IB. I. 
7 Colchicum Syiacum Alexmdrimm. 
Affyrian Mede Saffron. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
idt 
referred eafily to fome of thefe, for tha c their dif- 
ference chiefely confifts either in thedoitbicnefle 
or colour of the floures, whereof 1'omc are ftriped, 
fome fraided, others variegated, I will not i nil ft 
vpon them, but referre fuel) as defire their further 
acquaintance to look into the gardens of our Flo- 
rifts,as M. P.irkmfons, M. Tnggies,(jpc .oxc\kiT\zo 
the booke of floures fet forth not long (ince by 
M. ParkinfiK , where they fhall findethem largely 
treated of. Yeti cannot pafle ouer in filence that 
curious Colchicum which is called by f ome,Celchi~ 
aim v, trier, mum Chjcnfe. The floure thereof is very 
beautiful, confiding of fix pretty broad and (harp 
pointed leaues, all curioufly checkered ouer with 
deepe blew or purple, the reft of the floure bcino- 
I rt .1 1 < . . „ O 
of a light vthitifh colour : the leaues, that rife vp j n 
the Spring, are not very Iong,but fomewhat broad 
and fharpe pointed ; the root is like others of this 
Jande. I haue giuen you an exadt and large figure 
of this, as I tooke it from the growing floure fome 
three yearesagonc, it being at that time amongft 
her Maiefties floures kept at Edgcombe in Surry 
in the garden of my much honoured friend Sir 
John Tunfiall , Gentleman Vfher vnto her Maie- 
ltie. 
iy I giue you here in this place the true Her- 
moda&ill of the (hops, which probably by all is 
adiudged to this Tribe,though none can certain- 
ly fay what floures or leaues "it bearc-s:the Roots 
are onely brought to vs, and from what place I 
cannot tell; yet I coniefture from fome part of 
4 , Syriaortheadiacent countries. Now how hint 
afp 2 lt gC °f f tS 7 Tf rt «>all fbew you more at large when I come to treat 
of Piftolochia , wherefore I will fay nothing thereof in this nlace Thefe rn^irc • tlC , at 
bigneffe ofaGlT e ‘ thcr ° fthc f nature, or by'drineffe,arecommonlyTboul Se 
O rh f C r f n u ’ r 1 ’ ? atr , lfh ’ antl ,liar P e at the one end, but fomewhat full at the other 
ul d a",? V he " e 1S a httle channeU or hoHownefTe , as is in the roots of Mede Saffron 
StTde and t, "tT T 7Ileir coloL >t * either white, brownest blackifh on he 
outf.de and very white within, but thofe are the beft that arc white both without and with and 
may eafily be made intoa fine white meale or pouder. p r Ir,am1 
8 Colch/cumfurvummont/inum lutettm . 
Yellow mountaine Saffron. 
