¶ The Description.
1 THere is also a kinde of Knot grasse commonly called in Latine Herniaria: in English, Rupture woort, or Rupture grasse. It is a base and low creeping herbe, hauing many small slender branches trailing vpon the ground, yet ve∣ry tough, and full of little knots somewhat red∣dish, whereupon do grow very many small leaues like those of Time; among which come forth lit∣tle yellowish floures which turne into very small seed, and great quantity thereof, considering the smallnesse of the plant, growing thicke clustering together by certaine spaces. The whole plant is of a yellowish greene colour. The root is very slender and single.
2 There is another kinde of Herniaria, called Mille grana or All-seed, that groweth vpright a handfull high, with many small and tender branches, set with leaues like the former, but few in number, hauing as it were two smal leaues & no more. The whole plant seemeth as it were couered ouer with seeds or graines, like the seed of Panicke, but much lesser. ‡ I haue not seen many plants of this, but all that euer I yet saw neuer attained to the height of two inches. ‡