¶ The Description.
1 THe white or common Sea VVormwood hath many leaues cut and diuided into infinite fine iags, like those of Sothernwood, of a white hoaric colour and strong smell, but not vnpleasant: among which rise vp tough hoarie stalks set with the like leaues, on the top wherof do grow smal yellowish floures: the root is tough, and creepeth far abroad, by means whereof it great∣ly increaseth.
2 The broad 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sea VVormwood hath very many soft leaues, growing close by the ground, of a darke swart colour, nothing so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cut or iagged as the other of his kinde: the floures grow vpon the tops of the stalks, of a yellowish colour: the root is tough and creeping. ‡ This hath ma∣ny weake slender branches commonly two foot long at their ful growth, red of colour, and creeping vpon the ground: the leaues are small, narrow, long and iagged, or parted towards their ends into sundry parcels: they are greene aboue, and grayish vnderneath: the toppes of the branches are set with many little stalkes, some inch long: which vpon short foot-stalkes comming out of the bo∣somes of little longish narrow leaues carry small round knops, like as in other plants of this kind: the taste is a little bitterish, and the smell not vnpleasant: this growes with Mr. Parkinson and o∣thers, and (as I remember) it was first sent ouer from the Isle of Rees by Mr. Iohn Tradescant. Lobel in his Obseruations mentions it by the name of Absinth. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 supinum Herbariorum; and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: sets it forth by the title of Absinthium repens. ‡