The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London

¶ The Description.

‡ 1 THe stalke of this small water Sengreene is some spanne long, reddish, succulent, and weake: the leaues are longish, a little rough, and full of iuyce: the floures grow vpon the tops of the stalkes, consisting of six purple or else flesh-coloured leaues; which are suc∣ceeded by as many little cods containing a small seed: the root is small and threddy, and the whole plant hath an insipide or waterish taste. This was found by Clusius in some waterie places of Ger∣many about the end of Iune; and he calls it Sedum minus 3 siue palustre.

2 This second from small fibrous and creeping roots sends vp sundry little stalkes set with leaues like those of the ordinary Pricke-Madam, yet lesse, thicke, and flatter, and of a more 〈◊〉〈◊〉 taste: the floures, which are pretty large, grow at the tops of the branches, and consist of siue pale yellowish leaues. It growes in diuers places of the Alps, and floures about the end of Iuly, and in August. This is the Sedum minus 6. or Alpinum 1. of Clusius.

3 This hath small little and thicke leaues, lying bedded, or compact close together, and are of an Ash colour inclining to blew: the stalkes are some two inches long, slender, and almost na∣ked; vpon which grow commonly some three floures consisting of fiue white leaues apiece, with some yellow threds in the middle. This mightily encreases, and will mat and couer the ground for a good space together. It floures in August, and growes vpon the craggy places of the Alpes. Clusius calls it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 minus nonum, siue Alpinum 3.

4 The leaues of this are somewhat larger and longer, yet thicke, and somewhat hairy about their edges; at first also of an acide taste, but afterwards bitterish and hot: it also sendeth forth shoots, and in the middest of the leaues it puts forth stalkes some two inches high, which at the top as in an vmbel carry some six little floures consisting of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 leaues apiece, hauing their bot∣tomes of a yellowish colour. It is found in the like places, and floures at the same time as the for∣mer. Clusius makes it his Sedum minus 10. Alpinum 4. and in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Lugd. It is called Iasme mon∣tana.

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‡ 1 Sedum minus palustre. Small water Sengreene.

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‡ 2 Sedum Alpinum 1. Clusij. Small Sengreene of the Alps.

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‡ Sedum Alpinum 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. White Sengreene 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Alpes.

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‡ 4 Sedum Alpinum 4. Clusij. Hairy Sengreene of the Alpes.

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‡ 5 Sedum petraeum Bupleurifolio. Long leaued Rocke Sengreene.

5 For these foure last described we are be∣holden to Clusius; and for this fifth to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who thus describes it: It hath one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and large root with few or no fibres, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bunching out here and there: it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with a thicke barke, and is of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 colour on the outside: the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, long and narrow, lying spred 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the stalke grows some 〈◊〉〈◊〉 high, and is round and naked, and at the top carries 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 7 sharpe pointed pale yellow leaues; which are succeeded by seeds like 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and of a strong smell. It 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the middle of Iuly, and the seed is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the middle of August. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who 〈◊〉〈◊〉 obser∣ued this growing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Ita∣ly, sets it forth by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Bupleurifolio. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath it by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Alpina Graminco folio, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 angustisolium Alpinum.