¶ The Description.
5 Among the wilde Crow-feet there is one that is syrnamed Illyricus, which brings forth slen∣der stalks, round, and of a meane length: whereupon doe grow long narrow leaues cut into many long gashes, somthing white, and couered with a certaine downinesse: the floures be of a pale yel∣low colour: the root consisteth of many small bumpes as it were graines of corne, or little long bulbes growing close together like those of Pilewort. It is reported, that it was first brought out of Illyria into Italy, and from thence into the Low-Countries: notwithstanding we haue it grow∣ing very common in England. ‡ But only in gardens that I haue seene. ‡
6 The sixth kinde of Crow-foot, called Ranunculus bulbosus, or Onion rooted Crow-foot, and round rooted Crow-foot, hath a round knobby or onion-fashioned root, like vnto a small Turnep, and of the bignesse of a great Oliue: from the which rises vp many leaues spred vpon the ground, like those of the field Crow-foot, but smaller, and of an ouerworne greene colour: amongst which rise vp slender stalkes of the height of a foot: whereupon do grow floures of a feint yellow colour. ‡ This growes wilde in most places, and floures at the beginning of May. ‡