Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist by John Rea, Gent.

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Title: Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist by John Rea, Gent.
Author: Rea, John, d. 1681.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.G. for Richard Marriott ...,; 1665.
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Subject terms: Floriculture -- Early works to 1800.; Gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Fruit-culture -- Early works to 1800.
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THe Bee-flower grows not above six inches high, with three or four something narrow green leaves; the stalk beareth three or four flowers one above another, each containing four leaves; three of them are small and sharp-pointed, of a blush-colour, and turn up to∣wards the top of the stalk; the fourth is round, and in form and co∣lour so like unto a Bee, that any one unacquainted therewith may take it for a living Bee sucking of a flower; the roots are round, two joyned together, and after it hath born flowers, one of them perisheth, and the other remaineth hard and sound.