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

¶ The Description.

1 THis yellow Euerlasting or Floure-Gentle, called of the later Herbarists Yellow Stoe∣cas, is a plant that hath stalkes of a span long, and slender, whereupon do grow narrow leaues white and downie, as are also the stalks. The floures stand on the tops of the stalks, consi∣sting of a scattered or disordered scaly tuft, of a reasonable good smell, of a bright yellow colour; which being gathered before they be ripe, do keep their colour and beauty a long time without wi∣thering, as do most of the Cottonweeds or Cudweeds, whereof this is a kinde. The root is blacke and slender. ‡ There is some varietie in the heads of this plant, for they are sometimes very large and longish, as Camerarius notes in his Epitome of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; otherwhiles they are very compact and round, and of the bignesse of the ordinarie.

2 This growes to some soot or more high, and hath rough downie leaues like the former, but broader: the floures are longer, but of the same yellow colour and long continuance as those of the last described. This varies somthing in the bredth and length of the leaues, whence Tabernamon∣tanus gaue three figures thereof, and therein was followed by our Author, as you shall finde more particularly specified at the end of the chapter. ‡

3 About Nemausium and Montpelier there growes another kinde of Chrysocome, or as Lobel termes it, Stoechas Citrina altera, but that as this plant is in all points like, so in all points it is les∣ser and slenderer, blacker, and not of such beauty as the former, growing more neere vnto an ash colour, consisting of many small twigs a foot long. The root is lesser, and hath fewer strings an∣nexed thereto; and it is seldome found but in the cliffes and crags, among rubbish, and on walls of cities. This plant is browne, without sent or sauor like the other: euery branch hath his own bunch of floures comming forth of a scaly or round head, but not a number heaped together, as in the first kinde. It prospereth well in our London Gardens.

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† 1.1 1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Citrina, siue Amaranthus luteus. Golden Stoechas, or Goldilockes.

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† 1.2 2 Amaranthus luteus latifolius. Broad leaued Goldilockes.

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† 1.3 3 Chrysocome capitulis conglobatis. Round headed Goldilockes.

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† 1.4 4 Amaranthus luteus floreoblongo. Golden Cudweed.

4 There is a kinde hereof beeing a very rare plant, and as rare to be found where it naturally groweth, which is in the woods among the Scarlet-Okes betweene Sommieres and Mountpellier. It is a fine and beautifull plant, in shew passing the last described Stoechas Citrina altera: but the leaues of this kinde are broad, and somewhat hoarie, as is all the rest of the whole plant; the stalke a foot long, and beareth the very floures of Stoechas Citrina altera, but bigger and longer, and some∣what like the floures of Lactuca agrestis: the root is like the former, without any manifest smel, little knowne, hard to finde, whose faculties be yet vnknowne.

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† 1.5 5 Heliochrysos syluectris. Wilde Goldylockes.

† 1.6 5 This is a wilde kinde (which Lobel setteth forth) that here may be in∣serted, called Eliochrysos 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The woolly or flockey leafe of this plant re∣sembleth Gnaphalium vulgare, but that it is somewhat broader in the middle: the floures grow clustering together vpon the tops of the branches, of a yellow colour, and almost like those of Maudline: the roots are blacke and wooddie.

Notes

• † 1.1

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.
• † 1.2

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.
• † 1.3

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.
• † 1.4

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.
• † 1.5

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.
• † 1.6

  There were formerly the same number of 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as are now in this Chapter, but no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agreeing with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first was of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣ing the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: The second was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Tragus, which stil keeps the 2 place: and the 4. & 5. were onely varieties of this, according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but if they be not varieties, but made to expresse the 2. figures of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which we here giue, as I con 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they were, then should the fourth haue beene put in the third place, and the fift in the fourth, & the third should haue been put in the fifth, as you may see now it is.