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Antirrhinum. Snapdragon. 
T Here is fomediuerfity inthe Snapdragons, forne being of a larger, and others 
ofa leifer ftature and bigneffe ; and of the larger, fome of one, and fome of an- 
other colour, but bccaufe the fmall kindcsarc of no beautie, I {hall at this 
time onely entreate of the greater. forts. 
i . Antirrhinum Mum. White Snapdragon. 
Theleaaesofthefc Snapdragons (for I doevnder one defeription comprehend the 
reft) are broader, longer, and greener then the leaues of the Garden Flaxe, or of the 
wilde Flaxe fetconfuledlyvpon the tender greenc branches, which are fpread on all 
fides, from the very bottomc, bearing at the toppes many flowers, fomewhat refem- 
blingtheformerTode Flaxe, but much larger, and without any heele orfpurre, of a 
faire white colour, with a yellow fpot in the mouth or gaping place : after the flowers 
are paft, there come vp in their places hard round feede velTels, fafhioned fomewhat 
like vnto a Calues head , fire fnout being cut off, wherein is contained fmall bkeke 
feede : the rootesare many white firings, which perifh imnoft places after they haue 
giuenfeede, notwithstanding any care or paines taken withthemtopreferuethema- 
liue, and yet they will abide in fome places where they are defended in the Winter. 
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2. Antirrhinum pur tureum fiucrefeum. Purple Snapdragon. 
T he purple Snapdragon is in ftalkes, leaues, and flowers altogether like the former, 
and as large and great in cucry part, or greater ; the onlydiffercncc is, that this beareth 
pale Stammell or Rofe coloured flowers, with a yellow fpot in the mouth, and fomc- 
times ofa paler colour, almoftblulh. , 
3 .Antirrhinum variegatum. Variable Snapdragon. 
This variable kinde is fomewhat leffe, and tenderer then the laft deferibed , hauing 
alfo a reddifhorblufl) coloured flower, lefTerthen the former, but much bigger then 
themiddlekinde of Snapdragon (which is notfetdownein thisworke) the yellow 
fpot in the mouth of it hath fome white about it, and extending to both fides of the 
fpotrtheheads and feede arc like the former: the rootes arc fmaller, butncuerwill 
abide after they haue giuen flowers and feede. 
4. Antirrhinum luteum. Yellow Snapdragon. 
There is likewife another ofthefekindes , that beareth leaues as large as any of the 
former, & very faire yellow flowers, as large likewife as they, not differing in any thing 
clfe from the firft; let not any therefore imaginethis tobe a Linaris orTode Flaxe:, 
for all parts are anfwerable vnto the Snapdragons. 
The Place. 
All thefe are nourilhed with vs in our Gardens, although in Spaineand 
Italy they are found growing wilde* 
The Time. 
They flower for the moft part the fecond yeare after the fowing, from A> 
prill vntill Iuly , and the feede is quickly ripe after. 
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