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Chap. XIX. FLORA 
“Wehave another purple with a higher ftalks, and larger flower than 
the laft, but near of the fame colorr, 
Thereis another like the laft, whofe flowersare of a reddith pur- 
ple-colour, and flowereth very late, : 
And another that hah yellov falling leaves, sky-coloured arches, 
and top-leaves of a murrey purple, 
And there is another whofe falling leaves are yellow : the arches 
and top-leaves of a fair hair-colour, and another of a fadder and dul- 
Jér brown colour, | 
“And we have another that is taller and larger than any of thereft, 
with falling leaves of adusky yellow colour, with veins and.borders 
about the edges of adun colour, the arches of a dull purplih yel- 
low, and the top-leavesof a fullen blewifh purple, , 
_ There are many other varieties, but moft of chem inferior to thofe 
mentioned ; we will conclude with three other forts that are re 
rare than any of the former, 
Iris angu/tifolia Hiifpanica bulbo non feripta. 
TH Spanifh navrow-leaved Flower-de-luce,not written of , is (omes 
. thing like the sok aa , but fmaller and fhorter, the 
flower is of a pleafant bright yellow colour, witha deeper {pot in the 
three falling leaves, and inftead of the top or upright leaves, it hath 
three very {mall thort (harp. pointed leaves ; if they may be called 
leaves in refpeét of their fmallnefs. 
Iris anguftifolia bilbofa elegantifs.ma percico flore. 
; T He moft eleg 
flower, rifech up with a ftalk and leaves like thofe of the middle 
fize, the flower hath large and long falling leaves, with a yellow 
{pot in the middeft of the ends of them; the arched leaves are alfo 
large, and the divided ends Jong and turnedup; the top-leaves are 
likewife large and long, and the whole flower,except the yellow fpot, 
_ of afine reddith Peach-colour, deeper than chat of the greater kind 
before mentioned; this is the rareft of allother , andas hard to be 
found, ae 
Tris bulbofa angiiftifolia ferpentaria caule. 
= narrow-leaved bulbous Iris, with a [potted fralk ; isinthe man- 
ee thing like the Portugal, but a little caller. 
ner of growing fome ker 
and bigger ; the fower is of that fafhion,and wholly of a reddith mur- 
rey purple colour except the {pot aay isin the falling leaves chere : 
or, 
ant narrow-leaved bulbous Iris, witha Peach-coloured 
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