stripes in the middle like vnto the vermillion coloure, sprinckled with a little lack: the highest toppinge of this flower must shyne white like vnto silver coloure. The leaffe is of a Comon greene somewhat yellovvish, the knopes are of a paler greene more whiter, the steale is more yellower, and all these must be tempered accordinge to theire owne proprietie, the pointe of the openinge budde must be topt a little whyter then the leaues, the lagg of the buddes be of lighter greene then the leaues be aboue.

The other sorte of this full leafde flower is of the coloure of a Rubie, it is painted with lack and vermillion, and topt with white and vermillion, [Page] and shadovved vvith faire sad coloured lack. The buddes where they ap­peare throughe are as faire red as the flovver, the steale and the leaffe is like vnto the former.

9. French curled Mallowe.

THe French curled Mallovve, is of a very strange and crooked grovvth, the flowers in the huskes are hardely te be espied, of a red fleshcoloure, the huskes are greene, of masticot and light ashcoloure, the leaues are of the same coloure, yet somewhat sadder, the shaddow sapgreene, the curled edges, are topt more whiter then the leaffe is, and also the veines of the leaues too. The steales are light ashgreene and shadowed with sapgreene.

10. Palma Christi, or kick.

KIck, is a verry strange & vnusuall growth, the steale is like vnto wood, the leaues thereof a sad and vnpleasant greene (it is called of some the mole or the moldwarps herbe because they eate there of) it may be painted with sad yellovv and florey for it is a blackish morphen coloure, and yet in the reflection there may be seene a whitish coloure at theire vppermost toppinge; The vppermost budds at the top are of a berrie greene, and are shadowed with sad oker and omber, the appearance of the buddes at the top are of a purple coloure, the open budds at the sides and the flower is of light masticot. The great budds at the sides which is the seede is the braun­ched budds, being of a sad mountaine greene coloure, the steale is of a Bra­sill coloure strewed as it were with white meale, the Ioyntes are reddish of lack coloure and the steales of the seede buddee are greene.

11. The Mexican flower, or the wonder of peru.

THis vvonder of peru, is found in India, and is in our daies by the ma­tiners (that are this may addicted) brought into these countries, and is reckoned and esteemed for a vvonder in regard of the alteration of the coloures, there are of them of dyvers sortes, some of theire flowers of sad lack coloure, and also the great budds, and are topped vvith lack and white together, the veines and the knopes are a little blewish, the little budds are greene like vnto the leaues, and the steales of some of them ap­peare red, like vnto the flower of the buddes as the others doe. The leaffe and steale is greene, of ashcoloure and masticott, and are shadowed vvith verdigreece.

The other flower of this sorte, is checkered, some of the leaues within are of lack coloure, and others are of white and masticott, and so are they that are folded hanging downewardes, and are marbled with some stripes or veines of pale lack coloure. The steale of the flower, euen to the flower, is coloured as the flower is, the stalke and leaues are greene like vnto the o­ther.

12. Tobacco, or Henbane of peru.

TObacco in these Countries is more comon then in the daies of out forefathers, it is of a high growth, the leaues may very well bepainted vvith sad yellow and ashcoloure, and shadowed vvith verdigreece, the budds are of a sad greene when they first appeare, & when the flowers she­wes it selff, then are they of a masticote greene, the flower is vnderneath a pleasant greene, almost a yellow greene, the flower is within lack coloure and white, in the hallownesse of the flower it is a yellowish greene, vvith a blewish greene budde.

13. Rounde Sowbread.

THis flower is called the Italian Swynes breade, and that because of the roote thereof, the coloure tendes tovvard a purple lack, and about the bottom where the leaues springe out it is somwhat sadder, the leaues to­wardes theire endes are somwhat brighter, the wrethen steales are chesnut colour, the leafe is a pleasant greene, havinge whitish, flames, in the middle somewhat darker, and not so shyninge as the others are. These leaues must be painted with browne ashcoloure, & sad yellow mingled together, shad­dowed with sapgreene, the white flames are of masticot and leade vvhite mingled together, the topping a little brighter and whiter, and a little sad greene in the middle.

The Roote of this Italians Sow breade is of a Chesnut coloure, the vp­permost spriggs aboue are somwhat lighter the steales of the leaues are, the [Page] shaddow is a black red, or of omber and black and browne red together, the toppinge is a little white mingled vnder the aforesaide coloures. The little leaues are like also vnto the former little leaues of the flower.

