134 JOHN GOODYER 



have written of Valeriana mexicana sive indica, but this herbe 

 agreeth with neither of their descriptions, I receaved seeds whereof 

 grewe this described herbe from Mr. William Coys often re- 

 membred. — Jl/S. f. 89. 



Reseda Phytciima L. 

 Phyteuma monspeliensium. Ger. p. 9icS. 21 Julij 1621 



The stalks are small, greene, round, straked, rough, creepinge or 

 leaninge neare the ground, a foot long, devided into man}' branches 

 imediatlie from the root ; the leaves are small like those of Lnteola, 

 round topped, rough on the midle ribbe on the under side, some- 

 times crompled by the sides ; the flowers growe from the midle pte 

 of the stalk upwards spike fashion, not close together, on short 

 rough foot stalks ; beinge nothinge but thrumie whitish cheives, 

 like those of Rheseda ; ech flower havinge growinge close adioyninge 

 under it comonlie 6 small leaves star fashion, the flowers past. — 

 MS. f. 89. 



? Malva stiptdacea Cav. 

 Malva flore amplo Baetica aestiva. 21 Julij 1621 



This mallowe hath stalks and leaves altogether like the greate 

 comon high wild mallowe ; but the flowers are as bigge againe, 

 composed likewise of five leaves a peece, of a lighter purple color 

 and makinge a braver showe, the seed is blackish like a half moone, 

 not rough [but finely straked on the upper side, twise as bigge 

 as the seed of the comon mallowe, growinge in a round circle 

 closely compact together within or at the bottome of a duble 

 huske, and covered over with a flatt spongious cake, blackish on 

 the upper side, so this seed in manner of growinge is contrarie 

 to the comon mallowe, this havinge two husks and a little cake 

 and seed underneath, and that having by one huske a little cake 

 but half so bigge, made only of the seed. The root is very small, 

 white, brittle, with a fewe small threddes hanginge thereat and 

 perisheth at winter. || 



I cannot find that this mallowe hath been written of heretofore. 

 The seeds were sent to my worthy frend Mr. William Coys by 

 Boelius who gathered them in Spaine, who with many other 

 imparted them unto me Anno 1620. — MS. f. 89. 



CJirysantJicvnnn coronarinvi L. 

 Chrysanthemum Creticum primum Clusii. 28 Juiii 1621 



The stalkes are round, straked, branched, hard, of a whitish 

 greene, with a very little pith within ; neere three foot high : the 



