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low colour, and of many other leaues in the middle being fmaller, and let thicke and 

 round together ut' ;i more yellow gold colour, but with uune whiter leaues am 

 them, the middle part a little pointing forth : the flower llandeth long before it doth 

 perfect hi:- colour, and ahideth long in flower before the colour decay : the roote is in 

 faihion almoll like the ordinary lunquilia, or Rulh Daffodil). I acknowledge this 

 Darfodill hath not his proper place ; but becaufe the figure is fet in this table, let it thus 

 palfe at this time. 



13. NarciJ/us luncifulius lutcus fiorc plcno. The double lunquilia, or Ru(h Daffbdill. 



The double Rulh DafFodill hath his long greene leaues round, like the leaues of the 

 common or ordinary Rulh DafFodill, and ot the fame bignefle, among which rifeth 

 vp a long flender greene ftalke, bearing two or three, feldome more fmall flowers, 

 yellow and double, that is, with diuers rowes of leaues, hauing the yellow cup fuch as 

 is in the tingle flower, broken into fmall fhreads or peeces, running among the leaues 

 of the flower, which peeces in fome flowers are not fo eafily feene, being fmaller then 

 in others, this beareth no button or head vnder the flower for feede, his roote is round 

 and blackilh, browne on the outlide, fo like vnto the common Rufh DafFodill, that it 

 is almoll impollible to know the one from the other. 



There is another of this kinde, whofe flowers are fmaller, and not fo double, one, Alttr 

 two, or three at the molt vpon a llalkc, and of lefFe beauty by much. fi trt - 



The Place. 



All thefe Rufh Daffodils, doe for the moft part grow in Spaine and 

 France, and on the Pyrensan Mountaines, which are betweene Spaine and 

 France, which Mountains are the Nourferies of many of the fineft flowers, 

 that doe adorne the Gardens of thefe louers of natures pride, and gathered 

 in part by induflrious, learned, generous men, inhabiting neare thereunto, 

 and in part by fuch as make a gaine of their labours, beftowed vpon thefe 

 things. Onely that with the greene flower was gathered in Barbary, and 

 imparted vnto vs from France. 



The Time. 



They flower in the Spring, that is, in March and Aprill, except fuch 

 whofe time is fet downe to be in Autumne. 



The Names. 



Their names are fpecified in their titles, and therefore I (hall not need to 

 fet downe any further repetitions. 



To conclude therefore this difcourfe of true Daffodils, there remaineth to fpeake 

 of the Sea Daffodils, which (as I faid in the beginning) is but one, that is frequent, and 

 doth abide with vs. But there bee fome others found about the Cape of good Hope, 

 and in the Weft Indies, and brought into thefe parts rather for ollentation, then con- 

 tinuance, where they haue flowred onely once (if peraduenture fo often) fo that being 

 fuch Grangers, of fo remote Countries, and of fo diuers natures, I (hall but fhew you 

 fome of them, rather curforily then curioufly ; and but onely for your fatisfaction, giue 

 you knowledge of two or three of them, that there haue beene feene fuch in flower, 

 and that they are fcarce to bee feene againe, except they bee fetcht a new euery yeare 

 that they be feene. 



Narcij/'us Marinus, Jiuc tcrtius Matf/iio/i. 

 The great white Sea DafFodill, or Matthiolus his third DafFodill. 



The roote of this DafFodill by long continuance, rtanding in one place without be- 

 ing remoued, groweth to be much greater and larger, then any other DafFodill what- 



foeuer, 