14. Ivy Sow breade.

THe Sowbread w^th many leaues, is the greatest of all these y^t are knowne by that name. The coloure of these flowers is painted with fleshcoloure, and shadowed with purple lack coloure, and that in speciall towardes the lower heades of the flowers, they are topt with a pale purple coloure, the steales are a chesnut coloure and somewhat purple like, the buddes betwixt the leaues are greene, and when they are spronge out, they be of a purple coloure, Concerninge the leaues, they are much at one with the leaues of the former Sowe breade, but yet theire greene is tendinge somewhat to­wardes mountaine greene, and althoughe that greene be the lightest, yet the spotts are the saddest.

The Roote of this sow breade is almost like vnto the former, but that it is more blacker, and it may be painted with lampe black and red-black ve­ry thinne layde vpon it, and shadowed somewhat sadder. The steale and leaues are as it is saide in theire discription, but the buddes that are a little open may be seene a little light red appearinge out, the shaddowe of the bole is as the former but a litte sadder, the toppinge is of white and a little lamblack, and the veines are more blacker.

15. The great winter Daffodill: or Narcissus flower.

THis Narcissus cometh in the harvest and is called the great winter daf­fodill. The one is thicker of leaues then the other, the single one is of the coloure of masticot being thinly laid on, shadowed vvith sad yellovv, the knobes in the flower are like vnto masticott, but the spriggs wherevpon the little knobes doe stand are of a light greene. The steale or stumpe where the flower comes forth of, is of a pale masticot yellow at the vpper parte of it, but below it is of a pale greene, & is painted with sad yellow & ashco­loure, and shadowed with omber and sad yellow and a little black red alto­gether, and the veine must well be observed that passeth throughe the mid­dle of the leaues, because of there shyninge glance.

16. The winter Iacynth.

THis Winter Iacynth, may be coloured with Indigo & lack mingled to­gether, but at the sharpe endes of the flowers, there be certaine stripes of a sad browne coloure, and the more inwarde the more lighter: the threedes that stand within the flower are almost as sad indigo, the steale is of a pale verdigreece coloure, the smale spriggs wherevpon the flowers growe, are aboue almost like vnto indigo, and below are greene, and when the buddes beginne to open, it is reddish vnder the steale it is of a reddish purple, the seedebole is red, and topt with white, the two longe leaues are yellovvish. The bunche and the steale is as the other aforesaide is.

17. Fever few, or fedder few.

THe single and the dubble of these are both of one coloure, the middle crowne is sad yellow, mingled with a little white, the leaues are almost white, the braunches are lightgreene, and the leaffe is a sadder greene, and is painted with sad yellow and ashcoloure, or the lightest masticott and ashcoloure.

The dubble is like vnto the former, of a pure white & very many smale leaues, in the crowne of it there is a spott of a faire greenish yellow.

18. Doggs bane, or purple medow saffron, or the sonne before the father.

THis flower commeth in harvest, is of a faire red & purple colour, it may well be painted with tournesol and white tempered together and sha­dowed with lack, there goeth a white stripe within throughe the leaues, the spriggs that stand within the flower are vvhitish, the little knopes on the end of those spriggs are oker yellow topt with masticote. The steale is to the bottom of a silver colour, the budds when they opē are whitish co­loured.

19. Saffron of constance, with broad leaves.

THis flower when it first appeareth is of a red purple coloure marked with spotts of a sad lack coloure, but havinge stoode a while opē, thē are those spotts very euen, so that they can hardely be marked where they were, the coloure towardes the ende of the steale is of a white silver coloure the neck is of a vvhitish yellow, but more lower it is of a reddish yellow, and agreeinge with the coloure of the drie earth.

20. Spanish mountaine saffron flowers, of divers colours.

SAffron of dyvers coloures groweth close to the grounde with three or foure flowers together, as though it were all but one flower, but standing platted as it were the one leaffe purple, an other halffe purple, another per­fect white another but halffe white, as in the figure you may perceiue: de­vided with spotts and shaddowes, the outtermost leaffe is very beautifull, flamed cleane through with murrey flames, whichs in the middle of the leaffe are all even so that no flame can be seene, the coloure of this flower, is a purple tending towardes a tournisol the pointinges even and thinne, and shadowed with pale lack, and in some places shadowed more sadly, the pesteales are masticot yellow; the huske where out the flowers doe come forth of, is of a reddish coloure.

