This (reputed Indian) Scabious hath many large faire greene leaues lying on the ground, iagged or cut in on both sides to the middle ribbe, euery peece whereof is narrower then that at the end, which is the broadest: among these leaues rise vp sundry slender and weake stalkes, yet standing vpright for the most part, set with smaller and more iagged leaues at certaine distances, two or three at euery ioynt, branching forth at the toppe into other smaller branches, bearing euery one head of flowers, like in forme vnto other Scabiouses, but of an excellent deepe red crimson colour (and sometimes more pale or delayed) of no sent at all; after which doe come small roundish seede, like vnto the field Scabious: the roote is long and round, compassed with a great many small strings, and perisheth vsually as soone as it hath borne out his flowers and seede: otherwise if it doe not flower the first yeare of the sowing, if it be carefully defended from the extremity of Winter, it will flower the sooner the next yeare, as I my selfe haue often found by experience.
The Place.
The first is sometimes found wilde in our owne Countrey, but it is very geason, and hath been sent among other rare seedes from Italy.
The second was first found and written of by Clusius, in Pannonia and Austria, where it is very plentifull.
The third hath been sent both from Spaine & Italy, and is verily thought to grow naturally in both those parts.
| 1 | Scabiosa flore albo. White flowred Scabious. |
| 2 | Scabiosa rubra Austriaca. Red Scabious of Austria. |
| 3 | Scabiosa rubra Indica. Red flowred Indian Scabious. |
| 4 | Cyanus vulgaris minor. Corn-flower of diuers colours. |
| 5 | Cyanus Bæticus. Spanish Corn-flower. |
| 6 | Cyanus floridus Turcicus. The braue Sultans flower. |
| 7 | Carthamus sativus. Spanish Saffron. |