130 JOHN GOODYER 



downeright with a fewe threddie strings or side branches. Both 

 herbe and root do perish at winter. j| 



The seeds hereof were gathered in Spaine by Boelius and com- 

 municated by him to my good friend Mr. William Coys who 

 yerlie doth carefullie sowe the same and infinite other seeds of 

 strange herbes, and hath imparted thereof unto me. It hath not 

 beene hetherto written of that I knowe. — MS. f. 97. 



Astragalus hamosus L. 

 Securidaca minor. Ob. p. 523. Adversar. p. 401. 13 Julij 1621 

 This plant is like to the greater Securidaca in stalks and leaves, 

 but altogether smaller, and of a darker greene color, ech little leafe 

 havinge a small nick at the toppe ; the flowers are very small and 

 white, (and not purple with us, as Pena hath it) growinge in small 

 tufts : after which followe round, crooked, sharpe pointed codds, 

 so sharpe that they will perce into the flesh, first bowinge downe- 

 wards to the footstalk, and then turninge uppe againe, like crooked 

 homes, wherein is contayned two rowes of small seed, in fashion of 

 a kidney almost round, in tast like drie pease or beanes, not bitter ; 

 of a darke color drawinge neare an ash color. The root is small 

 white with some threddes, and perisheth when the seed is ripe. 

 II Seeds hereof were sent me from Mr. William Coys a man verie 

 skillfull in the knowledge of symples, my singuler good fiend. — 

 MS. f. 97. 



Iberis tiinbellata L. 

 Thlaspi umbellosum marinum flore albo. 14 Julij 162 1 



An Thlaspi quartum parvum odorato flore Clusii, p. cxxxij. 



This plant riscth uppe with one small stalk and divideth it self 

 ymediatelie from the root into many branches which are about 

 a foot high, greene, round, rough brittle st raked as is the stalk and 

 cverie branch devidinge it self into more branches, whereon growe 

 longe narrowe rough leaves, devidcd neare the toppe like to Cor mi 

 Cervinum L'obeliJ, of a bitter tast, which leaves sometimes turne 

 downewards : on the toppe of the stalks & branches growe umbells 

 of pleasant flowers, of a stronge but no pleasant smell, appearinge 

 purple before they be open, (the midle of the umbell alwaies 

 flowringe last) but beinge fullie blovven, they are of a perfect white 

 color, ech flower beinge made of fower blunt topped leaves, some- 

 times nicked at the toppe, and the two leaves that growe on the 

 out side, are neare fower times as bigge, as those two that growe 

 within, havinge short yealowe cheivcs in the midle, which fallen 

 there succeedcth 1| broad flatt powchcs, seed vessels or husks, forked 



