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the bottomc of the flower next vnto the llalke : the roote of this is very like vnto the 

 brft 



There is another of this kinde, whofe flowers are purple, in all other things it is like Prprt*. 

 vnto the white. 



And likewife another, with a blulh or carnation coloured flower. C*ti*ea fine 



There is one that is onely nurfed vp with vs in Gardens, that is fomewhat like vnto/* 4 *' r **""- 

 thefe former wilde Anemones in roote and leafc, but that the flower of this, being pure 

 white within, and a little purplilh without, confiding of eight or nine fmall round Pengnna aO 

 pointed leaues, hath fometimes fome leaues vndcr the flower, party coloured white 

 and greene : the flower hath likewife a greene head, like a Strawberry, comparted a- 

 bout with white threads, tipt with yellow pendents. 



And another ot the fame kinde with the lall, whofe flower confirting of eight or Pertgr'ma r/'n 

 nine leaues, is of a greenilh colour, except the foure outermoll leaues, which are a lit-"'"' 

 tie purplilh, and diuided at the points into three parts ; the middle part is of a greenilh 

 white colour, with a greene head in the middle as the other. 



Anemone /Hue/iris trifolia Dodoneei. The three leafed wilde Windflower. 



This wilde Anemone hath his rootes very like vnto the former kindes ; the leaues are 

 alwaies three fet together at the toppe of flender ftalkes, being fmall and indented a- 

 bout, very like vnto a three leafed Grafie, but fmaller : the flower confifteth of eight 

 fmall leaues, fomewhat like vnto a Crowtbote, but of a whitifh purple or blufh colour, 

 with fome white threads, and a greene rough head in the middle. 



Anemone Ji I us/Ms Jlore pleno albo. The double white wilde Windflower. 



This double kinde is very like vnto the fmgle white kinde before defcribed, both 

 in his long running rootes, and thin leaues, but fomewhat larger : the flowers hereof 

 are very thicke and double, although they be fmall, and of a faint fweete fent, very 

 white after it is full blowne for fiue or fix dayes, but afterwards it becommeth a little 

 purplifh on the infide, but more on the outfide : this neuer giueth feede (although it 

 haue a fmall head in the middle) like as many other double flowers doe. 



Anemone Jiluejiris fore pleno purpureo. The double purple wilde Windflower. 



This double purple kinde hath fuch like iaeged leaues as the laft defcribed hath, but 

 more hoarie vnderneath : the flower is of a one light purple toward the points of the 

 leaues, the bottomes being of a deeper purple, but as thicke, and full of leaues as the 

 former, with a greene head in the middle, like vnto the former : this kinde hath fmall 

 greene leaues on the rtalkes vnder the flowers, cut and diuided like the lower leaues. 



The Place. 



The firft broad leafed Anemone groweth in diuers places of Auftria and 

 Hungary. The yellow in diuers woods in Germany, but not in this Coun- 

 trey that euer I could learne. The other fingle wilde kindes, fome of them 

 are very frequent throughout the moft places of England, in Woods, 

 Groues, and Orchards. The double kindes were found, as Clufius faith, in 

 the Lowe-Countries, in a Wood neare Louaine. 



The Time. 



They flower from the end of March (that is the earlietf) and the begin- 

 ning of Aprill, vntill May, and the double kindes begin within a while after 

 the fingle kinds are part. 



The Names. 



They are called Ranunculi Jiluarum, and Ranunculi nemorum, and as Clu- 

 fius 



