Chap. 6i\. ‘Englijh Herbs. 
XXII. 20. Crocus Kcapolitjnui precocior, The 
more early Neapolitan Crocus. This Species dif- 
fers very little from the former , either in its Root , 
Le.tf or Hooter, whether for l.argenejs or Color ; 
J living that it ferns to be of a little bleaker or paler 
blew i and that it Homers fomething earlier. 
XXIII. 21. Crocus Vernus purpureas flriatus , 
The ItripT Purple Crocus. Its Root is like untothe 
firfl Neapolitan, and Rlowers much about the fame- 
time with it : Its Leaves are alfo cu large and broad 
,u thofe , and rather a little longer. The Flowers 
are a/fo at plentiful and as Urge , of a fine Diluted 
Purple Colour on the out-Jide, with three broad 
freaks- or lines down the back of the three outward 
Leaves, and of a little deeper Purple on the infide, 
js the other three Leaves a!Jo are , and Jlriped with 
the fame deep Purple about the ground or bottom of 
the Leaves. This fometimes yields three /quire 
Heads, containing in them brownijh Seed. 
X.XIV. 22. Crocus Vernus pupureus verfcolor,Tt\Q 
Silver ltriped Purple 'Crocus. The Root of this is not 
fo Pat ns that of the Neapolitan-, tbo’ like it, and 
covered with a dark AJh Coloured Skin. It is in its 
Leaves and Flowers fomething like unto the lift be- 
fore Defcribed, but a little J'maller .- The Flowers 
are of a little deeper Purple though the whole 
l, eaves, ftripedwith white Lines, bothonthe Leaves 
and towards their edges, which makes it a peculiar 
Species from all the reft, and it Flowers about the 
fame time. 
XXV. 27 ,. Crocus Fur pure its Flammeus major : 
The greater Purple Flame Coloured Crocus. Its 
Root is White on the out fide , fomewhat flat and 
round , but not fo flat at the Neapolitane Crocus 
before defcribed. Its green Leaves are of a reafona- 
ble length and breadth , and of a Pleafant frefly 
Greennefs , with a fair broad white- Line down their 
middles , but not rifing out of the Ground fo early not 
the next defcribed Crocus, l The Flowers are like- 
zoife of a mean bignefs , of a pale Fur pie on the out- 
fide, fomething whitifh , efpecially the three outward 
Leaves , but on the infide of a deeper Purple , and 
ftriped with great Stripes like Flames , having fome 
Chives in the middle, and a longer one alfo feather- 
eda little at the top. 
XXVI. 24. Crocus Furpureus Flammineus minor. 
The leffer Purple Flame Coloured Crocus. Its Root 
is very like unto the former, but a lift le lejfer. It has 
almoft as broad and long green Leaves as the former, 
and of the fame Greennefs, which rife up earlier 
than they. It is in Flower fomething before that, 
and it s Flower u a little fmaller, but of as deep a 
Purple on the out fide, as on the infide : Flamed with 
fair broad Stripes from the middle of the Leaves, or 
fomewhat lower, unto the Edges each of thefe give 
Seed of a pale reddifh Color. 
