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44 the inide, ometimes potted with red pots almot through the whole inide of the flower, vnto the very edge, which abideth of a pale yellow colour, and ometimes there are very few pots to be eene, and thoe from the middle onely on the inide (for on the outide there neuer appeareth any pots at all in this kinde) and ometimes with no hew of pots at all, ometimes alo of a more pale greene, and ometime of a more yellow colour: the outide of the flowers doe likewie vary, for in ome the outide of the leaues are of a darke ullen yellow, &c. ele more pale yellow, and in other of a darke purplih yellow colour, which in ome is o deepe, and o much, that it rather eemeth blacke then purple or yellow, and this epecially about the bottome of the flower, next vnto the talke, but the edges are till of a yellowih greene: the head of eede, and the eede likewie is like vnto the former, but bigger in all repects.

This Fritillaria is no doubt of kindred to the lat recited, it is o like, but greater in all parts thereof, as if growing in a more fruitfull oile, it were the tronger and lutier to beare more tore of flowers: the flowers grow foure or fiue from the head together, hanging downe round about the talke, like vnto a Crowne Imperiall, and are of a yellowih greene colour on the inide, potted with a few red pots, the outide being blackih as the former.

The firt of thee plants was firt brought to our knowledge from France, where it groweth plentifully about Orleance; the other orts grow in diuers other Countries, as ome in Portugall, Spaine, Italy, &c. as their names doe import, and as in time they haue been oberued by thoe that were curious earchers of thee rarities, haue been ent to vs.

The early kindes doe flower in the beginning of Aprill or thereabouts, according to the mildenee or harpenee of the precedent Winter. The other doe flower after the firt are pat, for a moneths pace one after another, and the great yellow is very late, not flowring vntill about the middle or end of May.

This hath receiued diuers names: ome calling it Flos Meleagridis, the Ginny Hen Flower, of the variety of the colours in the flower, agreeing with the feathers of that Bird. Some call it Narcius Caparonius, of the name of the firt inuentor or finder thereof, called Noel Caperon, an Apothecary dwelling in Orleance, at the time he firt found it, and was fhortly after the finding thereof taken away in the Maacre in France. It is now generally called Fritillaria, of the word Fritillus, which diuers doe take for the Chee borde or table whereon they play, whereunto, by reaon of the reemblance of the great quares or pots o like it, they did preently referre it. It is called by Lobel Lilionarcius purpureus variegatus, & seulatus, making it a kinde of Tulipa; but as I aid in the beginning of the Chapter, it doth mot neerely reemble a mall pendulous Lilly, and might therefore rightly hold the name of Lilium variegatum, or in Englih, the checkerd Lilly. But becaue the errour which firt referred it to a Daffodill, is growne trong by cutome of continuance, I leaue to euery one their owne will, to call it in Englih eyther Fritillaria, as it is called of mot, or the checkerd Daffodill, or the Ginnie Hen flower, or, as I doe, the checkerd Lilly. I hall not neede in this place further to explaine the euerall names of euery of them, hauing giuen you them in their titles. Rh