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T he (jar den of pleafant Flowers. 
VuYpvru ma~ 
hr. 
The greater 
purple. 
'Purpures firttina 
ineucry one of the three falling leaues, this vfually flowreth early, euen 
with the firft bulbous Flowerdeluces. 
We haue another purple, whofe flower is larger, and flalkc higher, and 
is of a very reddidi purple colour, a littleaboue the ground, atthe foote or 
bottomeofthe leaues and dalke : this flowreth with the later fort of Flow- 
erdeluces. 
Thereis another, whofe flower is wholly purple, except the yellow 
•i-klutc p»rpic. fpot,and flowreth later then any of the other purples. 
ni.jim, There is yet another purple, whofevpright leaues are of areddilhpur- 
'ak/j i&^rpie pie, and the falling leaues of a blew colour. 
And another of a reddidi purple, whofe falling leaues are of a whitifh 
umMM blew colour, in nothing elfe differing from the lad. 
Arida» parpic Another hath his falling leaues of a faire gold yelIow,without any ftripe, 
y« in fome there are veines running through theyellow leaues , and fome 
haueanedgeofa fallen darke colour about them : the vpright leaues in e- 
ranv coloured^ ucry of thefe, are of a Violet purple. 
ii ow Another is altogether likethis lad, but that the falling leaues are ofa pale 
blew and yellow, trauerfing one the other, and thearched leaues of a pale 
j&SttUfet purplifh colour. 
&!»««« » Another hath his vpright leaues of a paler purple, and the falling leaues 
• “ ‘ yellow. 
Jrt£wSS. wl * And another little differing from it, but that the arched leaues are whitifh . 1 
Another whole vpright leaues are of a pale blew , and the faffing leaues 
biViVudJStow And another of the famefort,but of a Iittlepaler blew. 
gamiaru. We haue another fort, whofe vpright leaues are of a faire brownifh yel- 
amt. ii,™ j ow co j ourj which fome call a Fuittc more, and others an hairc colour j the 
uiun falling leaues yellow. 
ami hwc co. And another of the fame colour, but fomewhat deader. 
Iris bulnsfi Afrit tut ferpenturu unit. 
The purple or murrey bulbous Barbary Flo werdeluce. 
This Flowerdeluce as it is more drange (that is, but lately knowne and pofTefTed 
by a few) fo it is both more defired, and of more beauty then others. It is in all 
refpetds, of roote, leafe, and flower , fortheforme likevntothc middlefortof thefe 
Flowerdeluces, onely the lowed part of the leaues and ftalke, for an inch or therea- 
bouts, next vnto the ground, arcofa reddi fh colour, fpotted with many fpots, and the 
flower, being of a meane fize, is of a deepe purplifh red or murrey colour the whole 
flower throughout, except the yellow fpot in the middle of the three lower or falling 
leaues, as is in all others. 
> t * icre is another fort , which is the greated of all thefe nar- 
tris fifth. 1 row leafed Flowerdeluces, in all the parts of it s for the roote is greater 
The duskie then any of the other , being thicke and ihort : the leaues are broader and 
f "‘ ! [ ( . colourc<1 longer, but of the fame colour: the dalke is dronger and higher then any of 
them, bearing two or three flowers, larger alfothen any ofthe red, whofe 
falling leaues are of a duskie yellow , and fometimes with veines and bor- 
ders about the brimmes, of another dunne colour, yet hauing that yellow 
fpot chat is in all : the arched leaues are ofa fullen pale purplifh yellow,and 
the vpright leaues of a dull or duskie blewilh purple colour: the heads or 
homes for feedeare like wife greater, and fo is the feede alfo a little. 
The Place. 
Thefe Flowerdeluces haue had their originali out of Spaineand Portu- 
gall, as it is thought , except thofc that haue rifen by the fowing,and thofc 
which are named of Africa. 
The. 
