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 19, 2025.
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¶ The Description.
1 GOlden Moth-wort bringeth forth slender stalkes somewhat hard and wooddy, diuided into diuers small branches; whereupon do grow leaues somewhat rough, and of a white colour, very much iagged like Southernwood. The floures stand on the tops of the stalkes, ioyned together in tufts, of a yellow colour glittering like gold, in forme resembling the scaly floures of Tansie, or the middle button of the floures of Camomil; which being gathred before they be ripe or withered, remaine beautifull long time after, as my selfe did see in the hands of Mr. Wade, one of the Clerks of her Maiesties Counsell, which were sent him among other things
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from Padua in Italy. For which cause of long lasting, the images and carued gods were wont to weare garlands thereof: whereupon some haue called it Gods floure. For which purpose 〈◊〉〈◊〉 King of Egypt did most diligently obserue them, as Pliny writeth.
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1 Elyochryson, siue Coma aurea. Golden Moth-wort.
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