ON TUT. CULTURE OE THE HEl'ATKA. 76 



raying still until it mine almost white, having yet still a shew of 

 that blush ash-colour in them, till the very last." 



7. The white H. with red threads (stamens). — "There is no 

 difference between this Hepatiea and the first white one, saving 

 that the threads in the middle of the flower being white, as in the 

 former, are tipt at the ends with a pale reddish colour, which added 

 a great beauty to the flowers." 



8. The red II. — " The leaves of this Hepatiea are of a little 

 browner red colour, both at their lirst coming up and afterwards, 

 especially in the middle of the leafe, more than any of the former: 

 the flowers are in forme like unto the rest, but of a bright blush, 

 or pale red colour, very pleasant to behold, with white threads or 

 chives in the middle of them." 



9. The double purple H. — " The double Hepatiea is in all 

 tilings like unto the single purple kinde, saving only that the 

 leaves are larger, and stand upon longer foot-stalkes, and that the 

 flowers are small buttons, but very thick of leaves (petals,) and as 

 double as a flower can be, of a deep blew or purple colour, without 

 any threads or bead in the middle, which fall away without giving 

 any seed." 



10. The double blue II. — " In the colour of this flower con- 

 Mslclh the chief difference from the last, except one may say it is 

 a little lesse in the biguesse of the flower, but not in doublenesse 

 of leaves " (petals.) 



" All these plants with single flowers grow naturally in the woods 

 and shadowic places of Germany, in many places, and some of 

 them in Italy also." The double kind hath been sent out of 

 Italy, and was also found in the woods near the Castle of Starnbeg, 

 in Austria." 



Rea (Flora, p. Ill,) enumerates four double varieties of Hepa- 

 li'.i, some of wliich "are accounted very rare," and amongst them 

 the double white, but disdains to describe the single sorts, which 

 he says, "are but little esteemed by any good Floris/s." 



1. The double purple Hepatiea. — "Flowers small and double, 

 ul a violet purple colour : the leaves air as high as the flowers, 

 which continue until new come again." 



•J. The double blue II. — " Is in all things like' the former, but 

 the colour of \\w Jlnwrrs, wliidi in this are of light watchct blew 

 (palfl blue) colour." 



3. The double white II.— - Hath smaller and fresher green 



