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Rh There is another ort or kinde of early Tulipa, differing from the former, whoe pale greene leaues being as broad and large as they, and ometimes crumpled or waued at the edges, in ome haue the edges onely of the aid leaues for a good breadth, of a whitih or whitih yellow colour, and in others, the leaues are lited or parted with whitih yellow and greene: the talke rieth not vp o high as the former, and beareth a flower at the toppe like vnto the former, in ome of a reddih yellow colour, with a ruet coloured ground or bottome, and in others, of other euerall colours: the eede and roote is o like vnto others of this kinde, that they cannot be ditinguihed. There is (as I doe heare) of this kinde, both Præcoces, and Serotinæ, early flowring, and late flowring, whereof although wee haue not o exact knowledge, as of the ret, yet I thought good to peake o much, as I could hitherto vndertand of them, and giue others leaue (if I doe not) hereafter to amplifie it.

There are likewie other kindes of early Tulipas to bee poken of, and firt of the red Bolonia Tulipa; the roote whereof is plainly dicerned, to be differing from all others: for that it is longer, and not hauing o plaine an eminence at the bottome thereof, as the former and later Tulipas, but more epecially becaue the toppe is plentifully tored with a yellowih ilke-like woollinee: the outide likewie or skinne is of a brighter or paler red, not o eaie to be pilled away, and runneth vnder ground both downeright and idewie (epecially in the countrey ground and ayre, where it will encreae aboundantly, but not either in our London ayre, or forc't grounds) omewhat like vnto the yellow Bolonia Tulipa next following. It hooteth out of the ground with broad and long leaues, like the former; but neither o broad, nor of o white or mealy a greene colour as the former, but more darke then the late flowring Tulipa, o that this may bee eaily dicerned by his leafe from any other Tulipa aboue the ground, by one that is skilfull. It beareth likewie three or foure leaues vpon the talke, like the former, and a flower alo at the toppe of the ame fahion, but that the leaues hereof are alwayes long, and omewhat narrow, hauing a large blacke bottome, made like vnto a cheuerne, the point whereof rieth vp vnto the middle of the leafe, higher then any other Tulipa; the flower is of a pale red colour, nothing o liuely as in the early or late red Tulipas, yet weeter for the mot part then any of them, and neeret vnto the yellow Bolonia Tulipa, which is much about the ame ent.

There are two other orts hereof, and becaue they were found about Bergomo, do carry that name, the one bigger or leer then another, yet neither o great as the former, hauing very little other difference to bee oberued in them, then that they are maller in all parts of them.

The roote of this Tulipa may likewie bee knowne from the former red (or any other Tulipa) in that it eldome commeth to bee o bigge, and is not o woolly at the toppe, and the skinne or outide is omewhat paler, harder, and harper pointed: but the bottome is like the former red, and not o eminent as the early or late Tulipas. This beareth much longer and narrower leaues then any (except the Perian & dwarfe yellow Tulipas) and of a whitih greene colour: it beareth ometimes but one flower on a talke, and ometimes two or three wholly yellow, but maller, & more open then the other kinds, and (as I aid) melleth weete, the head for eede is maller then in others, and hath not that crowne at the head thereof, yet the eed is like, but maller. Rh