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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CHAP. 47. Of Goose-foot.

¶ The Description.

1 GOose-foot is a common herbe, and thought to be a kinde of Orach: it riseth vp with a stalke a cubit high or higher, somewhat chamfered and branched: the leaues be broad, smooth, sharpe pointed, shining, hauing certaine deepe cuts about the edges, and resembling the foot of a goose: the floures be small, something red: the seed standeth in clu∣sters vpon the top of the branches, being very like the seed of wilde Orach, and the root is diuided into sundry strings.

‡ 2 This differs from the last described, in that the leaues are sharper cut, and more diuided, the seed somewhat smaller, and the colour of the whole plant is a deeper or darker greene.

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‡ 1 Atriplex syluestris latifolia, siue Pes Anserinus. Goose-foot.

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‡ 2 Atriplex syluestris latifolia 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The other Goose-foot.

¶ The Place.

It growes plentifully in obscure places neere old walls and high-waies, and in desart places.

¶ The Time.

It flourisheth when the Orach doth, whereof this is a wilde kinde.

¶ The Names.

The later Herbarists haue called it Pes anserinus, and Chenopodium, of the likenesse the leaues haue with the foot of a Goose: in English, Goose-foot, and wilde Orach.

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¶ The Temperature.

This herbe is cold and moist, and that no lesser than Orach, but as it appeareth more cold

¶ The Vertues.

It is reported that it killeth swine if they do eate thereof: it is not vsed in Physicke: and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lesse as a sallade herbe.