DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 109 



f. 134). In all more than two hundred and fifty plants 

 are specially noticed in addition to some hundred which 

 are casually mentioned in his descriptive writings. About 

 a hundred and fifty of Goodyer's descriptions of plants 

 are still extant: sixty were printed by Johnson, ninety are 

 in manuscript. Johnson did not print all the descriptions 

 sent him. 



In cases in which both printed and manuscript versions 

 are available, we have followed Goodyer's own manuscript 

 in essential particulars, but have retained the spelling of 

 the printed version, except of the word 'flower', in which 

 case we have adopted Goodyer's spelling. 



It may be noted that Goodyer's spelling of English 

 words, though perhaps more uniform than that of many 

 of his contemporaries, was apt to vary. On the whole 

 he favoured such forms as color, devide, flower, yealowe, 

 coople, apece, fower, toppe, ioynt, bignes, ymediatlie, ynch, 

 and a final e at the ends of present participles and other 

 words. 



The manuscript referred to is Goodyer MS. 11. 



Woolly-headed Thistle. Cnicus eriophorus L. 

 Carduus eriocephalus. Corona fratrum quorundam. 161 7 



[See 29 June 1621 and 13 Aug. 1621.] 



Linum silvestre catharticum. Mil-mountaine. Oct. 1617 



[See 2 July 1619.] 



Jerusalem Artichoke. Helianthus tiiberosus L. 

 Heliotropium Indicum vel Virginianum. 25 March 1617 



You had lately planted it when I was at your hovvse. 25 Martii 

 1617.-71/5. ff. 48 V., 54. 



[Refers to a visit to Coys. See p. 24 and under 17 Oct. 1621.] 



Cowslipps 2-in-a-hose. 1617 



Double violet. Viola odorata L., fl. plen. 

 Viola martia purpurea multiplex. 9 Apr. 1618 



At Sheet.— J/5. f. 58 v. 



Primula veris L. var. and P. vulgaris Huds. var. 

 Primula veris flore gemino. 9 Apr. 1618 



Cowslipps 2 in a hose at Sheet. 

 Primrose 2 in a hose at Sheet. — MS. f. ^6 v. 



