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T be Cfarden of plea/ant t lowers* 
growing, for it neuer hath leaues and flowers at one time together, wherein it is like 
vnto a Colchicum, yet in roote and leafe it is a Daffodill. T he rooteis a little black i fh 
on rheoutlide, fome what like the roote of the Autumne Daffodill, from whence rifeth 
vp a naked footeftalke , bearing one pale yellow flower, breaking through a thitine 
skinne, which firft enclofedit, compofedof fix leaues, the three outermoft bcinga 
little larger then the reft, in the middle of the flower there arc fix final! chiues, and a 
longer pointcll. the whole flower is ofan vnpleafant Tent : After the flower is paft, 
come vp the leaues, fometimes before Winter, butmoft vfually after thedeepeof 
Winter is paft with vs, in the beginning of the yeare, which are broad, long , and of i 
pale greene colour, likethe leaues of other Daifodils , but nor grecne as the Autumne 
Daffodill is, and befides they doe a little twine themfelues,as fome of the Pancratium] 
or baftard Sea Daffodils doe. 
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Narcifus Auturnndii miior.Thc greater Autumne or Winter Daffodill. 
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The greater Autumne Daffodill rifeth vp with three or fourefaire broad and fhort 
leaues at the firft, bur afterwards grow longer, ofa very deepe or darkegreene colour, 
in the middle of which rifeth vp a (hort, ftiffe, round footeftalke, bearing one faire yel- 
low flower on the head thereof (inclofed at the firft inathinne skinne, or huske) and 
confifteth of fix leaues as the former, with certaine chiues in the middle, as all or moll 
other Daffodils haue, which paffeth away without fhew of any feed, or head for feed] 
although vnder the head there is a little greene knot, which peraduenture would bcare 
feede, if our fliarpe Winters did not hinder it. The roote is great and round, couered 
oner with a blackifli skinne or coate. 
NtrcifTus Autumn stis minor. Theleffcf Autumrte or Winter Daffodill. 
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Clufiusfettethdowne] that the manner of the flowring f of this lefler Daffodill , is 
more like vnto the Pcrfian Daffodill, then vnto the former greater Autumne kind; but 
I doc finde that it doth in the fame fort, as the greater kinde, rife vp with hisleaiies firft] 
and the flowers a while after: the flower of this isleffer, and a little paler then the 
flower of the greater kinde, but confiding in like fort of file leaues, narrow and fliarpe 
pointed 5 the greene leaues alfo are almoft of as deepe a greene colour , as the greater 
kinde, but fmaller and narrower, and a little hollow in the middle. The roote is alfo 
alfk-e, but Idler , andcoucrcd with a blackifh skinne as the former. This hath fome* 
times borne blaeke round feede in three fquarc heads. 
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The Place. 
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The Perfian Daffodill hath beene fent fometimes , blit very feldome, a- 
mong other rootes from Conftantinople, and it is probable by the name 
whereby it was fent, that it (hould naturally grow in Perfia. 
T he otter two haue likewife becne fetrt from Conftantindple , andasit 
is thought, grow in Thracia, or thereabouts. 
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The Time. 
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They all doe flower much about one time, that is , about the bnd of Sep- 
tember, and in Obfober. : 
The Names. 
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The firfthath been felit by the flame of S trine* At ftrfutu, and thereupon 
is called N*rctjfus PtrJicus,The Petfian Daffodill. 
The othertwo haub been thought by diuers to be Colchica, and fo haue 
they calledthemyvpon no other ground, but thattheir flower is in forme 
and time fomewhat like Colchicum, when as if they had marked them bet* 
ter, they might plainly difeerne , that in all otherthings they did refemble 
Daffodils $ bur now the (tames of Ctlehicum lutcum mtus, & minus, is quite 
G ) loft. 
vp: 
