¶ The Description.
1 THis great kinde of Pimpinell, or rather Saxifrage, hath great and long roots, fashioned like a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, of an hot and biting taste like Ginger: from which riseth vp an hollow
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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stalke with ioints and knees two cubits high, beset with large leaues, which do more neerely repre∣sent Smallage than Pimpernell, or rather the garden Parsnep. This plant consisteth of many small leaues growing vpon one stem, snipt or dented about the edges like a saw: the floures do grow at the top of the stalkes in white round tufts: the seed is like the common Parsley, sauing that it is hotter and biting vpon the tongue.
‡ There is a bigger and lesser of this kinde, which differ little, but that the stalkes and veins of the leaues of the lesser are of a purplish colour, and the root is hotter. Our Authour formerly gaue the figure of the lesser in the second place, in stead of that of Bipinella. ‡
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1 Pimpinella Saxifraga. Burnet Saxifrage.
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† 2 Bipinella, siue Saxifragaminor. Small Burnet Saxifrage.
2 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is likewise a kinde of Burnet or Pimpinell, vpon which Pena hath bestowed this ad∣dition Saxifragaminor: vnder which name Saxifraga are comprehended diuers herbs of diuers kinds, and the one very vnlike to the other: but that kinde of Saxifrage which is called Hircina, which is rough or hairie Saxifrage, of others Bipinella, is best knowne, and the best of all the rest, like vnto the small Burnet, or common Parsley, sauing that it is void of haires, as may 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by the old Latine verse,
Pimpinella habet pilos, Saxifraga non habet vllos.
Pimpinell hath haires some, but Saxifrage hath none.
Notwithstanding, I haue found a kinde hereof growing in our pastures adioining to London, the leaues whereof if you take and tenderly breake with your hands, you may draw forth small threds, like the web of a spider, such as you may draw from the leaues of Scabious. The stalke is hollow, diuiding it selfe from the ioints or knees, into sundry other small branches; at the top whereof doe grow small tufts or spokie rundles, of a white colour: after which commeth the seed like to Carui, or Caruwaies, of a sharpe taste: the root is also sharpe and hot in taste.