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

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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
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Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
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London :: Printed by Adam Islip Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers,
anno 1633.
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Botany -- Pre-Linnean works -- Early works to 1800.
Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800.
Gardens -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01622.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 22, 2025.

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¶ The Description.

1 THe Sea Nauel-woort hath many round thicke leaues like vnto little saucers, set vpon small & tender stalks, bright, shining, and smooth, of two inches long, for the most part growing vpon the furrowed shels of coc∣kles or the like, euery small stem bearing vpon the end or point, one little buckler and no more, resembling a nauell; the stalke and leafe set together in the mid∣dle of the same. Whereupon the Herba∣rists of Montpelier haue called it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Marinus, or sea Nauel. The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and stalkes of this plant, whilest they are yet in the water, are of a pale ash colour, but being taken forth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 presently waxe white, as Sea Mosse, called 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or the shel of a Cockle. It is thought to be barren of seed, and is in taste sal∣tish.

2 The second Androsace hath little smooth leaues, spred vpon the ground like vnto the leaues of small Chickweed or Henbit, whereof doubtles it is a kind: among which riseth vp a slender stem, hauing at the top certaine little chaffie floures of a purplish colour. The seed is contained in small 〈◊〉〈◊〉 husks, of a red∣dish colour, & a bitter taste. The whole plant perisheth when it hath perfected his seede, and must be sowne againe the next yeare: which plant was giuen to Ma∣thiolus by Cortusus, who (as he 〈◊〉〈◊〉) receiued it from Syria; but I thinke hee said so to make Matthiolus more 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but surely I surmise he picked it out of one old wal or other, where it doth grow euen as the small Chickweed, or Naile∣woort of the wall do.

‡ The figure that was here was that vnperfect one of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; and the de∣scription of our Authour was framed by it, vnlesse the last part therof, which was taken out of the Aduersaria pag. 166. to amend both these, we here present you with the true figure and description, ta∣ken out of the workes of the iudicious and painfull Herbarist Carolus Clusius. It hath (saith he) many leaues lying flat vpon the ground, like to those of Plantaine, but lesser and of a pale greene colour, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about the edges, soft also and iuicie, and of somewhat a biting taste. Amongst these leaues rise vp fiue or six stalkes of an handfull high, commonly of a green, vet sometimes of a purple colour, naked and somewhat hairy, which at their tops carry in a circle fiue roundish leaues also a little toothed and hairy; from the midst of which arise fiue or more 〈◊〉〈◊〉, each bearing a greenish rough or hairie, cup & parted also into fiue little leaues or iags, in the

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midst of which stands a little white floure parted also into fiue; after which succeed pretty large seed vessels which containe an vnequall red seed like that of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but bigger: the root is sin∣gle and slender, and dies as soon as the seed is perfected. It growes naturally in diuers places of Austria, and amongst the corne about the Bathes of Baden; whereas it floures in Aprill, and ri∣pens the seed in May and Iune. ‡

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