¶ The Description.
1 THe stalke of Annise is round and hollow, diuided into diuers small branches, set with leaues next the ground somewhat broad and round: those that grow higher are more iagged, like those of yong Parsley, but whiter: on the top of the stalkes do stand spo∣kie rundles or tufts of white floures, and afterward seed, which hath a pleasant taste as euerie one doth know.
‡ 2 This other Annise (whose vmbels Clusius had out of England from Master Morgan the Queenes Apothecarie, and Iames Garret; and which were brought from the Philippines by Mr. Tho. Candish in his voyage when he incompassed the world) is thus described by Clusius: The vm∣bels were large, no lesse than those of the Archangelica, made of diuers thicke stiffe foot-stalks, each whereof carried not double seed as the common Annise, but more, in a round head some inch ouer, made of cods set star-fashion, six, 8, or more, of a dusky colour, wrinkled, diuided into two equall parts, and open aboue: most of these huskes were empty, yet some of them contained one smooth shining ash-coloured seed, of the bignesse of that of Orobus; the taste and smell was the same with our common Anise seed, wherefore they which sent it to Clusius called it Anise: yet in the place where it grew it was called Damor; for Mr. Candish had the name so written in the China characters, after their manner of writing. ‡