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butfliorter, and of a pale or grayifh greene colour, differing from the colour of all 
the other Medo we Saffrons: the rootc is liketherooteof the Engliih or Hungarian 
without any difference, but that it groweth fomewhat greater. It is one of the fir! Me- 
dowe Saffrons that flower in the Autumne. 
This checkerd Medowe Saffron of Naples , is very like vnto the laft recited chec- 
kerd Saffron of Portugall.but that the flower is fomewhat larger, yet fometimes very 
little, or not at all : the greatcfl marke to dift inguifh them is , that the flowers of this 
are ofa deeper colour, and fo are the fpots on the flowers likewife , which are fo con 
fpicuous, that they are difeerned a great way olf, more like vnto the flowers ofa deepe 
Fritillaria, then the former, and make a goodlier anda mere glorious fnew : the lcaues 
of this doe rife vp early after the flowers, and arefomewhat longer, ofa darker greene 
colour, yet bending to a gray ifh colour as the other, not lying fo neatly or round but 
ftandvp one by another, being as it were folded together : neither of both thefe’laft 
named checkerd Medowe Saffrons haue giuen any feede in this Countrey that euer I 
could learne or heare of, but arc cncrcafed by thcroote , which in this is like the for- 
mer, but a little bigger. 
This moll beautifull Saffron flower rifeth vp with his flowers in the Autumne as 
the others before fpecified doe, although not of fo large a fize, yet farre more pleafant 
and dehghtfull in the thicke, deepe blew, or purple coloured beautifull foots therein 
which make it excell all others whatfoeucr : the leaues rife vp in the Spring being 
fmallerthcntheformer, for the moft part three in number, and ofa paler or frefher 
greene colour, lying clofe vpon theground, broad at the bottome , a little pointed at 
the end, and twining or folding themfclucs in and out at the edges , as if they were in- 
dented. I haue not feene any feede it hath borne: the roote is like vnto the others of 
this kinde, but fmall and long, and not fo great : it flowreth later for the moft part then 
any of theother, euen not vntill Nouembcr, and is very hard to be preferued with vs 
in that for the moft part the roote waxeth leffe and leffe euery yeare, our cold Country 
being fo contrary vnto his naturali , that it will fcarce fhew his flower • yet when it 
flowreth any thing early, thatitmay haue any comfort ofa warmc Sunnc it is the 
glorte of all thefe kindcs. * 
7. Colchicam NtdpeliUnum FritiUtrkum. 
The checkerd Medowe Saffron of Naples. 
&. Ctlchicnm Fritltorkum chienje. 
The checkerd Medowe Saffron of Chio or Sio. 
p. Colchicum ver f, color. The party coloured Medowe Saffron. 
moft part, and lhorter alfo. 
10. Colchicam 
