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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Title: 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
Author: Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam Islip Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers,; anno 1633.
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Subject terms: 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 Names.

The first is called in Dutch water Uiolerian, that is to say, Viola aquatilis: in English, Water Gillofloure, or water Violet: in French, Gyroflees d'eaue: Matthiolus makes this to be also Myrophylli 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or a kinde of Yarrow, although it doth not agree with the description thereof; for neither hath it one stalke onely, nor one single root, as Myriophyllon or Yarrow is described to haue; for the roots are full of strings, and it bringeth forth many stalkes.

The second is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Millefolium, and Myriophyllon, and also Su∣percilium Veneris: in shops it is vnknowne. This Yarrow differeth from that of the land: the rest are sufficiently spoken of in their titles.