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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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f iz Crocus vermis latifolius flortfttrpttreo. 
Broad leaued Spring Saffron 
with the purple floure. 
$ 14 Crocus verrms hiifolius florefiuuo- 
vario duplies. 
Broad leaued Spring Saffron with a 
double floure yellow & ftreaked. 
J r 3 Crocus 'vernus flore cinerco Jlriato. 
Spring Saffron with an Afh-co- 
loured ftreaked floure. 
in euery point, failing that this hath floures of 
a moil perfeft fhinihg yellow colour, feeming 
a far off to be a hot glowingcole of fire, which 
maketh the difference. 
4 There is found among Herbarifts ano- 
ther fort, not differing from the others, fauing 
that this hath white floures,contrarie to all the 
reft. 
5 Loners 'of Plants haue gotten into their 
gardens one forthereofwith purple or Violet 
coloured floures, in other refpefts like vnto the 
other. 
6 Of thefe we haue another that floureth 
in the fall of the leafe, with floures like to the 
common Saffron, but deftitute of thofe chiues 
which yeeld the colour, fmell, or tafte that the 
right manured Saffron hath. 
t 7 And of this laftkinde there is ano- 
ther with broader leaues, and the floure alfo is 
larger, with the leaues thereof not fo fharpe 
pointed, but more round ; the colour being at 
the firft whitifh, but afterwards intermixt with 
fomeblewneffe. f 
8 There is alfo another of Autumne wild 
Saffrons with white floures, which fets forth 
the diftindlion. 
Many forts there are in our gardens befides 
thofe before fpecified, which I thought need- 
lefle to entreat of,becaufe their vfe is not great, 
t Therefore I will only giue the figures and 
names of fome of the chiefe ofthem, and refer 
fuch as delight to fee or pleafe themfelues 
with the varieties ( for they are no fpecificke 
differences) of thefe plants, to the gardens and 
the bookes of Florifts , who are onely the 
preferuers and admirers of thefe varieties, not 
fought after for any vfe but delight, i 
