¶ The Names.
The Greekes call Mustard, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: the Athenians called it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: the Latines, Sinapi: the rude and barbarous, Sinapium: the Germanes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: the French, Seneue and Moustarde: the low- Dutch∣men, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: the Spaniards, Mostaza, and Mostalla: the Bohemians, Horcice: Pliny calls it Thlaspi, whereof doubtlesse it is a kinde: and some haue called it Saurion.
‡ These kindes of Mustard haue beene so briefely treated of by all Writers, that it is hard to giue the right distinctions of them, and a matter of more difficultie than is expected in a thing so vulgarly knowne and vsed: I will therefore endeauour in a few words to distinguish those kindes of mustard which are vulgarly written of.
1 The first is Sinapi primum of Matthiolus and Dodonaeus; and Sinapi sativum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aut Rapifolio of Lobel.
2 The second I cannot iustly referre to any of those which are written of by Authours; for it hath not a cod like Rape, as Pena and Lobel describe it; nor a seed bigger than it, as Dodonaeus affir∣meth; yet I suspect, and almost dare affirme that it is the same with the former mentioned by them, though much differing from their figures and description.
3 The third (which also I suspect is the same with the fourth) is Sinapi alterum of Matthiolus, and Sinapi agreste Apij, aut potius Laueris folio, of Lobel: and Sinapi sativum alterum of Dodonaeus.
4 The fourth is by Lobel called Sinapi alterum sativum; and this is Sinapi album Ofsicinarum, as Pena and Lobel affirme, Aduers. pag. 68.
5 The fifth is Sinapi syluestre of Dodonaeus: and Sinapi syluestre minus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pastoris folio, of Lobel. It is much like Rocket, and therefore Bauhine fitly calls it Sinapi Erucae folio: in English it may be called Small wilde Mustard. ‡