4. _Narcissus medio purpureus stellaris._ The starry purple ringed Daffodill. This Daffodill hath his leaues a little narrower and greener then the former sorts, the flower also of this hath his sixe white leaues not so broad, but narrower, and seeming longer then they, not closing together, but standing apart one from another, making it seem like a white starre: it hath also a yellow coronet in the middle, circled about with purple, like the former. This doth smell nothing so sweete as the first but yet hath a good sent. The Place. The first, third, and fourth of these Daffodils, haue always beene sent vs from Constantinople among other bulbous rootes, so that wee know no further of their naturall places. The second groweth in many places of Europe, both in Germany, France, and Italy, as Clusius hath noted. The Time. The first flowreth very early in March, euen with the first Daffodils. The second, third, and fourth, about a moneth after. The Names. The early and starre Daffodils, haue been sent vs by the Turkish name of _Deuebohini_, and _Serincade_. But their names, they haue receiued since, to bee endenizond with vs, are set downe in their seuerall titles. _Narcissus Persicus._ The Persian Daffodill. This Persian Daffodill differeth from all other kindes of Daffodils in his manner of growing, for it neuer hath leaues and flowers at one time together, wherein it is like vnto a Colchicum, yet in roote and leafe it is a Daffodill. The roote is a little blackish on the outside, somewhat like the roote of the Autumne Daffodill, from whence riseth vp a naked foote stalke, bearing one pale yellow flower, breaking through a thinne skinne, which first enclosed it, composed of six leaues, the three outermost being a little larger then the rest, in the middle of the flower there are six small chiues, and a longer pointell. The whole flower is of an vnpleasant sent. After the flower is past, come vp the leaues, sometimes before Winter, but most vsually after the deepe of Winter is past with vs, in the beginning of the yeare, which are broad, long, and of a pale greene colour, like the leaues of other Daffodils, but not greene as the Autumne Daffodill is, and besides they doe a little twine themselues, as some of the Pancratium, or bastard Sea Daffodils doe. _Narcissus Autumnalis maior._ The greater Autumne or Winter Daffodill.