XXIV. 22. ( olcbicum maximum flore pleno : 
The gie.it eft double Flower’d Medow Saffron. 
Ibis biu Blowers much bigger and doubler than any 
of the jormci\ containing very many round pointed 
L' .ives. of a pale purp/ijh blujh color , fpreading 
open, and forming a Gallant double Blower far 
tranfc ending any of the former double kinds. 
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Medow Saffrons of the Spring. 
XXV. 23. Colcbicum Vernum flore cameo: 
Spring Medow Saffron, of a pale red or deep 
blufh color. Its Root is fmall, fomething i like unto 
the Roots of the former, but fiiorter, and not having 
Jo long an Eminence on one fide of the bottom, ft 
nfrs up very early in the Tear, viz. in the end of 
January fometimes , or in the beginning of Febru- 
ary, or middle thereof at farthejl-, prefently after 
the deep Frofts and Snows are paft, with its i low- 
ers inclofed within three green Leaves-, which open- 
ing thctijelves , as foon almoft as they are out of 
the Ground, fhea their Buds for blowers within 
them ; very white oftentimes before they open far 
and fometimes alfo purplifh at their firfl appear- 
ing, which never Jhei o above two at moft upon one 
Root ; and never rife above the Leaves, nor the 
Leaves much higher than they, while they laft. The 
blower confids of fix Leaves, long and narrow, eve- 
ry Leaf being divided both at the bottom and top each 
from other, and joined together only in the middle, 
having alfo fix Chives, tipt with yellow in the mid- 
dle, every Chive being joined to its proper Leaf 
which is of a pale red, or deep blufh color, when 
it hat food a while blown, and is a fmaller blower 
than amy other Medow Saffron, except the Jmall 
Spanilh kinds only ; but continues in its Beauty a 
confider able time, if the extremity of fiiarp profs 
do not fpoil it. The Leaves wherein thefe Flowers 
are inclofed, at their firfl coming up, are of abrown- 
ifh green color, which Jo abide for a while, efpecially 
on the out fide-, but on the in fide they are hollow 
and of a whitijh or grayifh green color, which after 
the blowers are paft, grow to be of the length of a 
Mans middle Finger, and narrow withal. There 
fifes up like wife in their middle, the Head or Seed 
Vejfel, which is fmaller and Jhorter and Harder than 
airy of the former, in which is contained fmall round 
brown Seed. 
Chap. 6 1 2. Englijh Herbs. 
. XXVIII. Tfe W Thefe are alfo declared 
in their Defcriptions ; thofe which Flower earlieft 
jn Flower in Auguft and September ; the 
later in OUober ; and the lateft in the end of Offo- 
ber and an November. The two laft Flower in the 
S-pring, alter the depth and hardneft of Winter is 
paft, as in January and February, if Froit and 
Snow prevent not. 
XXIX. Nora i. The Roots of th eCo/chica being 
let about the end ol Auguft , or beginning of Sep- 
tember, will fuddenly put forth Fibres, and (horc- 
ly after Flowers,; being the firft blown from the 
time of the Setting of the dry Roots, of all 
others ; altho’ vulgarly accounted the laft, which 
are indeed the firft which Flower; fome of them 
m September , others in OUober ; the firft are the 
Fatty-colored ; the lateft ate thofe of Chw. 
XXX. Nota 2. They are ealily Planted, the 
Koots looltng their Fibres, which may be taken up 
as loon as the green Leaves are dtyed down, and 
then kept out of the Ground, until the aforemen- 
tioned time for their Planting. They delight in a 
moift Earth, but being hardy, will thrive and in- 
creale almoft in any Soil ; only that of Chio is ten- 
der, and will not profper unlefs Planted in a warm 
place, where it may have the Comfort of the Sun 
and be (heltePd from Frofts, Wet, and Cold in 
Winter, all which it very ill endures. It is not 
doubted, but that other fine Varieties may be raifed 
from Sowing of the Seeds of the belt kinds. The 
manner of managing them, is the lime with that 
of Tulips, and ocher bulbous Roots which loofe 
their Fibres. 
XXXI. The Qualities, Specification, Preparati- 
ons and Virtues , Authors have faid nothing of, 
lave that they are deadly, or very dangerous ac 
leaft, having a Suffocating Quality. The only ufe 
we make of them is for an Ornament to our Gar- 
dens, and fo to gratifie the Florifts, and others 
which delight in things of this Nature, we thought 
good to introduce them into this prelent Work. 
CHAP. DCXIir. 
Of SAFFRON BASTARD: 
XXVI. 24. Colcbicum Vernum atropurpureum : 
Purple Medow Saffron of the Spring. The Flower 
of this, is in the riling up of its Leaves and Flowers 
together, and in all things e/fe, like unto the for- 
mer ; only the Flowers of this kind, are at their 
firft appearing, of a deeper Purple color ; and when 
they are blown, are a/fo much deeper than the for- 
mer ; divided in like manner both at bottoms and 
tops, as the other are ; fo that they feem, like cu if 
fix loofe Leaves were foined in the middle parts to 
make one Flower : It has alfo its fmall Chives tipt 
with yellow, cleaving in the like manner to even 
Leaf. * 
XXVII. The Places. Where they all grow na- 
turally, is exprelled in the Title of almoft every 
Plant : Some grow in Fields and Medows, and 
Champion Grounds ; and fome on Mountains and 
liiliy Grounds. The Englijh kinds grow in the 
"Weft Parts of our Land, as about Bath, Brijlol 
H'armifter, and other places alfo. The Double 
kinds ate laid to be brought out of Germany ; all 
the Foreign kinds have been tranfplanted from their 
Native Soil into our Gardens, where they now 
jiow as well as in their Natural places. 
0 R, 
S A F F - F L O W E R. 
Galled, alfo , 
CARTHAMVS. 
!• 'T' H E Names. It is called in Arabick Kar- 
X lam, (whence our Latine Name Cartha. 
mus : in Greek, & Kn!x&, either Jot ™ «»!- 
fev. Quod eft hunger e vel modere : or, ImimmenS, 
quod pungendo pruriginem excitet : or, « florts 
colore, cum K/mQ- exponatur Croce its vel rutilus ■ 
in Latine , Cnicus, and fometimes Cnecus, but for 
the moft part Carthamus in Apothecarii Shops 
fri n raSu’nHy, quod eft Purgare as fome think’. 
In Englijh, Ballard Saffron, alfo Carthamus and 
Salt-Flower. 
II. The Kinds. It is I. Cnicus vel Carthamus 
Sal ivies, Gaiden or Manured Ballard Saffron. 
II. Cnicus vel Carthamus Sy/veftris, Atra&yhs 
Wild Baftaid Saffron, 01 Diftaff Thiftle. 
III. The 
