1 62 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



6. Crocus vernus albus ftriatus . The white flript Crocus. 



This ftript Saffron flower is likewife neare the fame firft kind, or firft white Crocus, 

 hauing the like leaues and flowers, fomewhat larger, but as foone fading almoft as it : 

 but herein this flower differeth, that it hath pale blewifh lines and fpots in all the 

 leaues thereof, and more principally in the three outer leaues : the root is alfo white on 

 the outlide, like the firft white, but greater, with young ones growing round about it. 



7. Crocus vernus albus polyanthos verjicolor. 

 The greater party coloured white Crocus. 



The greater party coloured Saffron flower, hath his greene leaues like vnto the fe- 

 cond great white Crocus before mentioned, hauing more flowers then any of the for- 

 mer, except the firft great white, the leaues whereof haue greater ftripes then the laft 

 recited Crocus, but of a purple Violet colour, making each leafe feeme oftentimes to 

 haue as much purple as white in them : the roote hereof is fomewhat like the fecond 

 white, but of a little more duskie colour on the outfide, and not budding out on the 

 fides at all, or very little. 



8. Crocus vernus albus verjicolor. The lefTer party coloured white Crocus. 



The leaues and flowers of this other party coloured Crocus, are for bignefle in a 

 manner equall with the laft, but hath not fo many flowers rifing together from the 

 roote : the flower is finely marked with blew ftrakes on the white flower, but nothing 

 fo much as in the former : the roote alfo is like the laft. 



9. Crocus Epifcopalis. The Bifhops Crocus. 



This party coloured or Bifhops Saffron flower, is very like both in leaues and rootes 

 vnto the Neapolitane blew Crocus, but fomewhat greater : the flowers doe abide not 

 fo long time blowne, and hath all the leaues either wholly white, with blew ftripes on 

 both fides of them, or wholly of a fine delayed blew Violet colour, and the three in- 

 nermoft more blew and finely rtriped, both on the infide and outfide of them, and 

 fometimes it hath been feen to haue three leaues white, and three leaues of a pale blew. 



10. Crocus vernus Jlriatus vulgaris. The ordinary ftript Crocus. 



There is another fort of ftript Saffron flower, which is moft common and plenti- 

 full in moft Gardens, which I muft needes bring vnder the ranke of thefe white kinds, 

 although it differre very notably, both in roote, leafe, and flower, from all of them : 

 the leaues of this rife vp fooner then the yellow or white Crocus, lying fpread vpon 

 the ground for the moft part, but narrower then any of the former : among thefe leaues 

 fpring vp diuers flowers, almoft as large as the former great white Crocus, of a very 

 bleake or pale purple colour, tending to white on the infide, and in many almoft white, 

 with fome finall whitifh chiues tipt with yellow in the middle : the three outer leaues 

 are of a yellowifh white colour on the backe fide of them, ftript euery one of them 

 with three broad ftripes, of a darke murrey or purple colour, and a little fprinkled with 

 fome fmall purple lines, on both fides of thofe ftripes ; but on the infide, of the fame 

 pale purple or white colour with the reft : the feede hereof is fomewhat darker colou- 

 red then of the white, and is more liberall in bearing : the roote is differing from all 

 the former, being rounder and bigger then any of them, except the kindes of Mifia, 

 yet fomewhat flat withall, not hauing any fhootes from the fides, but fetting off into 

 rootes plentifully, hauing a round circle compafling the bottome of the roote, which 

 eafily falleth away, when it is taken vp out of the ground, and couered with a browne 

 coate, fomewhat neare the colour of the yellow Crocus, but not altogether fo 

 bright : it flowreth vfually the firft of all thefe forts, or with the firft of the early yel- 

 lowes. 



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