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Auricula Urfi. 
Ears’ Ears are nobler kinds of Cowflips ; and 
now much efteemed, in refpect of the many ex- 
cellent varieties thereof of late years difcover- 
ed; differing in the fize, fathion, and colour of 
the green leaves, as well as flowers, the which 
we will lift under thefe colours, namely purple, 
, red or fcarlet , yellow or Buff-colour, {now or 
milk-white, and acquaint you with fo many fine diverfities in each of 
them, as may be fufficient to ftock a Florifts Garden, who from their 
feeds, handled according to the following directions, may raife ma+ 
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Auricula flore parpureo. 
"| purple Auricula is of divers forts, fome deeper and fome 
lighter, we will begin with that beft known, commonly called 
the fair Downham , from whofe feeds many good flowers have been 
raiied; this hath many gteen leaves, fomewhat long and mealy, nar- 
row from the bottom to the middle, and broader by degrees. almoft 
totheends, which are fomething round and ftriped about the edges; 
out of the middle of the leaves, and from the fides of them, the 
ftalks {pring up five or fix inches high, bearing at the top many flow- 
ers ofa fine bright murrey or reddifh purple colour, each flower con- 
fifting of five {mall leaves, parted at the ends, wich a white circle or 
eye in the middle, ftanding in {mall ceps, wherein (after the fowers 
are fallen) appear {mall round heads with a prick in the middle , cons 
taining {mall brown feeds ; the root hath many long white ftrings, 
like unto. thofe of the Primrofe or Cow/lip. This defcription may ferve 
forall the reft, with fuch additions as may diftingaith the difference, 
or need exceptions, This was one of the firft ae flowers of this 
kind that we had, and takes the name from the firftowner, my very 
good friend Mr. Fohn Downham, areverent Divine, and an indaftri- 
ous Floriff, from whom many years fince I had this and divers other 
fine flowers, 
Mr. Good's purple Auricula is a ftrong Plant, with large leaves; a 
big tall ftalk, bearing a great Trufs of many fair, fine , rich purple 
flowers, with fnow-white eyes , that will not wath yellow with rain, 
as fome do, but abide white to the laft s this noble kind was raifed 
by Mr. Au/feain Oxford,and given to Mr. Fohn Goed of Balioll Cole 
lege, whole now itis there called, 
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