T* IBE 15. 
1 Have (hewed you in my former Booke (0 many forti of Columbines, andof (o many colours, both 
) fingle and double,that I then thought there hid beenc no more to be let forth, yet lince that time I 
have attained the knowledge of Come others, which I thinkemeete to expteffe here, elpecially one 
out of Virginia with a (ingle flower, which Mailer IohnTradefctnt brought from thence. 
1 Aquilcgia Virgin'umaflorcrHbeffcncc pretax. The early red Columbine ol Virginia, 
This 1 ’irginian fort differech liitle from the ordinary finale fort, but in thele particulars thedalke is as tall 
fome i/Equitcgia, although CoJ-rwtw make ic adwarle and reddilh, the leaves are (mailer and fomewhat like 
untothofe of the Tbalietmm, Medow Rue, but of a paler grcenC colour, the (lowers ate of a fad reddilh colour, 
and fingle (tom the middle of them co the ends, but yellowifh from thence ro thebottoiries, the ends of whole 
leaves are not blunt as in ours, buc (liffe rough, and pointed, within which horned leaves there are five other 
(mailer,and of a reddifh.colour all'o, their points bending downewards, having many (mall white threds in the 
middle, tipt with yellow, after whichcomefive pointed or ho ned icedevcffcls, with blacke (hiningfeede 
in them: the roote is long with many fibres thereat, 1 here alio give you the figure of the ordinary one, that yoti 
may fee the difference. 
Aquilrgiaflorc pleno maculate diverforum colorum. Double party coloured Columbines of fundry colours. 
As I before faid,l (hewed you all the varieties of colours that 1 then knew,but lince I have feene and have fome 
ether forts, as firft a kindeofdarke red, which wecall aderoy col ur, both (ingle and double, and 1 double with 
white ftripes therein, as is the party coloured blew,and white: then have wee a laire double red or erimfon co¬ 
lor,flriped in the fame manner wlih whiteranothet (potced as well asltriped.very thickely, andof ahaire colours 
double and (Iriped as the r'cltt and another llriped and fometimes (potted,ofa lived colour, or betweene blacke and 
blew. Befides che Itarre or Role Columbines party coloured purple and whice.and ted and white. 
I . 1 . -1 1 : The Place andTime. 
The firth Was broughtout of Virginia by Mailer Tmdefcant, and flowrtth fomewhat earlier then anyofoiir 
Garden kindes ufually by a monecti. 
The Names. 
I have (hewed in my former Booke.the-fundry opinions of Writers hereon,fotne referring it to onttthing/omb 
to another of the ancithls: but Corntitui is definite upon rhe point, that it was notknowne. And to mooveone 
