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30 much lower than the Crowne Imperiall, but much maller, beet from the bottome to the middle thereof, with many long and narrow leaues, of a whitih or blewih greene colour, almot like to the leafe of a Tulipa: from the middle vpwards, to the toppe of the talke, tand many flowers one aboue another round about it, with leaues at the foote of euery one of them, each whereof is pendulous or hanging downe the head, like vnto the Crowne Imperiall, and not turning vp any of the flowers againe, but maller than in any other kinde of Lilly, yea not o bigge as the flower of a Fritillaria, coniting of ixe leaues a peece, of a dead or ouerworne purplih colour, hauing in the midt a mall long pointell, with certaine chiues tipt with yellow pendents: after the flowers are pat (which abide open a long time, and for the mot part flower by degrees, the lowet firt, and o vpwards) if the weather be temperate, come ixe quare heads or eede veels, eeming to be but three quare, by reaon of the wings, very like to the heads of the Crowne Imperiall, but maller and horter, wherein are contained uch like flat eed, but maller alo, and of a darker colour.

This was, as it is thought, firt brought from Peria vnto Contantinople, and from thence, ent vnto vs by the meanes of diuers Turkie Merchants, and in epeciall, by the procurement of Mr. Nicholas Lete, a worthy Merchant, and a louer of all faire flowers.

It pringeth out of the ground very neare a moneth before the Crowne Imperiall, but doth not flower till it bee quite pat (that is to ay) not vntill the latter end of Aprill, or beginning of May: the eed (when it doth come to perfection, as it eldome doth) is not ripe vntill Iuly.

It hath been ent by the name of Pennachio Periano, and wee thereupon doe mot vually call it Lilium Pericum, The Perian Lilly. Cluius aith it hath been ent into the Low Countries vnder the name of Suam giul, and he thereupon thinking it came from Suis in Peria, called it Lilium Suianum, The Lilly of Suis.

Wee haue not yet heard, that this hath beene applyed for any Phyicall repect.

Nder this title of Lilium Montanum, or Lilium Siluetre, I do comprehend only thoe kindes of Lillies, which carry diuers circles of greene leaues et together at certaine ditances, round about the talke, and not paredly as the two former, and as other kindes that follow, doe. And although there bee many of this ort, yet becaue their chiefet difference is in the colour of the flower, wee will containe them all in one Chapter, and begin with the mot tately of them all, becaue of the number of flowers it beareth vpon one talke. The Imperiall Lilly hath a caly roote, like vnto all the ret of the Lillies, but of a paler yellow colour, cloely compact or et together, being hort and mall oftentimes, in comparifon of the greatnee of the Rh