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the cup is yellow, fimll and lliort, yet not lying flat to the flower, but a little (landing 

 out with Tome threads in the middle, as all the former Daffodils hauc. This is not fo 



fweete as the earlier kindes. 



9. NtirciJ/'m mcili'jluteiis iilter ferotinus calice hrcui. 

 The lelfer late flowring French Daffodill. 



This Daffodill is of the fame kinde with the laft defcribed, the onely difference is, 

 that it is Idler, and the yellow cuppe in the middle of the flower, is fomewhat (horter 

 then the former, although the former be (horter then many others, otherwife it diffe- 

 rcth not, no not in time ; for it flowreth late as the former doth. 



The Place. 



Thefe Daffodils haue been brought vs from diuers places; The firft and 

 fecond grow naturally in many places of Spaine, that are open to the Sea : 

 they grow likewife about Mompelier, and thofe parts in France. They haue 

 ken likewife fent among many other forts of Daffodils from Conftantino- 

 ple, fo that I may thinke, they grow in fome places neere thereunto. 



The fourth groweth plentifully in Italy, about Pifa in Tufcane, from 

 whence we haue had plants to furnifh our Gardens. 



The feuenth is accounted beyond Sea to be natural! of our Country, but 

 I know not any with vs that haue it, but they haue had it from them. 



The reft haue been brought at diuers times, but wee know no further of 

 their natural! places. 



The Time. 



The firft flowreth earlier then any of the reft by a moneth, euen in the 

 beginning of March, or earlier, if the weather be milde. The other in April!, 

 fome a little before or after another. The late kinds flower not vntill May. 



The Names. 



There can be no more faid of the names of any of them, then hath beene 

 fet out in their titles; for they diftinguifh euery fort as fitly as we can : onely 

 fome doe call the firft two forts, by the name of Donax Narbonenfts. 



After all thefe Daffodils, that hauing broad leaues beare fingle flowers, either one or 

 many vpon a ftalke, I (hall now goe on to fet forth thofe broad leafed Daffodils, that 

 carry double flowers, either one or many vpon a ftalke together, in the fame order 

 that we haue vfed before. 



i . Ntirci/fus albus multiplex. The double white Daffodill. 



The leaues of this Daffodill are not very broad, but rather of a meane lize, being of 

 the fame largenelTe with the leaues of the purple ringed Daffodill, the ftalke rifeth vp 

 to be a foote and a halfe high, bearing out of a thinne white skinne or hofe, one flower 

 and no more, conlifting of many leaues, of a faire white colour, the flower is larger 

 then any other double white Daffodill, hauing euery leafe, efpecially the outermoft, 

 as large almoft as any leafe of the (ingle Daffodill with the yellow cup, or purple ring. 

 Sometimes it happeneth, that the flower is very little double, and almoft (ingle, but 

 that is either in a bad ground, or for that it hath ftood long in a place without remo- 

 uin^ ; for then it hath fuch a great encreafe of rootes about it, that it draweth away in- 

 to many parts, the nourilhment that (hould be for a few : but if you doe tranfplant it, 

 taking away the of-fets, and fet his rootes fingle, it will then thriue, and beare his 

 flower as goodly and double, as I haue before defcribed it : and is very fweete. 



2. Ntirci/fui meiii'jpurpureui multiplex. The double purple ringed Daffodill. 



There is little difference in the leaues of this kinde, from the leaues of the fingle pur- 



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