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ce.pt tbdt of the Spring , and one other) to bear their 
Hovers alone in Autumn, or later , without any 
Green Leaves with them , and afterwards in Febru- 
ary their Green Leaves : So that roe fhall not need 
to make many long Defcriptions , but having given 
you a full Defcription of the firf, to fheio you the 
differences , which chiefly confifi in the Leaves and 
color of the blowers -, and briefly to pafs from 
one to another , taking notice only of thofe Variati- 
ons which are mo ft wortlfy of Note. The Root of 
this our fir ft Englifh kina, is Bulbous or round, and 
is White within , but without covered with a thick 
blackifh Skin or Coat , having one fide thereof at 
the bottom , larger than the other , with an hollow- 
nefs alfoon the one fide of that long Eminence , where 
the Flowers rife from the bottom , and footing 
down from thence a number of White Fibres , by 
which it is faflned in the Ground. This Root re- 
mains in the' Earth, without fhew of Leaf above 
Ground, mof part of the Winter , and in February 
there Spring forth from it, three or four large and 
long green Leaves, rifing from the top or head of 
the Root, long after the time of its Flowering, which 
is the Autumn before : Thefe Leaves when they are 
fully grown up, ( land on the top of a round, weak , 
green and fhort Footftalk, fomething like unto the 
Leaves of White Lillys, but not fo large j and in 
the mid ft of thefe Leaves, after they have been up 
fome time t appear two or three loofe Skinny Heads, 
funding in the midfl 'of the Leaves, upon ffort 
thick green Stalks, which being ripe , contain in 
them fmall round brownifh Seed, which lyes as it 
were loofe therein, and when the Head is dry, be- 
ing f oaken , may be heard to rattle. But the Flow- 
ers which are not more than three or four at 
Engliji. b Purple Meadow Saffron. 
mof, appeared the Autumn before, or juft b.-j > - 
Winter, funding fever-ally upon .weak Footllalks, 
a Fingers length or more above the Earth, tc'.v; 
conff of fix white Leaves, fomething long and • 
row, and not fo large as mof of the other kinds, 
with fome Threads or Chives in the middle , like 
unto the Spring Crocus’s in the former Chapter , 
without any color of Saffron in them, or any 
Saffron like Virtues : Thefe Flowers being paft , thr . 
Leaves appear net yet, but the Root lying with at ; ] r. 
leaft appearance 'of them, mof part of the Winter 
they afterwards Spring up in February, &c. as a.u. 
before declared. 
IV. 2. Colchicum Anglicum pupurcum. The Pur- 
ple Englifh Colchicum, or Medow Saffron. This 
both in its Roots, Flowers, Leaves and Seed, ALig- 
nitude, manner and form of Growing, differs not 
at all from the former, faving only in the color of 
the Flowers ■, which as thofe in the firf were whol- 
ly White, arc in this of a diluted Purple Color, with 
a fmall appearance of Veins therein. 
V. t,. Colchicum P annonicum album. The White 
Hungary Medow Saffron. Tit is in its Root, Leaf, 
Flower, manner and form of Growing, is like to 
the fir ft or White Englifh Colchicum ^ the greatef 
difference between that and this is, that the former 
White , is in all particulars leffer than this, and 
beftdes, that this has a greater fore of Flowers 
together , which continue longer in their Beauty, 
without fading, fo foon as the former, and are alfo 
fomething of a fairer white color. 
VI. 4. Colchicum P annonicum pur pure um, Purple 
Hungary Medow Saffron. It is fomething like un- 
to the White of this kind, but that it bears not 
fo plentifully as the White does, nor does the Root 
jfow fo great ; but the Flowers are in a manner 
as large as they , and of the like Pale diluted Purple 
color, or fomewhat deeper, as is in the Purple 
Englifh, with fome Veins or marks upon the Flow- 
ers, making fome fhew of a checker on the out-fide, 
but not fo confpicuous as in the true checqueVd 
kinds. 
VII. 5. Colchicum P annonicum verf color. Party 
coloured Hungarian Medow Saffron. This is a 
Species of the fourth or laf kind before Defcribed ', 
and differs only from it in this, that the Flowers 
hereof are Party-colored with white Streaks and 
Edges, which abide con ft ant : It is thought that this 
was firf ra ffed from the Seeds of the former. 
VIII. 6 . Colchicum Byzantinum, The Byzantine 
or Conftantinople Medow Saffron. Its Root is in the 
middle greater and rounder than the others, with 
a longer Eminence, whereby it may be eafily 
known from all other forts. Its Leaves are jo 
broad and large, fo that one who had never 
feen Colchicum, could fcarcely judge it to be a 
Species thereof, for that they are much larger 
than any Lilly Leaves, and of a dark green 
color. The Flowers are correfpondent to the Leaves 
larger, and more in number than in any of the 
former Purple kinds, of the fame color with the 
laf Purple kind, but of a little deeper Purple 
on the infde, with divers Marks running thro 1 
the Flowers, like unto it, or like to Cbecquers. 
but yet fomewhat more apparently . 
IX. 7. Colchicum 
