The Italian Corne Flagge is like vnto the French in roote, leafe, and flower, without any other difference, then that the roote is smaller and browner, the leafe and stalke of a darker colour, and the flowers (being of a little darker colour like the former, and somewhat smaller) stand out on both sides of the stalke. _Gladiolus Byzantinus._ Corne Flagge of Constantinople. This Corne Flagge that came first from Constantinople, is in all things like vnto the French Corne Flagge last described, but that it is larger, both in rootes, leaues, and flowers, and likewise that the Flowers of this, which stand not on both sides, are of a deeper red colour, and flower later, after all the rest are past: the roote hereof being netted as plainly as any of the former, is as plentifull also to giue encrease, but is more tender and lesse able to abide our sharpe cold Winters. _Gladiolus flore rubente._ Blush Corne Flagge. This blush kinde is like vnto the French Corne Flagge in all respects, sauing onely that the flowers are of a pale red colour, tending to whitenesse, which wee vsually call a blush colour. _Gladiolus flore albo._ White Corne Flagge. This white Corne Flagge also differeth not from the last, but onely that the rootes are whiter on the outside, the leaues are greener, without any brownesse or darknesse as in the former, and the flowers are snow white. _Gladiolus purpureus minor._ The small purple Corne Flagge. This also differeth not from any of the former, but onely in the smallnesse both of leafe, stalke, and flowers, which stand all on the one side, like vnto the French kinde, and of the same colour: the roote of this kinde is netted more then any other. The Place. They grow in France and Italy, the least in Spaine, and the Byzantine, as it is thought, about Constantinople, being (as is said) first sent from thence. Iohn Tradescante assured mee, that hee saw many acres of ground in Barbary spread ouer with them. The Time. They all flower in Iune and Iuly, and the Byzantine latest, as is said before. The Names. It hath diuers names; for the Latines call it _Gladiolus_, of the forme of a sword, which the leafe doth resemble. The Romanes _Segetalis_, because it groweth in the Corne fields. Some call it _Victorialis rotunda_, to put a difference between it, and the _longa_, which is a kinde of Garlicke. Plinie saith, that _Gladiolus_ is _Cypirus_, but to decide that controuersie, and many others, belongeth to another discourse, this being intended only for pleasure. Gerrard mistaketh the French kinde for the Italian. The Vertues.