Of Rose Campion.
The kindes (las clases).
There be diuers sorts of Rose Campions, some of the garden, and others of the field: the which shall be diuided into three seuerall Chapters; and first of the Campion of Constantinople. Lychnis Chalcedonica. Flower of Constantinople. <column-break/>
The description (la descripción).
The Campion of Constantinople hath sundrie vpright stalkes, two cubites high, and full of ioints, with a certaine roughnes; and at euery ioint two large leaues, of a browne green colour. The flowers growe at the top like Sweete Williams, or rather like Dames violets, of the colour of red lead, or orenge tawnie. The roote is somewhat sharpe in taste.
The place (el lugar).
The flower of Constantinople is planted in gardens, and is very common almost euery where.
The time (la época).
It flowreth in Iune and Iuly, the second yeere after it is planted, and many yeeres after; for it consisteth of a roote full of life: and endureth long, and can away with the cold of our climate.
The names (los nombres).
It is called Constantinopolitanus flos, and Lychnis Chalcedonica: of Aldrouandus Flos Creticus, or Flower of Candie: of the Germans Hierosolymorum flos, or flower of Ierusalem: in English Flower of Constantinople: of some Flower of Bristow, and None such.
The vertues (las virtudes).
Flower of Constantinople, besides that grace and... and beautie which it hath in gardens and garlands, is for ought we know of no vse at all in phisicke: for which cause the vertues thereof are not yet found out.
Texto en la ortografía original de Gerard, en inglés de 1597 (la s larga se imprime como s), transcrito por la Source Library (CC BY-SA 4.0). Un capítulo puede continuar en páginas aún no transcritas. Gerard escribía dentro de la medicina galénica; nada de esto es un consejo.