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This kindc differeth very little from the former, either in roote, leafe, or flower, Cfw 

 for the bignelfe or colour, but that it feemcth to be a little bleaker or paler blew, be-''"""" ?'" 

 caufc it flowreth a little earlier. 



1 6. Crocus vfrnus purpureus /hiatus. The ftript purple Crocus. 



The Icaues of this ftript purple Saffron flower, are as large and broad as the laft, or 

 rather a little longer : the flowers alfo are as plentiful!, and as large, of a fine delayed 

 purple colour on the outlide, with three broad ftrakcs or lines downe the backe of the 

 three outer leaues, and of a little deeper purple on the infide, as the other three leaues 

 are alfo of a deeper purple colour, and are ftriped with the fame deepe purple about 

 the ground, or bottome of the leaues : this fometimcs yeeldeth three fquare heads, 

 containing in them brownifh feede : the roote is like vnto the laft, and flowreth much 

 about the time of the former. 



17. Crocus vernus purpureus verjicolor. The filuer ftript purple Crocus. 



This ftript Saffron flower, is in leaues and flowers fomewhat like vnto the laft ftript 

 purple, but a little f mailer : the flowers are of a little deeper purple through the whole 

 leaues, ftriped with white lines, both on the leaues, and towards the edges, which ma- 

 keth a peculiar difference from all the reft: the roote of this is not fo flat, though like 

 it, and couered with a darke afh coloured skinne : it flowreth about the fame time. 



1 8. Crocus purp ureas Jiammeus maior. The greater purple flame coloured Crocus. 



The greene leaues of this Crocus or Saffron flower, are of a reafonable breadth and 

 length, and of a pleafant frefh greenelfe, with a faire broad white line downe the 

 middle of them, but riling not out of the ground fo early as the next defcribed Cro- 

 cus : the flowers are likewife of a meane bigneffe, of a pale purple on the outfide, 

 fomewhat whitilh, efpecially the three outer leaues ; but on the infide of a deeper pur- 

 ple, and ftriped with great ftripes like flames, hauing fome chiues in the middle, and a 

 longer one alfo feathered a little at the toppe : the roote is white on the outfide, fome- 

 what flat and round, but not fo flat as the Neapolitane Crocus before defcribed. 



19. Crocus purpureus jlammeus minor. The leffer purple flame coloured Crocus. 



This Crocus hath almoft as broad and long greene leaues as the former, and of the 

 fame verdure, which rife vp earlier then it, and is in flower likewife fomewhat before 

 it, being fmaller for fize by a little, but of as deepe a purple on the outfide, as on the 

 infide, flamed with faire broad ftripes from the middle of the leaues, or fomewhat 

 lower vnto the edges : each of thefe giue feed that is of a pale reddifh colour : the root 

 is very like vnto the former, but a little leffer. 



20. Crocus vernus purpureus Capillari folio. The purple Crocus with fmall leaues. 



This fmall kinde of Saffron flower rifeth out of the ground, with two or three long 

 and fmall green leaues, very like vnto the leaues of the fine Fether-GrafTe hereafter de- 

 fcribed, ftanding vpright at the firft, but afterwards lying vpon the ground ; among 

 which come the flowers, fometimes three, but molt vfually two vpon one ftalke, u 

 the roote be not young, which then will beare but one on a ftalke, which is very fhort, 

 fo that the flowers fcarce arife aboue the ground, yet laying themfelues open in the 

 day time, if it be faire, and the Sunne doe fhine, otherwife they keepe dole, and doe 

 not open at all : and after one flower is paft, which doth not laft aboue three or foure 

 dayes at the moft, the others follow, which are of a bleake blewilh purple in the mid- 

 dle of the flower, and of a deeper purple towards the ends or points of the leaues, but 

 of a more fullen or darke purple on the outfide ot them, and yellowilh at the bottome, 

 with fome yellow chiues in the middle : the feede is fmall and darker coloured then 

 any of the former Crocus, contained alfo in fmaller heads, ftanding one by another 



vpon 