21. Saffron of naples.

NAples saffron is of a reddish purple, painted with ash coloure and lack mingled together, and topt with a little white leade amongst the for­mer, this flower hath some spotts but they are very hardly seene, and are of a faire lack coloure, the steale is silver coloure, the knopes are of oke [...] yellow, topt with masticott.

22. The vnpleasant, whitered or decayed Iacynth.

THis is a strange and a rare Iacynth, it hath white leaves, and must be painted with ocket-yellow and purple mingled together, and a little ash colour amonge the same, the buddes are of the same colloure, and the shadowinge is well represented in the figure it selffe, the laggs below are ash-coloure, and within the flowers are of a shyninge ash coloure, the steale is of the same coloure, with a shyninge shadowe, and so are the leaves. The leaffe is mountaine greene, shadovved vvith sad yellovv and ash coloure, the boles coloured vvith ashcoloure and shaddovved with omber, the other half are milkwhite leaves, the steale is of a light greene, and the leaves like vnto the other.

23. Comon Saffron.

THe flower of this Comon saffron, is of a blewish purple somevvhat light, mingled with sad purple flames cominge by degrees frō the mid­dle, they are of a light ashcoloure mingled with lack and white leade, the flames are indifferent sad, and may be painted vvith Indigo and lack, but towardes the middle somewhat sadder as like vnto red purple. The spriggs are almost blood red. For the Saffron is vermillion red and shadowed with lack, the middle spriggs are masticott yellow, and topt somewhat lighter.

The other is like vnto this, but is a little lighter.

24. Constantinoples mountaine saffron.

THis saffron hath a very odd flower, and may be coloured with faire tournisol, mingled with a litle white lead, and topt with the same, the shadow of Indigo and lack, the huske from whence the flower cometh out of, is like the same. The bole is of a pale yellow, vvith white spotts, and shadowed vvith omber. The longest huske tends toward a silver co­loure, it hath a short steale, and at the lower end it is whitish.

25. The strange daffodill: or the vnknowne Narcissus.

THis strange & vnknowne Narcissus, is called by Doctor Clusius, Nar­cissus La [...]folio Major, and is of a purple coloure, somewhat tendinge tovvardes a skie coloure, havinge two white hornes, with reddish yellovv seedes, the steales of the flowers are of a shyninge, yet a withered greene coloure. The huske that inclosed the flower is of a pale greene. The bole is as bigg as a mans fiste, but therein there is no difference betwixt this & the Comon Narcissus, and may be painted with a little white and oker to­gether, the shadowe is of omber and browne blew, the veines are like the earth & are shaddowed vvith omber, the vpper neck is devided into shilf­fers which must be seperated vvith a little omber from the other parte, the vppermost top is a yellovvish vvhite.

1. Mountaine Pepper.

THese two sortes of Pepper, the first beinge called a lawrell Pepper, because of the likenesse of these leaues with the lawrell leaffe, the one resemblinge the other, but yet the lawrell Pepper-flovver hath a smale longe leaffe of a pale greene coloure. The leaues both in forme fashion and coloure agree with the leaues of the lawrell tree, the braunches are of a sad haire coloure, and may be painted with omber, and white mingled together, and are shadowed and topt, as such requireth.

3. Black neesinge pouder, or pellitorie of spanie.

THe flower of the Helleborus, or black neesinge pouder is white, onely vpon some sides there is an appearance of maidens blush coloure, and the leaues at theire endes are of the same coloure. The veines are snovv white, but they haue smale spotts of a light masticot yellow, & the grounde of them is greenish, the steale is of berrie greene, shadowed vvith sap­greene, the leaues agree with the leaues of the lawrell tree▪ and are a little Iaggd from the middle vnto the pointes of them.

3. Bastard black Hellebor.

THe flower of this Bastard Hellebor, is of a yellowish greene, and may [Page] may be painted with berrie greene, very thinne lay de vpon it, and shadow­ed vvith sapgreene, but vvith great consideration of the veines and smale stripes, that they be not too grosly handled, the toppinge must be of light masticot, the seedes in the middle are as the former, the steale is of a light greene, and the leaues somewhat sadder, and may be painted with ashco­loure and sad yellow together, and with the same both shadowed and topt by discretion.

4. Bulbed violetts, or bulbed stockgillo flowers.

HEre is expressed three sortes of stock gilloflowers, differinge, but very little frō each other, the first hath a white flower of six leaues, whereof the three outermost are longer then the other, & the three middle most beinge shorter are cloven in the middle, and garnished with a border of a light greene coloure. The steale & the leaffe is of a pale greene, the boles are of a light maiden haire coloure tendinge somewhat whitish. The Seconde of these, is called by the name of the Constantinople violetts or stockgillo flowers, beinge (thoughe smaller,) both in the flower, leaffe and steale resemblinge the other greater.

