DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 119 



Xcrantheimivi anmmvi L. 

 Ptarmica imperati. 26 Julii 1620 



Ptarmica Austriaca species Clusii. 



This riseth uppe with a small hard tough cornered whitish 

 woolly stalk, devided into many branches, and those againe devided 

 into other branches like those of Cyamis about two foot high, 

 whereon grow long narrow whitish cottonie leaves out of order, of 

 a bitter taste, whiter below than above, of the colour of the leaves 

 of Wormwood, having but one rib or sinew & that in the midle 

 of the leafe, and commonly turne downewards : on the top of each 

 slender branch groweth one small scalie head or knap, like that of 

 Cyanns, which bringeth forth a pale purple flower without smell, 

 containing sixe, seven, eight, or more, small hard drie sharp 

 pointed leaves : in the midle whereof groweth many stiffe chives, 

 their tops being of the colour of the flowers ; these flowers fall not 

 away till the whole hearbe perisheth, but change into a rustie 

 colour : amongst those chives grow long flat blackish seed, with 

 a little beard at the toppe. The root is small, whitish, hard and 

 threddie, and perisheth when the seed is ripe, and soone springeth 

 up by the fallinge of the seed, and remaineth greene all the Winter, 

 and at the Spring sendeth foorth a stalke as aforesaid. The herbe 

 touched or rubbed sendeth forth a pleasant aromaticall smell. — 

 MS. f- 92 ; Ger. emac. 606-7. 



Senecio sarraceiiicus L. 

 Herba Doria altera. 26 July 1620 



This herbe groweth uppe with a greene round brittle stalke, very 

 much champhered, sinewed, or furrowed ; about 4 or 5 foot high, 

 full of white pith like that of Elder, and sendeth forth small branches : 

 the leaves growe on the stalk out of order, & are smooth, sharpe 

 pointed, in shape resembling those of Herba Doria, but much 

 shorter and narrower, the broadest and longest seldome being 

 above 10 or 11 inches long, and scarce 2 inches broad, and are 

 more finely and smally nickt or indented about the edges ; their 

 smell being nothing pleasant, but rather when together with the 

 stalke they are broken and rubbed yeeld forth a smell having 

 a small touch of the smell of Hemlocke. Out of the bosomes of 

 these leaves spring other smaller leaves or branches. The flowers 

 are many, and grow on small branches at the tops of the stalkes 

 like those of Herba Doria, but more like those of lacobcEa, of 

 a yealow colour, as well the middle button, as the small leaves that 

 stand round about, every flower having commonly 8 of those small 

 leaves. Which being past the button turneth into downe and 



