¶ The Names.
Water Pimpernel is called Anagallis 〈◊〉〈◊〉: of most, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which is borrowed of the Germane word Bachpunghen: in low-Dutch, Beeckpunghen: in French, Berle; whereupon some do call it Berula: notwithstanding Marcellus reporteth, That Berula is that which the Greci∣ans call 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or rather Cresses: it is thought to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉; that is to say, of the garden; which Di∣oscorides writeth to be like vnto Purslane, whereunto this Brook-lime doth very well agree. But if it be therefore said to be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, because it groweth either onely or for the most part in gardens, this Pimpernel or Brook-lime shall not be like vnto it, which groweth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 where lesse than in gardens, being altogether of his owne nature wilde, desiring to grow in waterie places, and such as be con∣tinually ouerflowne: in English the first is called Brooklime, and the rest by no particular names; but we may call them water Pimpernels, or Brook-limes.