Description.
THis riseth up with a square green stalk full of Joynts two foot high or ther abouts, with two Leaves at every Joynt and branches likewise from ••oth sides of the stalk, set with fresh green Leaves somwhat broad and long, a∣bout the bigness of the Leaves of Bassell finely dented about the edges: towards the topps of the stalks and branches come forth at every Joynt in the Male Mercury two small round green heads, standing together upon a short footstalk which growing ripe are the seeds; not having any Flower: In the female; The stalk is longer, spike fashion, set round about with smal green husks, which are the Flowers made like smal branches of Grapes which give no seed, but abide long upon the stalks without shedding: The Root is com∣posed of many smal Fibres, which perisheth eve∣ry year at the first approach of winter, and ri∣seth again of its own sowing, and where it once is suffered to sow it self, the ground will never want it afterwards even both sorts of it.