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XII. io. Crocus Vernus jlriatus vulgaris , The 
common ftriped Crocus. 'Ibis is another Jort of 
ftriped Flower, which is the mojl common and plenti- 
ful/ in abnoft every ones Garden it is here brought 
under the Clajfis of tbs White Kinds, tho it diffeis 
fignally m its Root, Leaf' and Home r from them all. 
its Root is differing from nil the former, being 
rounder and bigger than any if them except the 
Mefian Kinds, yet foipe thing, ha!, weaving 
any Shoots from the fides, hfiftWfig* off into Roots 
or little Bulbs plentifully ., having a round Circle 
cncompdffing the bottom of the Roof , which eafly 
falls away , when it is taken out of the- Ground , 
and covered with a brown CiWfifld me thing ' near the 
color of the Yellow Crocus , but not altogether Jo 
bright. The Leaves of this rife up fooncr than the 
Leaves of the Yellow or White Crocus*/, lying 
fpread upon the Ground for the mo /I part, and nor-, 
rower than any of the former, from among thefe 
Leaves Spring up fevera! Flowers, almoft as large 
as the former Great white Crocus, of a very 
bleak or pale purple color, tending to white on the 
infde , and in many almojl white, with fome fmall 
whitifh Chives, tipt with yellow in the middle. The 
three outward Leaves are of a yellowjfi. while color 
on their back fide, ft rip? d every one fif them with ? 
broad Stripes, of a dark murry or p&p le color, and 
a Little f pr inkle d with fome fmall pu/filfLines on both 
fides thofc Stripes>\ but on the infife, of the fame 
pale purple or whitg color with the reft. The Seed 
hereof is fame what darker colored, .than that of 
the White, and. is more plentiful in bearing. 
XIII. n. Crofts Vernus jlriatus T ur fiats , The 
Turky ftriped G&c.ys. T he Flower of this Kind is 
a little larger, lind of a deeper purple color , both on 
the infide, and on - t he out fide : the green Leaf is alfo 
bigger, and of*a more wbitijh hue. 
XIV. 1 2. Crocus Vernus capillarifolio albus. The 
fmall Leav’d, or Grafs LeaCd white Crocus. This 
White Crocus is in all tlfmgsVjfic unto the purple 
of the fame Kind in SfS. 27.; fallowing , but that 
the Flower of this is wholly while}, the full Defcrip- 
tion whereof , therefore we JTjjII here forbear, for 
that you will have it at Targe in the /aid Sett. 27. 
to which 1 refer you. 
XV. 17. Crocus plumatils pallidus , The pale 
Feathered Crocus. It is fomething like the White 
Crocus Mtefiacus , but larger , and not fo round 
pointed. The Stalk and bottom of the Flower is 
blew, like unto it. The three outward Leaves on 
the backs or out fides are all white, or Silver colored ■, 
and on their infidcs finely ft ripe ■ with /mailer and 
longer Stripes of a pafe blewifh purple. The three- 
inner Leaves are jrfiped with the fame color , but 
f mailer on both the, fides thereof: this is not Jo 
common as many of the others are, and is indeed 
one of the be ft we have. 
