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7 be (jar den of pleafant Flowers. 
white, hauingycc ftill a (hew of thatblufh aft-colour inthem,till the very laft. 
7. Hepatic* albaflraminibm rubra. White Hepatica with red threads. ’ 
There is ho difference between this Hepatica and the firft white one,fauing that the 
threads in the middle of the flower,being white, as in the former, are tipt at the ends 
with a pale reddift colour, which addc a great beauty to the flowers. 
Theleaues of this Hepatica are of a little browner red colour, both at their firft 
commingvp, and afterwards, efpecially in themiddleof the leafe more then any of 
the former ; the flowers arc in forme like vnto the reft, but of a bright bluft,or pale red 
colour, very pleafant to behold, with white threads or chiues in the middle of them. 
The double Hepaticais in all things like vnto the Angle purple kinde, fauing onely 
that the leaues are larger, and ftand vpon longer foote-ftalkes,and that the flowers are 
fmall buttons, but very thicke of leaues, and as doubleas a flower can be, like vnto the 
double white Crowfoote before deferibed, but not fo bigge, of a deepe blew or pnr- 
ple colour, without any threads or head in the middle, which fall away without <>i- 
uinganyfeede. “ 
In thecolour of this flower, confifteth the chiefeft difference from the Iaft, except one 
may fay it is a little lefle in the bigaefle of the flower, but not in doublencffe of leaues. 
All thefe plants with Angle flowers grow naturally in the Woods, and 
fhadowie Mountaines of Germany in many places , and fome of them in 
Italy alfo. The double kinde likewife hath been fent from AlphonfusPan- 
tius out of Italy, as Clufiusreporteth, andwasalfo found in the Woods, 
nearethe Caftleof Starnbeg in Auftria , the Lady HeufcnftainspolTeffion, 
as the fame CluAus reporteth alfo. 
Thefe plants doe flower very early, and are of the firft flowers thatfhew 
theinfelues prcfently after the deepe frofts in Ianuary, fo that next vnto the 
Winter Wolfesbane, thefe making their pride appeare in Winter, are the 
more welcome early guefts. The double kinde flowreth not altogether f® 
.... 5 © lanius» 
"•tilts, Hepattcumtriftliur*,Triftlium utbile, Trifoltum aureum, and forac Tri . 
»iiM, and Herb* Triniutit. In Englift you may call them either Hepatica, 
after the Latine name, as moft doe, or Noble Liuerworc, which you plcafe! 
Thefe are thought to cooleand ftrengthen the liuer, the name importing 
as much ; but I neuer faw any great vfe of them by any the Phyfirians of our 
London Coliedge,or effect by them that hauc vfed them in Pnyficke in our 
8 . Hepotic* flore rubro. Red Hepatica or noble Liuerwort. 
9. Hepatica flore purpureo multiplici flue plent. 
The double purple Hepatica. 
I o. Hepatkt flore camlet plent. The double blew Hepatica. 
The Place. 
The Time. 
They haue obtained diuers names ; fome calling them Hepatic a. Hepatic t 
TheVertues. 
Coamry. 
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