284 Salmon ’ s Herbal. Lib. I. 
VIII. As to the Qualities and Medicinal Virtues 
hereof’ Authors have faid nothing about it, but do 
account it a virulent Poifon, rather than any thing 
elfe : and yet it is poflible it may be prepared for 
external Applications, with lingular Advantage a- 
gainlt many ftubborn and rebellious Difeafes, fuch 
as are Struma’s, Oedema’s, and other Infirmities of 
like kind. 
C H A P.I CCIII. 
Of DAFFODIL Chequer’d 
I. np H E Karnes. This Plant was unknown to 
i the Greeks , as far as we can learn, and fo 
has no proper Greek Name belonging to it : but it 
is called in Latin , by Authors, Fritillaria , by Do- 
dontus, Flos Melcagridis , ( The Ginny Hen-Flower , 
becaufe of the Variety of the Colors in the Flower, 
agreeing with the Colors of the Feathers of a Ginny 
Hen : ) by Lobe l, Lilio-narciffus , Variegatus , Lf Fur- 
pure us Variegatus , Teffulatus . , ( making it a kind 
of Tulip : ) others, Lilium variegatum : in Eng/ifh , 
The Chequer d Daffodil , The Chequer d Lilly , The 
Ginny Hen-Flower , and Frit illary, by which lalt 
Name it is molt known. 
II. The Kinds. Some Authors will have it to be 
of the kind of the Daffodil -, fome of the Tulip ■, 
fome of the Lilly , and others as partaking of fome- 
thing of all of them, and therefore have placed it 
between them : but becaufe it is now molt com- 
monly called, A Chequer'd Daffodil , we have placed 
it immediately after the Daffodils. Hereof there 
are many Species found out of late, as White, Red , 
Purple , Fellow , Black , of each of which there are 
alfo feveral forts ^ but the Purple kind was that 
which was firft known. 
III. Authors make feveral Species hereof, fome 
more, fome lefs : thofe which we (hall take notice 
of in this Chapter, are the thirteen following, viz. 
1 . Yritillaria vulgaris , The common Chequer’d Daf- 
fodil. 2. Fritillaria vulgaris pallidior , pnecox Ef 
Scrotina , The early and late common Chequer’d 
Daffodil. 3. Fritillaria flore atro rubente , The 
Blood-red Fritillary. 4. Fritillaria maxima purpu- 
rea, five rubra. The great purple or red Fritillary. 
5. Fritillaria alba , The white Chequer’d Daffodil. 
6. Fritillaria fore duplici albicante, The double blufil 
Fritillary. 7. Fritillary flore luteo puro. The abfo- 
lute yellow Fritillary. 8. Fritillaria flore luteo va- 
ria five punttato. The variegated yellow Fritillary. 
9. Fritillaria lute a maxima Italic a. The great yellow 
Italian Fritillary. 10. Fritillaria poly&nthos flore 
parvo ltalorum. The fmall Italian Fritillary. 11. 
Fritillaria lutea Juncifolia Lufitanica, The Portugal 
lmall yellow Fritillary. 1 2. Fritillaria Pyrenaa, 
five Apcnninea, The Pyrenaran black Fritillary. 13. 
Fnt ill aria Umbellifera Hijpanica, TheSpanifh Um- 
belliferous black Fritillary. Some think, that the 
Name Fritillaria was given to it from Fritillus . , the 
Chequer'd Board, upon which Gamefters play at 
Dice -, this delightful Flower being Chequer’d in 
like manner on its Leaves. 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firft , or Common 
Chequer’d Daffodil, has a fmall white bulbous Root, 
but fomewhat flatijh, made as it were of two Cloves, 
and divided in a manner into two parts, yet joining to- 
gether at the bottom or feat of the Root, which holds 
them both together. From between this Cleft or Di- 
vifion , the Bud for the Stalk appears, which in time 
rifes up to be a foot or joot and half high , being round 
and of a brownifh green color, snore efpecially near 
unto the Ground, whereon there ftands difperfedly 
four or five narrow, long and green Leaves, being a 
little hollow. At the top of the Stalk, between the 
upper Leaves, ( which are f mailer than the loweft ) 
the Flower Jbews it felf, hanging or turning down the 
Head, but not turning up again any of its Leaves, 
as fome Lillies do. Sometimes this Stalk bears two 
Flowers, and fometimes, yet but very feldom, three, 
conjifting of fix Leaves apiece , of a reddifh purple 
color, f potted diver fly with great Spots, appearing 
like unto fquare Chequers, of a deeper color. The 
infide of the Flower Is -of a brighter color than the 
out fide, which has fome Greennefs at the bottom of 
every Leaf. Within the Flower do appear fix Chives, 
tipt with yellow Pendents , and a three-forked Stile 
or Pomtel, compdfling a green Head, which , when 
the Flower is paft, rifes upright again, and becomes 
the Seed-Veflel, being fomething long and round, yet 
having a fmall fhew of Edges, flat at the Head, like 
the Head of a Lilly, and without any Crown, as the 
Tulip has, in which is contained pale-colored flat Seed, 
like unto thofe of the Lilly, but f mallei?. 
V. The fecond, or Early and late common Che- 
quer’d Daffodil, are of the fame kind with the for- 
mer, but with thefe following Differences, viz. 1. 
That fome of them do flower early, with or before the 
Early-flowering Tulips ; and fome of them flower la- 
ter, to wit, a Month or more after the former. 2. 
That in fome the Color is paler ■, and in others again 
of a very high or deep color. 3. That fometimes they 
have eight Leaves, and fometimes ten or twelve 
Leaves , as if two Flowers were made one, which 
fome call a Double Fritillary. The Flowers at top of 
the Stalk are Chequer'd moft admirably, and yet in 
the fame , Nature has kept a wonderf ul Order, fur- 
pajjing the mod curious Painting which Art can per- 
form : one fquare is of a greenifh yellow color the 
other purple, keeping the fame Order , as well on the 
backfide of the Flower as on the infide • fometimes 
they arc blackijh in one Square, and of a Violet-color 
in another fo that Nature fee ms in a ftmple Flower 
to bring forth Variety in PerfeUion, 
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