FLOR 2. 7 Book f. 
Ir Camerarii purpurea ver fu olor. 
ee He variable purple F lower-de-luce of Camerarius hath green leaves 
almoft as big as thofe of the laft, but fhorter ; the flower is of 
the fame fafhion, but leffer, the three lower leaves are of a reddifh 
purple, the arched leaves of ableak yellow, fhaddowed with purple, 
and the'three top-leaves of a dull {moky yellowith purple colour ; 
we have another that is taken for the true Ira Camerarit, in re{pect 
it agreeth with the defcription of C/ufins, a man of excellent judge- 
ment, this hath great thick knobby roots, broad flaggy leaves,a rea- 
fonable-tall fmooth ftalk, and flowers of a blew colour, welted down 
the middle of the leaves with yellowith white, and the falling leaves 
fringed about with a thick plaited fringe of the fame yellowith white 
‘colour ; there is another that paffeth under that mame that hath 
flowers of a pale blew or sky-colour, fringéd about the leaves like 
the former, but with a deeper blew colour than isin the reft of the 
flower, ) 
g Tris cerulea ver ficolor. 
lige blew party-colowred Flower-de-lace hath green leaves fome- 
UA ching lefler than che former, the flowers are variable- in their 
colours; for fome have the falls blew authe edges and the reft_ white, 
the arched leaves ofa whitith yellow, and the top-leaues of a pale 
sky-colour with yellowith edges s in fome the blew is deeper with 
dark {pots, in fome very pale ; and there is one whofe upright 
‘eaves are of a bright watchet, with yellowifh edges, and the tal- 
23 9 era half blew, and the other afb-colour, wich 
yellowiflt edges, Nene “3 
Fods” Iris alba verficolor. 
[He white variable Flower-de-lacein roots & green leavsis like that 
of Camerarins 3 the ftalk rifech almoft ayard high, bearing four 
or five flowers one above another, which are of a filver colour, with 
a lift of blewifh purpledown the backs of the top-leaves, and the 
lower leaves are whipt about the edges with blew, the arched leaves 
ofa pale sky-colour, and more blew towards the ridge ; this is a pret- 
ty flower, but doth mot deferve that nick-name Irs gloriofa as 
mehave pucuponit,, ne 
Iris aurea anguftifolia Tripolitana. 
He yellow Flower-de-luce of Tripoly hath green leaves a yard 
a =o he almoft an inch broad, the ftalk four foot high, not big, 
but ftiffand round; bearing at the top thereof, two or three long 
natrowsleaved gold yellow flowers, in fathion like thofe of the du/- 
bows Flower-de-lneeioerc? 203 2 ys nails woes) ee ees ‘eb 
te : . a Ir ey 
- 
