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marked like the other , but of abrighter and more lively colour by 
much; the roots are tuberous, thick and long, like thofe of other 
flag Flower-de-luces, but of yellower brown colour, with many great 
long flat fibres, | | 
Tris Chalcedonica minor: 
THe léffer Chalcedonian Iris, ot Turky Flower-de-luce , differethi 
from che former, in chat it is leffer in all the parts thereof, thé - 
leaves of a yellower green colour, the flower darker; and not fo emi~ 
nently marked, 
They flower in May ; fooner or lateras the Spring is forward or 
backward, : 
Thefe ate the beft kinds of flag Flower-de-luces , after the flowers 
aré paft; fometimes the roots will lofe cheir fibres; and then’ the 
green leaves will dye tothe ground ; fuchas do,muft be taken up and 
kept out of the ground untill the middle of Oéfober, the beft time 
to tran(plant them isin the end of Auguff or beginning of September; 
the beft place under a South-wall, and the beft foil chat which is frefh 
and mixed with well-rotted and fine fifred wood-pileearth, and if 
they be covered and defended from hard Frofts in Winter, they will 
profper and bear flowers muchrthe better; fome ufe to take up the 
roots in theendof Fume, andkeep themdry untill odfober, which 
maketh them the apter to bear flowers; wicsseds 
Tru Dalmatica majors 
Te great Flower -de-luce of Dalmatia hath great broad Sedg-like 
green leaves, atall ftalk, bearing three or four large flowers 
on feveral branches that come from the top and fides thereof, which. 
are in fafhion like the Howersof the common great flag Flower-de- 
luce, of a pale blew or watchet colotir, and {weet fcent ; the root is 
great and tuberous, proportionableto the reft of thepartsvins © — 
Iris Afiaticd otruleas ed 
T% blew: F lower-de-luce of Af is like the Jaft, but fomieehing 
~Jeffer in all the parts, theftalk more branched ; and bearing 
more flowers, which are of a deeper blew colourthan thofe of the 
former, ks , 
Tris Lufitanica biflora. 
Ty Hetwice flowring Portugall Flower-de-lnce isin all things like the 
~ & common greavpurple flag sri, but avlitele leffer,and flowrech 
in the: Spring , and-again commonly the famé-year in Aucumn,; the 
flowers of this are fweeter than any of the formers... | .y\ aged 
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