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‘defended from Frofts in Win 
FLOR A. : Book I. 
Iris Perfica. | 
a 3 He Perfian Iris, or Plomesechucy cometh a with one, two, or 
three flowers, according to t e age of che Plant, as foon as 
the green leaves begin to appear above the ground , which after the 
flowers are paft grow broad, long, and flaggy,ilike thofe of the for. - 
mer; the flowers ftand on weak (hort foot-ftalks, compofed of nine 
leaves , the three that curn downare of a pale sky-colour, with a 
large {pot of brown purple , almoft black, on the ends thereof, with — 
another {pot of deep yellow above ir, ftreaming along the middle of 
thefe leaves under the arches, with many fmall fpots of the fame 
dark purple-colour on both the fides thereof ; the three arched 
leaves that cover the lower part of the falling leaves, ate of the fame 
pale sky-colour with the ridge, bua little blewer, and the ends par- 
ted in two pieces and turned up ; the three other leaves which in 
other Flower-de-luces ftand up, and are called the top leaves, in this 
are very {mall and turn down towards the ftalk,of the fame pale sky- 
colour that is in the arched leaves ; the root is like that of the 
former, 
_ The firft is aid to flower in its natural Conntry in Fanuary and 
February, but with us not untill April, and moft ufaally in atay, 
the other flowereth with us in the end of February , or beginning of 
March, 
“Che firtt isa tender Plant, 
the middle whereof the {talk rifeth about two foo: high, beariag ar 
the cop outof a thin skinny hofe, one, and fometimes two flowers, 
compofed of nine leaves, three turned downwards, longer and 
that follows it hach three other final] and arched leaves, covering the 
lower parts of the falling leaves, ‘turning up the ends, whieh: are di- 
vided into two parts ; and the other threele admg upright, 
