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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‡ ¶ Names in particular.

1 This is Sonchus asper major of Cordus: Sonchus tenerior aculeis asperior of Lobel: Sonchus 3. aspe∣rior of Dodonaeus.

2 This is Sonchus asper, of Matthiolus, Fuchsius, and others.

3 This, Matthiolus, Dodonaeus, Lobel, and others call Sonchus laeuis: Tragus calls it Intybus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tertia.

4 This Tabernamontanus onely giues, vnder the title as you haue it here.

5 Matthiolus stiles this, Sonchus laeuis 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Caesalpinus calls it Lactuca murorum: and Tabern. Son∣chus syluaticus quartus: Lobel, Sonchus alter folio sinuato hederaceo.

6 Lobel calls this, Sonchus laeuis Matthioli: it is Terracrepulus of 〈◊〉〈◊〉: and Crepis of Dale∣schampius.

7 Clusius and Camerarius giue vs this vnder the title of Sonchus coeruleus.

8 Onely Tabern. hath this figure, vnder the title our Author giues it: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 puts it amongst the Hieracia, calling it Hieracium arborescens palustre.

9 This Bauhine also makes an Hieracium, and would persuade vs that Clusius his description be∣longs to the last mentioned, and the figure to this: to which opinion 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cannot consent. Clusius gi∣ueth it vnder the name of Sonchus 3 laeuis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

10 This Clusius giues vnder the name of Sonchus laeuior Pannonicus 4. flore purp. Tabern. calls it Libanotis Theophrasti sterilis: Columna hath it by the name of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Cor∣dus, Gesner, Thalius, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 refer it to the Lactucae syluestres: the last of them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 purpuro-coerulea.

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