984 Salmon J Herbal. LibTj 



XII. 10. Crocus Vernus firiatus vulgans The 

 common ftripcd Crocus, llns is another fort of 

 jhipedYlozcer, tobichis ih ,?! oft common '^^^^Z^''^''- 

 u!idcrthe%iT^Th7\Nh\K^^^^ 'lifers 



ifrSo}X'£ering%mi^^^^^^^^^ 



rouniir ami bigger than any of them ^ except the 



or little Bulbs plentifully having a round Circle 

 encompajfing the bottom of the ^""^ } ^^f^^lfjj^ 



color of the Yellow Crocus , liit not altogether Jo 

 bright. The Leaves of this r,fe_ up fooner^ than the 

 Spread upon the Ground for the moji part, and nar- 



on their back fide, ftrifd every one of them ui. 



l7til!fpnnufdwhhf^^^^ 



fides thofe Stripes-, but on the. infide, of the , 



FeaYe'red Cro^T' tiTfleSgnkl /iJ Whke 



and on their infide s finely ftripld with /mailer and 

 longer Stripes of a pale blewifi^ purple. The three 

 inner Leaves are jlnped with the fame color, but 

 JmaV.er on both the fides thereof: this is not Jo 

 common as many oj the ethers are, and is indeed 

 one of^ the heft vie have. 



cus^^i ]m ^''°"" ^^ff'"^'"^ The Imperial Cro- 

 M me of asZerTolor, 'flnpeioTthTbaclTcf 

 the Leaves with purple, which when they are open 

 ■'refeen through on the other fide. This encreafes 

 VenarcmTot}f'''"" """"^ """"""' '^^ '*" ^'"'^ 

 ^H'ltl""'^ "-^ '^'' S"^'"'fSn\'and c'oll'! and 

 ' Regahs, The Royal Crocus. 



XVIL n. Cn 



ftriped with deep purple%orl efpfcZlly Ztheblcks "pahTh^ldft'ipt 'iJith yellow", aid a bng'el'?ointe. 



II. Vernal Purple Croctis's. 



^III. i5. CrocusYernus purpureus mt.nr t. 

 ..,».er purple Crocus. Ths /,« us Root w 

 green Leaves fo like unto the fir ft White Flou-.^^ 

 Crocus, that they can Jcarcely be diftini^uifl^eJ 1, 

 they Seem to be a little narrovoer. The H.'Jfl 



the bottom of the Flower with the upper 'Ptof'the 

 Stalk next thereunto being of a deeper or blacker 



vl tiptifh^n^^^^^^^^ 



Seed very Sparingly at the White does, 'aniu 7el 

 plentiful encrlafi %lhe RcoV,'anTiloln/^^\t 

 very Same time with the White, and enduring L 

 '■''- firfl White, that it is impojfible for ihM 



XX. 18. Crolus"verZ's 'purfulfuTaher Apici- 

 ! albidis. The purple Crocus the tops of 

 lofe Flowers are whitifh. This Specks of the 

 be tops of its purple llowers whitijh 



des conj. 

 kfor" des"^ib'el 



that thing it only or chiefly difter: /;„' 



virni/Teo^olaanus 

 efa/^^;L;c^Th''eVeSlewXcurofNapte,' 

 ■ Greater Neapolitan blew Crocus. Its Roct is not 

 very great, but a little dark on the out fide, being 1 ound 



le Purpureus maximiis at Sett 19. above, u-ith a 



Irsgrfat long tviZ"1sLiy S<^vera/ laige ahJc 

 'orrers Imt nut Pulh fo ereat as thofe of lheU2\[- 



