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6 . Crocus vernus albus flriatus. The white ftript Crocus. 
This ftript Saffron flower is likewifeneare the fame firft kind, or firft white Crocus, 
hauing the like leaues and flowers, fomewhat larger,, but as foone fading almoft as it ; 
but herein this flower differeth, that it hath pale blewilh lines and fpots in all the 
leaues thereof, and more principally in the three outer leaues .-the root is alfo white on 
the outfide, like the firft white, but greater, with young ones growing round about it. 
7. Crusts ventus albas ftlyentbts verjicoltr. 
The greater party coloured white Crocus. 
Thegrcater party coloured Saffron flower, hath his greene leaues like vntothefe- 
cond great white Crocus before mentioned, hauing more flowers then any ofthe for- 
mer, except the firft great white , the leaues whereof haue greater ftripes then the laft 
recited Crocus, but of a purple Violet colour , making each leafe feeme oftentimes to 
haue as much purple as white in them : the roote hereof is fomewhat like the fecond 
white , but of a little more duskie colour on the outfide, and not budding out on the 
fides at all, or very little. 
8 .Crtcsu vernus albue verftctltr. The leffer party coloured white Crocus. 
The leaues and flowers of this other party coloured Crocus, arc forbigneffeina 
manner equall with the laft , but hath not fo many flowers riling together from the 
roote : the flower is finely marked with blew ftrakes on the white flower, but nothing 
fo much as in the former : the roote ajfo is like the laft. 
9. Crttus Epifeepalu, The Bilhops Crocus. 
This party coloured or Bilhops Saffron flower, is very like both in leaues and rootes 
vnto the N eapolitane blew Crocus, but fomewhat greater : the flowers doc abide not 
fo long time blovvne, and hath all the leaues cither wholly white, with blew ftripes on 
both fides ofthem, or wholly of a fine delayed blew Violet colour, and the three in- 
nermoft more blew and finely ftriped , both on the infide and outfide of them , and 
fometimes it hath been fecn to fiaue three leaues white,and three leaues of a pale blew. 
10. Croettt vernus Jlriat us vulgaris. The ordinary ftript Crocus. 
There is another fort of ftript Saffron flower, which is moftcommon andplenti- 
full in moft Gardens, which I muft n cedes bring vnder the ranke of thefe white kinds, 
although it differre very notably, both in roote, leafe, and flower, from all of them : 
the leaues of this rife vpfooner then the yellow or white Crocus, lying fpread vpon 
theground for the moft part, but narrower then any of the former: among thefe leaues 
jptlngvpdiuers flowers, almoft as large as the former great white Crocus , of a very 
bleake or pale purple colour, tend ing to white on the infide,and in many almoft whitoj 
With fomc fmall whitilhchiues tipt with yellow in the middle : the three outer leaues 
are ofa yeilowifh white colour on the backe fide of them, ftript cuery one of them 
with three broad ftripes, ofa darke murrey or purple colour, and a little fprinkled with 
fome fmall purple lines, on both fides of thofe ftripes s but on the infide, of the fame 
pale purple or white colour with thereft: the feedehereofis fomewhat darker colou- 
red then of the white , and is more liberali in bearing : the roote is differing from all 
the former, being rounder and bigger then any of them, except thekindesofMifia, 
yet fomewhat flat withall, not hauing any fhootes from the fides , but ferting off into 
rootes plentifully, hauing a round circle com palling the bottome of the roote, which 
eifily fallcthaway, when it is taken vpoutof theground, and couered with a browne 
coatc, fomewhat neare the colour of the yellow Crocus, bur not altogether fo 
Jowes ' k fl0Wrcth vfually thcfirft of all thefe forts , or with the fit ft of the early yd- 
II. Creeses 
