26 o Chap. 48 
Theatrum Botanicum, 
Tribe 
1. Ctitcuifive Cartbamui laiivus. 2. c nicus alter Creticm. 
The ordinary Spaniflj Saffron. Wilde or baftard Saffron of Candye. 
ted, and prickly at the edges, and at their ends a great open 
Italy head, out of which thrufttth forth many gold yellow 
threds, of a mod orient and fhining colour, which beins 
gathered in a dry warme time and kept dry .will abide in the 
lame delicate colour that it bare when it was frefh for a very 
long time: the feed when it commeth to maturity, is white 
and hard, fomevvhat long and round, and a little cornered • 
the roote is long white and wooddy, periling yearly ato 
feede tune. This hath beene found with a white flower but 
very bare. 
2. Cmcut alter Creucm. Wild or baftard Saffron of Candy. 
This other baftard Saffron of Candye, from a thicke 
and long blacke loot rifeth one ftraight round ftalke.halfe 
a cubit high, fethere and there with long- fharpe pointed 
leaves,thicke fet with prickles at the dentes of the edges at 
the toppe whereof ftandeth a fcaly head compaffed with 
prickly leaves, of the bignefie of the Attrattylis or Diftaffe 
Thiftlc. out of which breake forth divers thicke yellow 
Saffron like threads thicke thruft together, after which the 
leede groweth therein being white,and as great as the meater 
Centory feede. a 
3 • Cmc w alter perermi, Clitfi. clujitu his everli- 
. . ving baftard Saffron. 
rnInffn a it ardSaftr , 0nrifethup wlth divcrs hard ftron g and 
l^"hr fta f kes i’ wich ° ut any ltranches at all from them, to the 
height of th. ee or foure foote, bearing thereon at feverall 
p.aces fomewhat large and long leaves, dented about theed- 
S 1 , a lad or duskie greenc colour: at the top of every 
ftalke ftandeth one great clofe hard fcaly head, but not prick¬ 
ly at all,not fo great as the other CWrj« or baftard Saffron re 
ver opening the fca.es of the head as it d«h from tMl 
die whereof commeth divers threds vf*f f 
in the other of a fad ble wifti alhcoloir, and h whLftTauhe 
bottomeofthem, the feede which lyeth among thedownein 
thofe heads is greater,(although cdfim faith foaller, for I ft" 
3 . Cnicus alter percvxis cbjii. 
ClufiiiS his everhs ing baftard Saffron. 
