¶ The Description.
1 THe great Mouse-eare hath great and large leaues greater than our common 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or Mouse-eare, thicke, and full of substance: the stalkes and leaues be hoarie and white, with a silken mossinesse in handling like silke, pleasant and faire in view: it bea∣reth three or foure quadrangled stalkes, somewhat knotty, a foot long: the roots are hard, wooddy, and full of strings: the floures come forth at the top of the stalke, like vnto the small Pisseabed, or Dandelion, of a bright yellow colour.
2 The second kinde of Pylosella is that which we call Auricula muris, or Mouse-eare, being a very common herb, but few more worthy of consideration because of his good effect, and yet clean vnremembred of the old Writers. It is called Pylosella of the rough hairy and whitish substance growing on the leaues, which are somewhat long like the little Daisie, but that they haue a small hollownesse in them resembling the eare of a Mouse: vpon the which consideration some haue called it 〈◊〉〈◊〉; wherein they were greatly deceiued, for it is nothing like vnto the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: his small stalkes are likewise hairy, slender, and creeping vpon the ground; his floures are double, and of a pale yellow colour, much like vnto Sonchus, or Hieracium, or Hawke∣weed.
3 The small Mouse-eare with broad leaues hath a small tough root, from which rise vp many hairy and hoarie broad leaues spred vpon the ground; among which growes vp a slender stem, at the top whereof stand two or three small yellow floures, which being ripe turne vnto downe that is caried away with the winde.