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white, hauing yet ftill a fhew of that blufh afh-colour in them, till the very laft. 

 7. Hepatica alba jlraminibus rubris. White Hepatica with red threads. 



There is no difference between this Hepatica and the firft white one, fauing that the 

 threads in the middle of the flower, being white, as in the former, are tipt at the ends 

 with a pale reddifh colour, which adde a great beauty to the flowers. 



8. Hepatica Jiore rubro. Red Hepatica or noble Liuerwort. 



The leaues of this Hepatica are of a little browner red colour, both at their firft 

 comming vp, and afterwards, efpecially in the middle of the leafe more then any of 

 the former : the flowers are in forme like vnto the reft, but of a bright blufh, or pale red 

 colour, very pleafant to behold, with white threads or chiues in the middle of them. 



9. Hepatica jlore purpureo multiplici Jiue pleno. 

 The double purple Hepatica. 



The double Hepatica is in all things like vnto the fmgle purple kinde, fauing onely 

 that the leaues are larger, and ftand vpon longer foote-ftalkes, and that the flowers are 

 fmall buttons, but very thicke of leaues, and as double as a flower can be, like vnto the 

 double white Crowfoote before defcribed, but not fo bigge, of a deepe blew or pur- 

 ple colour, without any threads or head in the middle, which fall away without gi- 

 uing any feede. 



10. Hepatica jlore ceeruleo pleno. The double blew Hepatica. 



In the colour of this flower, confifteth the chiefeft difference from the laft, except one 

 may fay it is a little lefle in the bignefle of the flower, but not in doublenefle of leaues. 



The Place. 



All thefe plants with fingle flowers grow naturally in the Woods, and 

 fhadowie Mountaines of Germany in many places, and fome of them in 

 Italy alfo. The double kinde likewife hath been fent from Alphonfus Pan- 

 tius out of Italy, as Clufius reporteth, and was alfo found in the Woods, 

 neare the Caftle of Starnbeg in Auftria, the Lady Heufenftains pofleflion, 

 as the fame Clufius reporteth alfo. 



The Time. 



Thefe plants doe flower very early, and are of the firft flowers that fhew 

 themfelues prefently after the deepe frofts in lanuary, fo that next vnto the 

 Winter Wolfesbane, thefe making their pride appeare in Winter, are the 

 more welcome early guefts. The double kinde flowreth not altogether fo 

 early, but ftieweth his flower, and abideth when the others are paft. 



The Names. 



They haue obtained diuers names; fome calling them Hepatica, Hepatica 

 nobilis, Hepaticum trifolium, Trifolium nobile, 'Trifolium aureum, and fome Tri- 

 nitas, and Herba Trinitatis. In Englifh you may call them either Hepatica, 

 after the Latine name, as moft doe, or Noble Liuerwort, which you pleafe. 



The Vertues. 



Thefe are thought to coole and ftrengthen the liuer, the name importing 

 as much ; but I neuer faw any great vfe of them by any the Phyfitians of our 

 London Colledge, or effect by them that haue vfed them in Phyficke in our 

 Country. CHAP. 



