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Show 154. C D. E Of the Hiftorie of Plants, Of the Hiftorie of Plants. Iris alfo fucha fpeciall remedi¢ for thofe that haue confumptionof the lungs, andare, as wee termeit, at deaths dooré, and almoft paft breathing, that it bringeth breath again,andp rolongeth lifefor certainedayes, iftén,or twentie graines at the moft be giuten withnewor fweet Wine, For wehauefound byoften experience, that being takeninthat fort, it prefently and ina momentte, moueth awaydifficultie ofbreathing, which moft dangeroufly and {uddenly hapneth. £ 9 Crocus vernus anguftifolinsflore violaceo, A 155 £10 Crocus vernus latifolinsflore‘flano Narrowleaued Spring Saffron with a violet floure, firys violacess, BroadleauedSpring Saffronwith a yellowfloure & purple ftreaks, Diofcorides teacheth, That being giuen in the fame fort itisalfo good againfta furfer. ; It iscommended againft the {toppings oftheliuer and gall, and againft the yellow Taundife: AndhereuponDioftorideswriteth, That it maketh a manwell coloured. It is put into all drinkes that are madetohelpe the difeafes ofthe intrailes, as the fame Authouraffirmeth, andinto thofe e{pecially which bring downe the floures, the birth,and the after burthen. It prouoketh vrine, firrreth flefhly luft, andis vfedin Cataplafines andpulteffes for the matrix and fundament, fellings that haue alfo in them S. Anthonies fire. and alfoin plaifters andfeare-cloaths which ferue for old fwellings and aches, and likewifeforhot + 7 Crotus montanus Autumnalis flore majore albide ceruleo, . Autumne mountaine Saffronwith alargewhitith blewfloure, £8 Crocus Autumnalisflorealbo. White Autumne Saffron, £ x1 Crocus vernus latifoliusfiriatusflore duplici, Double floured ftreaked Spring Saffron. | The Kindes of Spring§aff ron F wilde Saffrons there be fundryforts, differing as well in the colour ofthe floures, as alfo in the time oftheir flou- ring. Ofwhich, moft ofthefigures thall be fer forth vnto you. G| The Defiription ofwilde Saffron. x F Itiswith goodfucceffe putint Theeyes being annointed wit o compofitions for infirmities of the eares, hthe fame diffoluedin milke ued from being burt by the {mal or rofe water,are prefer l poxand meafels, and are defe or fennell a would fall intothem. nded thereby from humoursthat ; H ' Thechiues fteeped in water, feru e to illumineor (as we fy fo to colour fundry meats and y) confections. Itiswith good limnepi@ures and imagerie,asalfucceffe giuen to procure bodily The confe@ions called Croc omagna, Oxycroceum,and Die luft. and ele@uaries cannot be mad ercama, with divers other emplailters e without this Saffron. of heweight oftenne graines of Satfron, the kernels ofWal es, Mithridate one dram Lnuts two Ounces, Figges two oul , and afew fage leaues, ftam th t with ped tog: ether ere Pimpernel] water, andmad f witha fufficiientOoquantitie e intoa maffe or lumpe, and 0 twelue ke PtCina glaffefor your Ls grainessggivenin the mor vfe, nora p; and ing thereo fafti f i ng pref eruethfrom thofe that are infe&ed. the B ftilence,andexpellethit from : Tee G_ gq a'hy 7 “Hefirft kind of wilde Saffron hath {mall fhort graffic leaues, furrowed or chanelled downethe midft with awhite line or ftreake: amongthe leauesrif vp {mall floures in fhape like ynto the common Saffron, but differing in colour; for this hath floures ofmixt colours ; that is to fay, the groundof the floure is white, {tripped vponthe backe withpurple, and dafht oner onthe infide witha bright fhining murrey colour ; the other not. In the middle of the floures come forth XS manyyellowifh chiues, without any {meloffaffronatall. The rootis fmall,round,and couered witha browne skinne or filme like vntothe roots ofcommonSatfron. 2 The fecondwilde Saffronin Jeaues, roots, and floures is like vntothe precedent, but alto- gether leffer, andthefloures ofthis are of a purple violet colour. We haue likewife in our Londen gardens anotherfort, like vnto the other wilde Saffrons itt |