Lib. i. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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Chap. 84.. Of ‘Daffodils^ 
The Kindes. 
D Aft'odill, or Narcijftf , according to Diofcorides, is of two forts : the floures of both are white, 
the one hauing in the middle a purple circle ox coronet ; the other with a yellow cup circle 
or coronet. Since whofe time there hath been fundry others defcribed,as fhall be fet forth 
in their proper places. 
I Nareijpis medio pur pureus. 
Parole circled Daffodill. 
f 4 Narcijfiu medio croceus ferotinas Poly ant hos. 
The late many floured Daffodill with the Saf- 
fron-coloured middle. , 
The Defcriptiewl 
* f I -1 He firft of the Daffodils is that with the purple crovvne or circle , hauing fmall nar- 
J. row leaues, thicke, fat, and full of flimie juyee ; among the which rifeth vp a naked 
ftalke,fmooth and hollow, of a foot high, bearing at the top a faire milk-white floure 
growing forth of a hood orthinne filme, fuchas the floures of onions are wrapped in ; in the mid- 
deft of winch floure is a round circle or fmall coronet of a yellowifh colour , purfledor bordered 
about the edge of the faid ring or circle with a pleafant purple colour ; which beeing paft, there 
followeth a thicke knob or button, wherein is contained blacke round feed. The root is white bul- 
bous or Onion fafhion. 
n 2 The fecond kinde of Daffodill agreeth with the precedent in euery refped, failing that this 
Daffodill floureth in thebeginningof Februarie,and the other notvntill April!, and is fomewbat 
leiier. It is called NarciJJiis medio purpurtus preecox ; That is, Timely purple ringed Daffodill. The 
next may haue the additionprxcocior, More timely : and the Iaft in place, but fir£t in tim e.prxcociC- 
Jimus, Moft timely, or very early flouring Daffodil 1 . ‘ 
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