XVI. 14. Crocus Imperialis , The Imperial Cro- 
cus. It has many Flowers rifling from one Root , 
which are of a Silver color , ftriped on the backs of 
the Leaves with purple, which when they are open , 
are fecn through on the other fide. This encreafes 
fo fa ft, that it is grown very common. Of this Kind 
there arc two other-, the one larger}, and the other 
/mailer, and of the fame fafhion, and color, and 
marking. ^ 
XVII. 15. Crocus Rcgalis, The il'o)'al Croc^g.-j 
It is like to the Imperial but larger , and better 
ftriped with deep purple, more c/pecially the backs 
of the three outward Leaves. From the Seeds of 
this, feveral varieties have been raffed, differing 
from the Original, fome being larger, others fmallcr, 
and ftriped with deeper or paler purple : but in all 
thefe Flowers the White has the Maftery, and there - 1 
fore they arc numbred with that color. 0 
II. Vernal Purple Crocus’s. 
XVIII. 1 6. Crocus Vernus purpureus minor, The 
fmaller purple Crocus. This hits its Root , and 
green Leaves fo like unto the fir ft White Flower’d 
Crocus, that they can fcarcely be dffinguifhed, only 
they fieem to be a little narrower. The Flower is 
aljo much about the fame bignefs, or a little bigger , 
and feldoai bears above one Flower from, a Root, 
even at the fir ft does , of a deep purple V ioler color, 
the bottom of the Flower with the upper part of the 
Stalk next thereunto, being of a deeper oft blacker 
purple -, in the middle of the Flower , are fome fmall 
pale Chives , tipt with yellow*? endents, and a longer 
Pointel, divided or forked at the the top. It bears 
Seed very fparingly at the White does , and is red- 
difh like unto it, but recompenfierth.it defied with a 
plentiful encreafe by the Root -, and Flowers at the 
very fame time with the White, and enduring at 
little a while. Its Root is in all things fo Tike unto 
the firft White, that it is impojfible for the wij'eft 
and moft converfant therein, to know the one from 
the other. 
XIX. 17. Crocus Vernus purpureus maximus. 
The greateft purple Crocus. Its Root is like unto that 
of the Greater blew Neapolitan Crocus, which is 
flat and round , with a dusky colored out fide whofie 
Head for fpringing in it, is ficarcely to be dffcerneJ. 
It is of the fame Kind with the Neapolitan as well 
in its Leaf as its Root , but greater : for the green 
Leaves hereof are the greateft and broadeft of all other 
Crocus’/, with a large white Line in the middle of 
every one : it fprings up much later than the for- 
mer, and does not fhezo its Flower till a good while 
after the other, is paft. The Flowers alfo are the 
large ft of all thefe Spring Crocus’/, and equalling, if 
not furpajfing that Purple Kind which Flowers in 
Autumn, hereafter defer /bed, of a very fair, and 
deep Violet color, almoft as deep as the former. 
The Seed Veftels arc large alf o and white , in which 
is contained pale reddifh Seed, like unto the Neapo- 
litan blew Kind, but fomething greater. 
XX. t8. Crocus Vernus purpureus alter Apici- 
bus albidis, The purple Crocus the tops of 
whofe Flowers are whirifli. This Species of the 
Purple , has the tops of its purple Flowers whitfij 
for the breadth of half the Kail of a Mari's Hand, 
and abides conftant every Tear in that manner, and. 
in that thing it only or chiefly differs from the Lift, 
before deficribed , being of the fame Species. 
XXI. 19. Crocus Vernus KeapoTitani/s , five. 
Car ulcus major. The greater blew Crocus of Naples, 
or Greater Neapolitan blew Crocus. Its Root is nor 
very great, but a little dark on the out fide, being round 
ana flat withal, fo that one can hardly know which 
is the upper fide thereof. It rifles up with divers 
green Leaves broader than any of the former, except 
the Purpureus maximus at Se£b 19. above , with a 
white Line running down the infide of every Leaf, 
as in that: from among which rifles up (out of di- 
vers great long white Skins ) feveral large white 
Flowers, but not fully Jo great as thofe of the Maxi 
mus at Se£b 19. confifiing of fix Leaves apiece, of 
a paler blew or Violet color than in the find Maxi- 
mus ; having in the middle of the Flowers, a few 
pale Threads tipt with yellow , and a longer Pointel 
of a Cold yellow color, forked or divided at the top , 
fmelling Jweetcr than the Maximus , and abiding a 
great while longer , being in Flower ufually even 
with the Stript yellow Crocus, or before the Maxi" 
mus, and yielding greater plenty of Seed. 
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