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10. Colchicum variegatum alter um. Another party coloured Medowe Saffron. 



There is another, whole party coloured flowers rile a little higher, diuerfly llripcd 

 and marked, with a deeper purple colour, and a pale or whitilh hlulh throughout all 

 the leaues of the flower. 



i i . Colchicum montanum Hifpanicum minus. The little Spanilh Medowe Saffron. 



The flowers of this little Medowe Saffron are narrower and f mailer then any of the 

 former, and of a deeper reddilh purple colour then either the Englifh or Hungarian 

 kindes: the greene leaues alfo are final ler then any other, lying on the ground, of a 

 deepe or fad greene colour, riling vp within a while after the flowers are pall, and doc 

 abide greene all the Winter long: the roote is fmall and long, according to the rert ot 

 the plant, and like in forme to the others. 



12. Colchicum montanum minus vcrjicolore Jiore. 

 The fmall party coloured Medowe Saffron. 



This little kinde differeth not from the Spanifh kinde laft fet forth, but in the varie- 

 tie of the flower, which is as fmall as the former ; the three inner leaues being almoft 

 all white, and the three outer leaues fome of them pale or blulh, and fome party co- 

 loured, with a little greene on the backe of fome of them. 



13. Colchicum Htrmodattilum. Phyficall Medowe Saffron. 



This Phyficall Medowe Saffron fpringeth vp with his leaues in Autumne, before 

 his flowers appeare beyond the nature of all the former kindes, yet the flower doth, 

 after they are vp, (hew it felfe in the middle of the greene leaues, conlilting of fix white 

 leaues, with diuers chiues in the middle, and pafleth away without giuing any feede 

 that euer I could obferue : the greene leaues abide all the Winter and Spring follow- 

 ing, decaying about May, and appeare not vntill September, when (as I faid) the flow- 

 ers (hew themfelues prefently after the leaues are fprung vp. 



14. Colchicum atropurpurcum. The darke purple Medowe Saffron. 



The greatefl difference in this kinde conlilteth in the flower, which at the firlt ap- 

 pearing is as pale a purple, as the flower of the former Hungarian kinde : but after it 

 hath llood in flower two or three dayes, it beginneth to change, and will after a while 

 become to bee of a very deepe reddilh purple colour, as alfo the little foote-flalke 

 whereon it doth Hand : the flower is of the bignefie of the Hungarian purple, and fo is 

 the greene leafe : the feede and roote is like the Englifh purple kinde. 



fi 5. Colchicum atropurpureum variegatum. 

 The party coloured darke purple Medowe Saffron. 

 We haue of late gained another fort of this kinde, differing chiefly in the flower, 

 which is diuerfly ftriped thorough euery leafe of the flower, with a paler purple co- 

 lour, whereby the flower is of great beauty : this might feeme to bee a degeneration 

 from the former, yet it hath abiden conftant with me diuers yeares, and giueth feede 

 as plentifully as the former. 



1 6. Colchicum Jiore pleno. Double flowred Medowe Saffron. 



The double Medowe Saffron is in roote and leafe very like unto the Englilli kinde : 

 the flowers are of a fine pale or delayed purple colour, conlilling of many leaues fet 

 thicke together, which are fomewhat fmaller, as in the Englilh flower, being narrow 

 and long, and as it were round at the points, which make a very double flower, hauing 



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