Serendipity

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(1) Seventeenth-century cows:

Tib, Whitehorn, Colly, Redrose, Smut, and Blincko

Thomas D'Urfey (1653–1723)
from The Richmond Heiress, or, A Woman Once in the Right (1693), III, i

(2) Seventeenth-century tulips:

There are innumerable many sorts of Tulips, all which are (or may be) comprehended under three sorts, viz. the Early, the Middle, and the latter Flowring Tulips, of which in order.

The Early Flowring Tulips are the Winter Duke, General Duke, General Brancion, pretty Betty, Duches Brancion, Lac Varine, Violet Ratgans, Violet de Remow or Purpure Lisse, Palto van Leyden, Florisante, Religious, Blindenburgh, Nonsuch petits late, the Corn Heart, Admiral Crinki, General Molswick, Cleremont, Paragon-Cleremont, Admiral Encusen, Morillion Cramosine, the Noble Aurora, the Early perfect, Pirishot, Princess, Fair Ann, the Omen, the Marquess, Vice-Roy, Galatea, Maria, the Superintendent, Auraro van Bart, Paragon Grebert, Gilden Blome Brentel, Gilden Blome Seonie, Alcetus, Unique of Delfe, Ugenia, Climene, Clitus, Venetian, Retrocede, Dorade, Witten Root Hodie, Bonaventura, dos de Chamoy, Paragon Iserant, purple and white Evers-Wind, Bran Moresco &c.

The Middle Flowring Tulips are, the Swish of Portugal, Munera, Semper Augustus, the Prince of Orang, General Essex, Pluto, Pass Endinard, Paragon oudinard van Bole, Agot Morine, Agot Robine, Agot Robine Paragon, or Robinet, the white Agot, Tudart, Jasper Tudart, Harvy, Admiral vander Pool, Morillion, Nacarat, Cardinal Flambiant, Prince Cardinal, Morillion de Anvers, Orient Virgin, General Gowda, Envy, Triumphans, Bew Turnier, Bell la Bar, Bell Breire, Bell Brune, the Cardinal, Vesta, Royal Vesta or Non pare, Mazarine, Sattine, Morillion de Argiers, the Pearl, Bien venu, Admiral Cataline, Susanna, the Pelican, Belline, Pass Belline, General Sweman, Camusetta, Paragon Franswise, Admiral of France, Benedictine, Paragon Blackbam, Paragon de Gildon, Dautile de flure, Pass Rosie, Rosilliante, Holofernes, the Chimney-Sweeper, Turban, Admiral Heart, Zeablom, Cedo Nulli, Lauscot Bole, Altes Royal, Zweman, John Garet, or Chamolet, Paragon Lisgen, the Parot, the Rich Parot, Agot Rampard, Agot Gekeire, Star de Mans, Marvelia de Quacle, the President, the Royal President, Nofte la perfeit, Pompeza, the Eagle, Eminentissime, the Royal Agot, Agot Oriental, Paragon-Florison, Morillion-Curtiis, Admiral de Mans, Jacobea rectified, Paragon de Costa, General of Holland, La Towers, Bell pallas of Paris, Pass bel Tew, Marbre Jesper, Agot poit vin, white pass Cittadel, Dorile, Carthage, Diana, Dispute Doria, General Doctor Bolesom van Bole, Otter, brown Purple Cataline, Pass Heron, Violetta, the Flanders Widdow, Princess Royal, the White Widdow, Prince of Wales, Princess, Turgiana, Ariana, Rundelo, Brown Anvers, Bew Anvers, General Anvers, General Bole, Paragon Geron, Dorothy of Holland, Carolus, Volverte, Pass Zeablon of Paris, Brown Purple de Marris, Agot Hanmer, Agot St. Dennis, Brabazon, Hispaniolet, Agot de Gorier, Arch Duke Imperial, Le Arch de Auckre, Amphitrio, Armiante, Consiergi, Althea, Atlas, Paragon Alette, Sigismond, Unick la Croy, Jacobine, the Brown Purple of Marris, the Brown Purple Paragon, the Brown Purple Blassack, the Brown Purple King, and the Brown Purple Prelate.

Other good Tulips, viz. Amarantine, Atlas Aurora Celeste, Bellincourt, Borimda, Brabazon Elserier, Brabazon Hugh van Hij, Cardinal Mazerine, Celestine, Dulcina, Dutchess of Venice, Eliza, Faustina, Finetta, Flenricourt, General Picot, Hercules, Jasper Angloice, Jacobine, Imperial, la Constante, la valles Mahomet, Melinda, Mirandola, Morillion Chirar, Monster Cytroon Parat, Morine, Oriental, Non plus bella, Paragon Aletta, Paragon, Hellena, Paragon Bush, Paragon Quacle, Paragon Gowda Quacle, Richmont, St. Nicaise, Sigsmont, Speciosa, and Turney Dolphin.

Admiral de Groot, Admiral van Zierchee, Admiral Lifebrews, Admiral Sierchee, Beline, Camillus, Dorillies, Daphne, Dorothea Paragonee, Duke of Calabria, Don Frederick, Emillia, Floridort, Galliard, General Hanniball, General Pump, Harders, Jacasta, Keremi, Luxemburg Paragonee, Metander, Nonsuch, Orinda, Paragon Vesta, Paragon Orant, Paragon Sheldenburg, Paragon past Marmillion, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of France, Rechelu, Shoon Hellena, Timon, Victoria, Venus, Wiggons, Paragonee, Xenophon, Youngster, Zeablon, King, Zelot, and Zacaria.

Other sorts Tremontane, Proteus, Amidore, Brown Georg, Agot Pigot, Aurora, Clytus, Agot Bizar, Rich Portugal, Memorables, Proserpine, the Curle, Eremanthe, Cleomedon, la Billy, Clelia, Zelinda, Phenix, Charmante, la Fine, Amazon, Swissisis, and Philadelphia.

The latter Flouring Tulips, viz Pato Madam, the yellow Crown, Prince de la More, the Zerotine Zeoblom, Gresound, Star of Venus, Paragon Mullen, Agot Romane, Marbre Harlus, Tenebris, &c.

Richard Blome (d. 1705)
from The Gentlemans Recreation (1686)

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