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20. Ranunculus Afiiticus t ftore rubro pleno. 

 The double red Crowtbotc of Alia. 



The double red Crowfootc hath his rootcs and leaues fo like vnto the tingle red 

 kinde, that none can perceiue any difference, or know the one from the other, vntill 

 the budde of the flower doe appeare, which after it is any thing forward, may be per- 

 c ciued to be greater and fuller then the budde of the fingle kinde. This kinde beareth 

 molt vfually but one faire large double flower on the toppe of the ftalke, compofed of 

 many leaues, I'et clofe together in three or foure rowes, of an excellent crimfon 

 colour, declining to Scarlet, the outter leaues being larger then the inner ; and in 

 ftead of thrummes, hath many fmall leaues fet together : it hath likewife fix fmall 

 narrow greene leaues on the backlide of the flower, where the llalke is fattened to 

 the flower. 



There is of this double kinde another fort, whofe flower is of the fame colour with PnRfen 

 the former, but out of the middle of the flower arifeth another double flower, but 

 fmaller. 



The Place. 



Thefe plants grow naturally in diuers Countries ; fome in France, and 

 Germany, and fome in England, fome in Spaine, Portugal!, and Italy, and 

 fome haue been fent out of Turkic from Conftantinople, and fome from o- 

 ther parts, their titles for the moft part def crying their Countries. 



The Time. 



Some of them flower early, as is fet downe in their defcriptions, or ti- 

 tles. The others in Aprill and May. The white Candy Crowfoote, and 

 the other fingle and double forts of Afia, about the fame time, or lomewhat 

 later, and one in Autumne, as it is fet downe. 



The Names. 



The names that are giuen feuerally to them may well ferue this worke, 

 that thereby they may bee diftinguimed one from another : For to fet 

 downe any further controuerfie of names, how fitly or vnfitly they haue 

 beene called, and how variably by diuers former Writers, is fitter for a ge- 

 nerall Hiltory, vnto which I leaue what may be faid, both concerning thefe 

 and the reft : Onely this I would giue you to vnderftand, that the Turkic 

 kindes haue been fent to vs vnder the names of Terobolos for the fingle, and 

 Terobolos Catamer lale for the double, and yet oftentimes, thofe that haue 

 been fent for double, haue proued fingle, fo little fidelity is to bee found 

 among them. 



The Vertues. 



All or moft of thefe plants are very fharpe and exulcerating, yet the care 

 and induftry of diuers learned men haue found many good effects in many 

 of them. For the rootes and leaues both of the wilde kindes, and of fome 

 of thefe of the Garden, ftamped and applyed to the wrifts, haue driuen a- 

 way the fits in Feuers. The roote likewife of the double Englifti kinde is 

 applyed for peltilent fores, to helpe to breake them, by drawing the ve- 

 nome to the place. They helpe likewife to take away fcarres and markes 

 in diuers places of the body. 



