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Siipt\) fet in a fine pointed green Husk , of a 
fair purplifh blew color , 0/ one whole Leaf 
plaited into five round pointed ends , at the 
Violet Corn Greater. 
bottom, with a white Point el in the middle , chfing 
up every Night , and opening in the Day time only j 
W /’x /mail and yellow , contained in 
J mall long Heads. 
V. The fecond, or FwZ* Segetum minor , 
lum Generis minus , Codded or fmall Corn Violet, 
//x Root is fmall and Annual , alfo not much unlike 
the former, which fends up Stalks more upright, 
like unto the little Centory, with fiiffer and fewer 
Branches, more harfh or tough alfo in handling. 
The Leaves are like unto the former, but fome- 
thing lefs. At every Joint almoft, come forth two 
or three Flowers, fianding at the ends of long Cods, 
like unto Lyfimachia Siliquofa, of the fame fafhion 
and color as the former, but fo fmall as the Eye of 
a little Bird, never rifing above the Husk it Jiands 
in j and not but in the heat of the day to be feen, 
zohich then only lays it felf open. The Seed is fmall 
a nd yellow alfo as the former. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows in Corn-fields, 
between Greenhith and Hartford in Kent ■, as alfo 
in the Corn-fields about Lilly , a Town in the fur- 
thermoft parts of Hartfordfhire, towards Bedford •, 
and for its pleafant Afpeft, is alfo brought into, 
and Planted in Gardens. The fecond is found 
about Hatfield, in Hartfordfhire, and in feveral 
other places of this Land. Parkinfon fays, it is 
much more frequent than the other. 
VII. The Times. They both Flower in June 
and July, even to the end of Augufi, the Seed 
ripening in the mean time. 
Secondly, Of the D AME S-VIOLETS, 
VIII. The firft, or Common Single Flower’d 
Dames Violets. Its Root is wholly compofed of 
Strings or Fibres, which abide many Tears , fending 
up frejh Stalks every Tear, the Leaves abiding ail 
the Winter. Its Leaves arc broader, greener, and 
{harper pointed than the Stock Gilliftowers, and a 
little indented about the edges. The Stalks grow 
lobe about twoFect high , bearing many green Leaves 
upon them , {mailer than thofe at the bottom, and 
branched at the top, bearing many Flowers, in 
fajhion much like to thofe of Stock-GilliHowcrs-, 
confifting of four Leaves in like manner , but not 
Violet Dames, Single Common. 
fo large , of a faint purplifh color in fome, and in 
others white, having a pretty fwcet Smell, ef pcci- 
ally towards Night , ( whence came as is fuppofed. , 
the Name Hefperis,) but in the Day time little or 
none all. After the Flowers are pafl, come fmall, 
long, and round Pods , in which are contained two 
rows of fmall and long black Seed. 
IX. The fecond, or Hungarian Dames Violets. 
Its Root is Fibrous, and its Leaves very like the 
former, but fmoother and thicker, and not at all 
cut in or indented about the edges. The Flowers 
are like the former alfo, but of a dull pale color , 
turning themf elves , and feldom lying plain open, 
having many Purple Veins and Streaks, running 
thro 3 the Leaves of the Flowers , of little or no 
Smell in the Day time, but of a very [meet Scent 
in the Evening and Morning. The Seed is like 
alfo, but a little browner. 
X. The third, or Double White Dames Violets. 
It grows not fo great in any part thereof , nor fo 
high as the Single does , except in the Flowers , 
which 
