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20 . Rtnunculm Afittictts flore rubri flem . 
The double red Crowfoorc of Alia. 
The double red Crowfoote hath his rootesarid leaues fo like vnto the Angle red 
kindc, that none can perceiue any difference, or know the one from the other, vntill 
the budde ofthe flower doe appeare, which after it is any thing forward, may be per- 
ceiued to begreater and fuller then the budde of the Angle kinde. This kinde beareth 
mod vlually but one faire large double flower on the toppe of the ftalke, compofed of 
many leaues, fet clofe together in three or foure rowes, of an excellent crimfon 
colour, declining to Scarlet, thcoutter leaues being larger then the inner • and in 
Head of thrummes, hath many fmall leaues fet together: it hath likewifefix fmall 
narrow grcenclcaues on the backflde of the flower , where the ftalke is fattened to 
the flower. 
There is of this double kinde another fort, whofe flower is of the fame colour with Mfiroflort. 
the former , but out of the middle of the flower arifeth another double flower .but 
fmallcr. * 
The Place. 
Thefe plants grow naturally in diuers Countries ; fome in France , and 
Germany, and (ome in England, lome in Spaine, Portugall, and Italy, and 
fome hauc been fent out of Turkie from Conftantinople, and fome from a- 
ther parts, their titles for the mod part deferying their Countries. 
The Time. 
Some ofthem flower early , as is fet downe in their deferiptions, or ti- 
tles. The others in Aprill and May. The white Candy Crowfoote, and 
the other Angle and double forts of AAa, about the fame time, or fomewhat 
later, and one in Autumne, as it is fet downe. 
The Names. 
Thenamesthat aregiuen feuerallyto them may well ferue this worke, 
that thereby they may bee diftinguifhed one from another : For to fet 
downe any further controucrfleof names, how fitly or vnfltlythey haue 
beene called, and how variably by diuers former Writers, is Atter for a ge- 
nerali Hiftory, vnto which I leaue what may be faid, both concerning thefe 
and the reft : Onely this I would giue you to vnderftand , that the Turkie 
kindcs hauc been fent to vs vndcr the names of Teroitlts for the Angle , and 
Terobtlts c turner Lie for thedouble, and yet oftentimes , thofe that’haue 
been fent for double, haueproued Angle , fo little fidelity is to bee found 
araong.them. 
ThcVertues. 
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All or mod of thefe plants are very lharpe and exulcerating, yet the care 
and induftry of diuers learned men baue found many good effefis in many 
ofthem. For the rootes and leaues both ofthe wilde kindes, and of fome 
of thefe ofthe Garden, ftampedandapplyedtothcwrifts, hauedriuena- 
. way the fits in Feuers. Therootc likewifeof the double Englilh kindc is 
applyed for peftilent fores, tohelpe to breake them, by drawing the ve- 
nometothe place. They helpelikcwife to take away fcarres andmarkes 
in diuers places of the body. 
Cha?. 
