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its flower has a Jhew of greennefs in the yellow , 
and alfo more green at the bottom. 
XXXIV. 32. Crocus Vernus luteus maximus , 
The greateft yellow Crocus. This is like the Firft 
yellow Crocus at Sc£h XXX. above , being a varie- 
ty raifed from the Seeds thereof. The flowers are of 
a deep yellow color , and as large as the Greateft Pur- 
ple, for which thing it is very much eftec/ned. 
XXXV. 33. Crocus Vernus fiavus ft rial us, The 
yellow ftriped Crocus. Its Root is very like the 
Root of the Firft yellow Crocus at Se£t. XXX. 
aforegoing , but fome thing f mailer and Jhorter , 
and covered with the like reddifh Skins , but a little 
f adder. It rifes up with a greater ftore of nar- 
rower and greener Leaves than the Firft Yellow $ 
and after the Leaves are fpread , many yellow Flow- 
ers rife up from among them , which are not of fo 
bright and fair yellow color , but more dead or dull , 
having on the backfide of each of the 3 outer mo ft 
Leaves , 3 / mall Stripes of an overworn or dull pur- 
ple color 5 with Jome Chives , and a Pointel in the 
4 middle. It blowers not fo early as the Firft Yellow, 
but abides almoft as long as it. 
XXXVI. 34. Crocus Vernus luteus verficolor pri- 
mus , The belt Cloth of Gold Crocus. Its Root is 
eafily known from the Roots of any other Crocus, 
becaufe the outward Peelings or Shells , are bard and. 
as it were Netted on the out fide, having certain 
Ribs , rifing up higher than the reft of the Skins , 
made in the form of Network , of a dark brown 
color , and withal , it is J' mailer and rounder than the 
former Yellow, and encreafes not fo plentifully by 
the Root. This is the fair eft Cloth of Gold Crocus, 
and rifes up very early , even with the firft Crocus’*, 
with 3 or 4 very narrow and jhort Leaves , of a 
whiter color than any of the former , which quickly 
after fends forth its Flowers , rifing from among the 
Leaves out of the fame white Skin , which includes 
alfo the faid Leaves -, but they are not fo plentiful 
as the former Yellow, being but 2 or 3 at mo ft, of 
a fair Gold yellow color , yet fomething paler than 
the Firft Yellow j having on the back of the 3 
outward Leaves , 3 fair and great Stripes , of a 
fair deep purple color , with fame fmall Lines at the 
fides or edges of thofe purple Stripes. On the infide 
of thefe Flowers there is nojign orfbew of any Line 
or Spot , but wholly of a fair Gold yellow , with 
Chives , and a Father top Pointel in the middle. The 
Seed of this is like the former , but not fo red. 
XXXVII. 3 <j. Crocus Vernus luteus verficolor 
alter , The fecond Cloth of Gold Crocus, or Duke 
Crocus. There is no difference either in the Root , 
Leaf or color of the Flowers , or time of Flowering , 
in this Kind , from the laft before defer ibed : for 
the Flowers of this are of the fame bignefs and 
color -, the chief variation of this from that , being 
in the marking of the three outward Leaves , which 
in this have not 3 Stripes as they have , but are 
wholly of the fame deep purple color on their backs , 
facing that their edges are yellow , which is the 
form of a Duke Tulep , from whence came the 
name of a Duke Crocus. 
XXXVIII. 36. Crocus Vernus verficolor palido 
luteus , The pale Cloth of Gold Crocus. The Root 
of this is Netted like the others , which jhews that 
this is but a variation of the fame Kind. This 
third fort of Cloth of Gold Crocus has Leaves and 
Flowers like the former , but differs in this , that the 
color of the Flower is of a paler yellow by much , 
but Striped in the fame manner as the firft of this 
Kind, with a fainter purple color. 
XXXIX. 37. Crocus Vernus verficolor albo dilu- 
te us, The Cloth of Silver Crocus. The Root of this is 
alfo Netted as the others are , which Jhews it is a 
variety alfo of the fame Kind. The chiefeft note 
of difference in this is, that being as large a Lowe/ 
as any of the former of this Kind , it is of fo pale a 
yellowijh white , that it is more white than yellow , 
which fome do call a Butter color. The 3 outward 
Leaves are ftriped on their backs with a paler pa/- 
ple blewfhining color ', the bottom of the Flower , and 
the upper part of the Stalk , being of the fame pu>- 
ple blew color. 
IV. Autumnal Crocus’s. 
XL. 38. Crocus Byzantintts argent e us , The Sil- 
ver colored Autumn Crocus. Its Root is pretty 
big , and rounder than any other Crocus, without any 
Flat bottom , and covered with a dark ruffe t Skin. 
It fprings up in October, and feldom before, with* 
or 4 Jhort green Leaves at firft but growing long- 
er afterwards , and in the mid ft of them , prefenth. 
after they have appeared, one Flower for the nsv t : 
port, and but feldom two come forth, confiftingof 
Leaves, the three outwardmoft whereof, are fome- 
thing larger than the other three within - and arc of 
a pale bleak Blew Color, almoft White which many 
call a Silver Color -, the three inner mo ft Leaves being 
of a pure White , with fome yellow Chives in the mif- 
dle, and a longer Pointel, ragged or feathered at the 
top. This very feldom bears Seed, but when the 
Tear falls out to be very mild, and then it is fmall 
round, and of a Dark color. 
XL I. 39. Crocus Pyre not us Pur pure us , The 
Purple Mountain Crocus, Root is fmall and 
white on the outftde , fo like unto the Root of the 
leffer .Vernal Purple or White Crocus aforegoing , 
that it cannot be diftinguifhed , until about the end 
of Auguft, when it does begin to fhoot, and then by the 
early fhooting up a white long Sprout for Flower, it 
may be known. This Purple Crocus rifes up but 
with one Flower ufually , but fometimes with two, one 
after another, without any Leaves at all, fometimes 
in Auguft, but generally in September, ftanding 
upon a longer Footftalk than any other kind of 
Crocus’s, either of the Spring or Autumn-, and is 
as large as the Flower of the greateft Vernal Purple 
Crocus *, of a very deep Violet Purple color , which 
decays after it has flood blown three or four Days , 
and becomes more Pale , having in the middle fome 
yellow Chives, and a long feather-topt Pointel, 
branched , and rifing fometimes above the edges of 
the Flowers. About a Month after the Flowers are 
paft , and fometimes not until the beginning of the 
Spring -, there rife up three or four long and broad 
green Leaves , with a white Line in every one of 
them, like unto the fir ft Vernal Purple kinds, which 
abide until the end of May or June. It has not been 
obferved to give any Seed, the Winter coming fo 
quickly on after the Flowering, which hinders its 
coming to Perjettion. 
XLII. 40. Crocus Mont anus Autumnalis, The 
Autumn Mountain Crocus. Its Root is very great 
and flat bottomed, covered with a duskifh grayifh 
Coat or Skin, and* very little, or feldom encreafes. 
It Springs up later than any of the former, and does 
not appear until the middle or end of October, when 
all the Flowers of the former are paft ■, appearing 
firft with three or four Jhort green Leaves, like 
unto the Byzantine Crocus, and afterwards the 
Flowers between them , which are of a pale or bleak 
Blew , tending to a Purple •, their Footftalks being fo 
Jhort , that at firft they fcarcejy appear above Ground ■, 
but two or three Days after , they grow a little 
higher. 
XLIII. The Places. Some of thefe have been 
found out in one Country, and fome in another, as 
the 
