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Colehiatm Sjrucm Alcxundrinnm. 

 A/r»r^n\1edeSaflfron 



Of the Hiflorie of Plants ■. 



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referred eafily to fome of the/e, for chat their dif- 

 ference chiefelyconfifts either in the doublcnefTc 

 or colour of the floures,whereof fome are ftriped, 

 fbme fraided, others variegated, I will notinfift 

 vpon them,but referre fuch as defire their further 

 acquaintance to look into the gardens of our Flo- 



rifts,as M' .ParkinfonsM 1 '.T U ggies,&c. oreife into 

 the booke of floures fet forth not long fince by 

 M r . Parkwfe/iywherc they (hall finde rhem largely 

 treated of. Yet I cannot pafle ouer in filence that 

 curious Cblchicumwmch is called by fomt&lcbu 

 cum v&ritg&tnm Chienfe.Jhc floure thereof is very 

 beautiful, confifting of fix pretty broad and fliarp 

 pointed leaues.all curioufly checkered ouer with 

 deepe blew or purple, the reft of the floure bcin<* 

 of a light whitifh color : the !eaues,that rife vp in 

 the Spring,are not very long,but fomewhat broad 

 and fharpe pointedjthe root is like others of this 

 kinde. I haue giuen you an exaft and large figure 



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three yeares agone, it being at that time amongft 

 her Maiefties floures kept at Edgcome in Surry, 

 in the Garden of my much honoured friend Sir 

 lobn Tutiftall, Gentleman Vfher vnto her Maie- 

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adiudged to this Tribe,though none can certain- 

 ly fay what floures or Ieaues itbeares : the Roots 

 are onely brought to vs, and from what place I 

 cannot tell • yet I conieaure from fome part of 

 - . e# . , f rM l .. • Syriaortheadiacent countries. Now hOw hard 



of llffi °[ r b 7 9 M?f aft 0f P art ic * e > l <]? a11 flww you more at large when I come to treat 

 ^i^T^r^I- W,Ufi ^?S dcrerfil1 this P !ace « Thefe roots, which wanting the 



bignefleof aChcfnat,fmooth,flattifti 1 and(harocatthe one end. hut rnm™Wf,,n,/^ ~u! 



floure 



pouder. $ 



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8 Colchicumparvum montanum luteum. 



Yellow mountaine Saffron. 





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