DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 129 



Horned wild Cumin. Hype coon proctunbens L. 

 Hypecoon Clusii. 11 Julij 162 1 



The leaves of this plant are devided into many partes, verie like 

 in figure and color to the leaves of Rewe but softer or tenderer, 

 and sometimes longer, spread uppon the ground ; amongest which 

 rise uppe many small stalks, growinge slopewise, about 6 ynches 

 longe, without leaves, but onlie neare the toppe where it devideth 

 itself into 3, 4 or more small branches and those againe sometimes 

 devided into other little short branches, with little tender footstalks 

 at their topps, ech foot stalk bearinge one small yealowe flower, 

 somewhat sweet, contayninge 6 leaves, but of a strange fashion, 

 and unlike other flowers, for it hath 2 leaves bigger then the rest, 

 with a greene strake or line on the out side, (which is blunt and as 

 it were bowed or folded in) the other fower leaves are very small, 

 round topped and scarce to be scene, unlesse the flower be open, 

 which past there succeed uppon everie of the said footstalks or 

 branches, one longe crooked blunt topped codd, with ioynts knotts 

 or devisions contayning in the space betwene everie bunch or knott, 

 one blackish seed in a manner round, which is hard to be pulled 

 forth. The root is single sometimes parted, somewhat yealowe, 

 anuall, not livinge over yere, the whole plant with us is of little 

 smell or none at all. 1| It groweth not wild in England. I have 

 scene it growinge plentifullie in Mr. W'^ Coyses garden in Essex, 

 who kindlie imparted seeds thereof unto me, Anno 1620. — 

 MS. f. 97. 



Convolviihis purpuretis L. 

 Convolvulus coeruleus minor Baeticus. 11 Julij 1621 



This herbe hath many tender, small round weake hairie branches 

 a foot or a Cubite longe or longer, devidinge it self presently from 

 the root, some leaninge some traylinge on the ground none standinge 

 upright, or windinge them selves about anie thinge, whereon growe 

 rough leaves without footstalks, out of order, like those of Alsine 

 inyosotis, L'obelij, narrowe neare the stalk, broad towards the toppe, 

 out of the bosomes of those leaves growe the flowers on long foot- 

 stalks, made of one leafe, like in forme and bignes to those of the 

 common Convolvulus mmor, folded or plated when it is shut uppe, 

 into five folds of a bright blevve color, with raies of yealowe in the 

 bottom within, which fallen there succeedeth round buttons or 

 knapps, as bigge or little bigger then a pease, wherein in ech 

 button is contayned 2, 3 or 4 three cornered seeds almost as bigge 

 as Radish seed. The root is small white single, and groweth 



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