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kindes of Flowerdeluces, and placeth it in the fore ranke, calling it 
bofxlatifolix prima, that is. The firft broad leafed Flo werdciuce, and all o- 
thers doe the like, I haue (as you l'ee),in the like manner put it before all the 
other, and keepe the fame name. The Spaniards, as he iaith, called it Liri» 
efpadanxl, and they of Corduba, Lirits azules. 
The other hath no other name then as it is in the title. 
1 . Iris bulbofx mxior flue '^Anglicx exrule a. 
The blew Englifh bulbous Flo werdciuce. 
This bulbous Flowerdeluce rifethvp early, euen in Ianuary oftentimes, with flue 
or fix long and (narrow, in comparifon of any great breadth, but in regard of the other 
kinde) broad whitiih green leaues, crefted or ftraked on the backfide, and halfe round 
the infide being hollow like a trough or gutter, white all along the infide of the leafe, 
and blunt at the end; among which rifeth vp a ftiffe round ftalke, a cubit ortwo foot 
high, at the toppe whereof, out of a skinnie huske,commeth forth one ortwo flowers, 
confiding of nine leaues a pecce, three whercofthat are turned downewards , are lar- 
ger and broader then the other, hauing in each of them a yellow fpot, about the mid- 
dle of the leafe, other three are fmall, hollow, ridged or arched , couering the lower 
part next the ftalke of thofc falling leaues , turning vp their ends, which arediuided 
into two parts,other three ftandvpright, andarevery fmallatthebottomeof them, 
and broader toward the toppe : the whole flower is of a faire blew colour; after the 
flowers are paft, come vp three fquare heads, fomewhat long , andlanke, orloofe, 
containing in them round yellowilh feede, which when itis ripe, will rattle by thefba- 
king of the winde in the dry huskes : the roote of this kinde is greater and longer then 
any ofthefraaller kindes with narrow leaues, coueredwith diuers browne skinnes 
which feeme to be fraught with long threeds like haires, efpecially at the fmall or vp- 
per end of the roote, which thing you lhall not findc in any of the fmallcr kindes. 
2 .Iris bulbofxmxior purpura & pur pur 6 violacea. 
The paler or deeper purplegreat bulbous Flowerdeluce. 
Thefe purple Flowerdeluces differ not from the laft deferibed, either in roote or 
leafe: the chiefeft difference confiftethin the flowers, which in thefe are fomewhat 
larger then in the former, and in the one of a deepe blew or Violet purple colour, and 
in the other of a deepe purple colour, in all other things alike. 
There isalfo another,in all other things like vnto the former, but only in the flower, Fl ° r ' 
which is of a pale or blcake blew, which we call an alh-colour. 
3. Iris bulbofx mxior pur pur ex variegatu [tut flrixtx. 
T he great purple ftript bulbous Flowerdeluce. 
There is another ofthe purple kinde, whofe flower is purple , but with fome veines 
orftripesof a deeper Violet colour, diuerfly running through the whole leaues of 
the flower. 
And another of that bleake blew or alii- colour, with lines and veines of purple in FUrceuureo 
the leaues ofthe flowers, fome more or lefTe then other. purpu. 
And againe another, whofe flower is of apurple colour like vnto the fecond, but™; 
that round about that yellow fpot, in the middle of each ofthe three falling leaues (as irtoaJrt», 
is vfuall in all the bulbous Flowerdeluces)therc is a circle of a pale blew or afh-colour, 
the reft of the leafe remaining purple, as the other parts of the flower is. 
4. Iris bulbofx maior flore rubente. 
The great peach coloured bulbous Flowerdeluce. 
There Is another of thefe greater kindes, more rare then any of the former, not 
differing in roote, leafe, or flower, from the former, but onely that the flower in this is 
of a pale reddilb purple colour, comraing fomewhat neare vnto the colour of a peach 
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