2 1 8 The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



j. Ranunculus ThaliStri folio minor Afphodeli radice. 

 The fmall white Colombine leafed Crowfoote. 



This fmall Crowfoote hath three or foure winged leaues fpread vpon the ground, 

 ftanding vpon long ftalkes, and confiding of many fmall leaues fet together, fpreading 

 from the middle ribbe, euery leafe fomewhat refembling both in fhape and colour 

 the fmalleft and youngeft leaues of Colombines : the flowers are white, ftanding at 

 the toppe of the ftalkes, made of fiue round leaues : the root hath three or foure thick, 

 fhort, and round yellowifh clogs hanging at the head, liko vnto the Afphodill roote. 

 The great Herball of Lyons, that goeth vnder the name of Dalefchampius, faith, that 

 D r . Myconus found it in Spaine, and fent it vnder the name of Oenanthe ; and therefore 

 loannes Molineus who is thought to haue compofed that booke, fet it among the vm- 

 belliferous plants, becaufe the Oenanthes beare vmbels of flowers and feede, and haue 

 tuberous or cloggy rootes; but with what iudgement, let others fay, when they haue 

 compared the vmbels of flowers and feede of the Oenanthes, with the flowers and 

 feede of this plant, and whether I haue not more properly placed it among the Ranun- 

 culi or Crowfeete, and giuen it a denomination agreeable to his forme. 



8. Ranunculus Globofus. The Globe Crowfoot. 



This Crowfoote (which in the Northerne countries of England where it groweth 

 plentifully, is called Locker goulous) hath many faire, broad, darke greene leaues 

 next the ground, cut into fiue, fixe, or feuen diuifions, and iagged befides at the edges ; 

 among which rifeth vp a ftalke, whereon are fet fuch like leaues as are belowe, but 

 fmaller, diuided toward the toppe into fome branches, on the which ftand feuerall 

 large yellow flowers, alwayes folded inward, or as a clofe flower neuer blowing o- 

 pen, as other flowers doe, confifting of eleuen leaues for the moft part, fet or placed in 

 three rowes, with many yellow threads in the middle, ftanding about a greene rough 

 head, which in time groweth to be fmall knops, wherein are contained blacke feede : 

 the roote is compofed of many blackifh firings. 



9. Ranunculus pratenfa fare multiplici. The double yellow field Crowfoot. 



There is little or no difference in the leaues of this double Crowfoot, from thofe of 

 the fingle kindes that growe in euery medowe, being large and diuided into foure 

 or fiue parts, and indented about the edges, but they are fomewhat fmaller, and of a 

 frefher greene : the flowers ftand on many branches, much diuided or feparated, 

 being not very great, but very thicke and double : the roote runneth and cree- 

 peth vnder ground like as the fingle doth. 



10. Ranunculus Anglic us maximus multiplex. 

 The Garden double yellow Crowfoot or Batchelours buttons. 



This great double Crowfoote, which is common in euery Garden through Eng- 

 land, hath many great blackifh greene leaues, iagged and cut into three diuifions, each 

 to the middle ribbe : the ftalkes haue fome fmaller leaues on them, and thofe next vn- 

 der the branches long and narrow : the flowers are of a greenifh yellow colour, very 

 thicke and double of leaues, in the middle whereof rifeth vp a fmall ftalke, bearing an- 

 other double flower, like to the other, but fmaller : the roote is round, like vnto a fmall 

 white Turnep, with diuers other fibres annexed vnto it. 



1 1 . Ranunculus Gramineus. GrafTe leafed Crowfoot. 



The leaues of this Crowfoote are long and narrow, fomewhat like vnto Grafle, or 

 rather like the leaues of fingle Gilloflowers or Pinckes, being fmall and fharpe poin- 

 ted, a little hollow, and of a whitifh greene colour : among thefe leaues rife vp diuers 

 flender ftalkes, bearing one fmall flower at the toppe of each, confifting of fiue yellow 



leaues, 