XXVII. 2$. Crocus Vernus Furpureus Capilla- 
rifolio The Purple Crocus, with fmall or almolt 
Grafs like Leaves. Its Root is very fmall and round, 
having one fide at bottom lower than the other, very 
like the Roots of Colchicum, or Medow-Saffron * 
and fomething near refe tabling alfo the Hoof of an 
horfe Foot, covered with a very thick Skin, of a 
dark or blackifh brown color. This fmall Crocus 
rifes out of the Earth with two or three long and 
fmall green Leaves, very like unto the Leaves of the 
fine Feather- Grafs, ftanding upright at firfl, but 
afterwards lying upon the Ground. From among 
5 which , come forth the Flowers, fometimes three, but 
mofl ufually two upon one Stalk, if the Root be not 
Toung , which then will bear but One on a Stalk, 
■which )s very jhort, fo that the Flowers fear cely rife 
above the Ground , yet laying themf elves open in the 
Day time if it is Fair, and the Sun Shines other- 
wife they remam clofe , and open nof at all. And 
after one Flower is pa ft , which does not continue 
above 7, or 4 Days at mofl, the others follow, which 
are of a bleak blewifh Purple in the middle of the 
Flower, and of a deeper Purple towards the ends or 
points of the Leaves , but of a more dull or dark 
Purple on their out (ides, and yellowifb at bottom, 
with fome yellow Chives in the middle. The Seed is 
fmall, and darker coloured than any of the former 
Crocus’/, .contained ajfo in fmaller Heads, (landing 
one by another upon the fame Jhort Footflalk, which 
then rifes up a little higher ^fhewin'g the manner of 
the funding of the Flowers , ' .which in their Flower- 
ing time could not fo ectfily be difeerned. This 
Flowers the lafl of all the former forts of Crocus’s, 
even when they are alfpafl. 
XXVIII. 2 6. Crocus Vernus Furpureus Striatus 
Capillarifolio , The Striped Purple Crocus with Capil- 
lary or fmall Leavcs. 77 ;<? Root of this is fomewhat lar- 
ger than theforn&r, and rounder, but covered with as 
thick and as brown a Skin. This fmall Crocus has fuch 
like Leaves as the lafl Defcribed •, from among which , 
rifes up the Flower upon as fhort aFootftalk, confift- 
ing of fix Leaves like the former, of a fair Purple 
color on the out fide of the outward Leaves, with three 
Lines or Stroaks down each Leaf, of a deeper Pur- 
ple color -, and on the infide of a paler Purple, as 
the other three Leaves alfo are, toith fome Chives 
tipt with yellow Pendents, and a forked Point el in 
the middle. It Flowers about the fame time with 
the former. 
XXIX. 27. Crocus Plumatus Furpureus, The 
Purple Feathered Crocus. This is like the greater 
Purple, but a little bigger and rounder pointed-, the 
three outward Leaves of the Flowers, are of the fame 
Purple color, and feathered with white on both Cides 
thereof the three inner Leaves are thick Striped 
with White upon a paler Purple on both fldes like- 
wife : And this is accounted the beft of all the forts 
of Crocus’s, which have hitherto come to our Know- 
ledge. 
III. Vernal Yellow Crocus V. 
XXX. 28. Crocus Vernus luteus, five Mteftacus -, 
The yellow Crocus, or Mefian Crocus. Its Root is 
great and round, as great or greater than a Wallnut 
fometimes, and covered with reddifh Skins or Coats. 
It rifes up with %or 4 Leaves out of the Ground , be- 
ing fomewhat near the breadth of the Great purple 
Kinds, with a white Line in them , as in mofl of 
the reft. The Flowers grow out from the middle of 
of thefe Leaves, and are very large, of a Gold yel- 
low color, with fome Chives, and a forked Point in 
the middle. The Seed hereof is of a brighter color, 
than in any of the other. This Plant yields more 
flore of Flowers than moft of the former, and begins 
to blow with the firfl forts , or prefently after, yet 
out lafls many of them, the Flowers being of a plea- 
fant good Smell. 
XXXI. 29. Crocus Vernus luteus Flore aureo. 
The yellow Crocus of a deeper Gold yellow color. 
This is of the fame Kind with the former, but its 
Flowers are of a deeper Gold yellow -, fo deep, that 
they appear reddifh withal. 
XXXII. 30. Crocus Vernus luteus Flore pal lido. 
The pale yellow Crocus. This is another Kind very 
like the former , wbofc Flowers are very pale, between 
a white and a yellow, but not differing from it, in 
any thing elfe. 
XXXIII. 31. Crocus Vernus luteus Flora vire- 
dante luteo. The greenifh yellow Crocus. This is 
a Crocus fomething fmaller than the former and 
6 K its 