The thirde & last of these, is differinge from the two former in the leafe, and in the flower, the vpright standinge leaues, are of a sad greene, and may be painted with sapgreene and indigo, & sad yellow for the shaddow of it, the flower is pure white and shaddowed with a sad blew, the spriggs within are of a faire yellow, standing round about a smale white hole, the steale as also the leaues are all of one coloure.

5. Yellow winter woluesbane.

THis winter woluesbane hath a yellow flower, & is topt with masticot, and is shadowed with yellow oker, and omber mingled together, the knopes are greenish. The steale may be coloured with ash-coloure and sad yellow beinge lightly mingled together, and is of a lighter greene then the leaues be, the leafe that is folded downewardes is yet somewat lighter, the yonge ones at there first cominge out of the ground are more yellower The roote is of a verry deepe and sad browne ruddy coloure.

6. Golden trefoile, or 3. leafde liverworte, or the herbe Trinitie.

OF these trefoiles beinge of partie coloures that is of red and blew. The first hath a flower of six leaues of a faire red coloure, and may be co­loured with a thinne brasill red, and may be shadowed with lack & blew mingled together, the knopes & spriggs in the middle are white, the seedes are a light greene and garnished with pearles that are white, the onder­most leaues are vvhite, vvith a little appearame of red amonge the same. The steale is of a light Sapgreene, but harde at the leaves (vvhich are of a sadder coloure of an ash-coloure and sad yellovv mingled together) are somewhat reddish tendinge towardes the lack colour, the roote is maydē ­haire coloure, and may be represented with red and omber mingled to­gether.

7. Saffron with a silver coloured flower.

THese Saffron flowers which are here represented, are of two severall coloures, and of either sorte, they are single, and dubble. The first are of a light white coloure, and are so on the outsides, but are garnis­hed with stripps of a tawney coloure euen to the steale.

8. The little Narcissus.

THese little Narcissus flowers, all of them are reckoned amonge the Bastard Narcissus flowers. The flowers are withoutt smell, of the [Page] coloure of faire masticott yellow. The leaffe is of a light greene, of masticot and ashcoloure mingled, and is shadowed as is requisite.

9. The dubble yellow Rushey bastard Narcissus or Daffodill.

TWo severall sortes of bastard Narcissus are here represented, that are Rushey. They differ most in the coloure of the flowers, for the first hath a yellovv sockett, and may be painted vvith light masticott, vsinge therevnto a more sadder coloure for the shadowinge of it.

The other of these two flowers is white, and needeth no discription for the paintinge of it, the knopes vvithin are yellow, onely of ocker coloure, the skinne or sheath from whence the flovver cometh forth, is of a light mayden haire coloure, the sheath is light greene. The leaues and the steales are of a sad greene like vnto Russhes.

10. Red Doggs teeth.

THe coloures of the flowers of Doggs teeth, are of tvvo dvvers sortes, that spreade abroade theire leaues at the sonne rysinge. The first [...]e of these is of a light purple or lack coloure, shadowed vvith a sadder lack the spriggs are white vvith little knopes, of a sad purple colour almost black, the clapper is a lightgreene.

11. Comon Grape flowers.

HEre is expressed three sortes or severall fashions of the Grape flowers or grape Iacynthes. The first of these hath a sad blew coloured flower, painted w th sad ashcoloure, shadowed with lack moes and indigo, where in is to be observed that the vppermoste flowers vvhich stand at the top aboue shew somewhat lighter, and the ondermost must be vvhite vpon the edges but those that are not fully blowne and open, needed to be made white vpon the edges.

12. The Germaine, or the Orientall Iacynth or lilly.

TWo sortes of false or bastard Lilleys or Iacynthes are here expressed. The first hath leaues standing vp like vnto the fashion of a lilley, and may be painted with ashcoloure mingled with a little lack, but the flame falleth throughout the same a little sadder, the shaddowinge and the top­pinge of it must be applyed as it is conveniente for these coloures, at the discretion of the painter, the knobes are of indigo blew, the heades, or the seed- [...]curchions are of a blewish purple, the smale threedes about the same are whitish, the skinne or huske that the flowers come out of, is almost of a mountaine greene, and a little blew appearinge amongst the same.