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The fecond Bookc of 

 OfTulpiaorTulipa, Chap. lij. 



2Cl)cr0 be tluo fo,:f s of 2nulpta,a great ant) a fmall. 



;!i^ The defcrlftion. 



^t great Culpta o^ ratljer H^ultpa^ Ijatli ttuo o^ t|)>0s 



Icaues tDl)icl> are Iong,tljicke,anD b;joaD,anD fomtobat reo 

 at tijeir firtt fpaingmg tp, but after lu|jen t[)e^ toare elder, ttie^ 

 are of a iDtjitif^ greene colo.j,tDitl) tljem rifetb tip a ffalbe,lD|>ere:* 

 b^tljefatD leaues are fomelnliat aOttanceD* Bit^atljatt^etopa 

 fairc large anu pleafant floure, of colo? tier? muer0 ano Variable, 

 fomtimea r ealotu, fometime0 tuljitejO^ of a b^tg^t purple. Come? 

 tmzs of a Itgl^t reD,anD fomttmes of a ter? De^p reo, anD purfleD 

 about t^e edges o^ b^mimes tuit^ i?ealotu,to|)ite o^ red, but pea^ 

 loin in t{)e middle and bottom of tt)e Qoure, and oftentimes black 

 o; fpec^Ied toit^ blacKe fpots, o? mitt Inttl^ loljite and red, moflt 



xommoni? it)itl)oat fmel o^ fauo^, 2Ct)e )15ulb(ts roote m like ttje 

 rdteof jjiarciCTus* 



2 SCte leCTe SDulpta is fmaller,and IjatI) narotoer leaues and a 

 il^o^ter ftem,tl)e floure alfo is fmnller, and moze openlv diOrlofed 



o; fp^ead abroad* %^t Bulbus rcote \$ alfo (mailer, and ma? be 

 Ueuidcd and parted in ttoatneoj mo; e: tutj^ntbettcm grotijctfi 

 i)p,t{iat iDbicl) fp^rtngetb in tlie neatl^er part of tl^e (talk i^ like to 

 tbe ffem of tlie great 2Dnlpia,groU)irtg nert t^e rate. 



3 2Dt)cre is alfo placed iBttl) ttje SDulpia^a certain Itrange floure, 

 Myixi is called of fome Fritillaria,iDl)Dfe tender (lalhes are of a 

 fpan long,tDitb Uoj tjMittle narolu Icaaes grotoing at tfje fame. 

 SaCbere groloetb alfo a floure at tbe top of tbe (talfee Id t)|. leanes, 

 like to t^e leaucs of Culpia,but bending o; baging dolDntoards, 

 flf a purple t)iolet rolo?,gami(bed and trimmed tuittj certain tob*^ 

 f il^ ijiolet marks o;j ^ots on tbe outfide, and loitb black fpots in 

 tbe in(ide.3t batb alfo a llBulbus oj round rmte* 



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t 2Dbe greater SDulpia i& b^ougbt from (Greece, and tbe counj* 



f rep about Conlf antinople. 



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%^t leflTe is found about ^ount-pelier in ifrarrce. 



J if ritillaria is alfo found about 0urelia in ifrance. 



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