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the edges, somwhat divided, like those of Geranium Creiiaim, but 

 of a h'ghter greene colour, and smaller : amongst which grow up 

 many round hairy kneed trailing branches, divided into many. other 

 branches, bearing leaves like the former, but smaller, and no more 

 divided. The flowers are smal like those of Geranium MoschatJim, 

 but of a deeper reddish colour, each flower having five small round 

 topped leaves : after followeth small long hairie seed, growing at 

 the lower end of a sharpe pointed beak like that of Geranium 

 Moschatum : the whole plant perisheth when the seed is ripe. 



II Boelius a Low-countrey man gathered the seeds hereof in Boetica 

 a part of Spaine, and imparted them to M'. William Coys, a man 

 very skilfull in the knowledge of Simples, who hath gotten plants 

 thereof, and of infinite other strange herbes, and friendly gave me 

 seeds hereof, and of many other. Anno 1620. — MS. f. 106; Ger. 



emac. 1626. 



[This species is probably the Geranium Alceae vesicariae foliis or 

 Venice Mallow-leafed Cranesbill concerning which Parkinson wrote, 

 ' This and the third among a number of other seeds were brought me 

 by Guillaume Boel which he gathered in Spaine upon my charge ; 

 however Mr, Goodier getting the seeds from Mr. Coys, caused it and 

 divers other things to be published in his name: notwithstanding 

 I told him the charge was mine that procured it and many other'. 

 Theatrum, p. 707.] 



Hedysarujn humile L. 

 Hedysarum clypeatum, 14 Aug, 1621. 



Hath at the first many smooth large leaves, lyeinge on or neare 

 the ground, ech leafe beinge made comonly of 7 or more leaves, 

 usuallie growinge on a cornered straked midle ribbe three one against 

 another, and the biggest at the toppe, sometimes one or 2 growinge 

 by them selves, ech leafe beinge about an ynch broad and 3 ynches 

 longe, and are proportionablie round both at the toppe & towards 

 the midle ribbe or footstalk ; amonge which from one root growe 

 uppe 4, 5 or more round greene pliant straked stalks, leaninge 

 towards the ground, of a reasonable bignes about three foot high 

 bearinge by longe distances leaves like the former ; the flowers 

 growe at the topps of y® stalks on very longe footstalks in greate 

 spikes, of a delicate redd color, in fashion like those of broome, 

 after followeth rough round flatt burrs, growinge likewise in spikes 

 4, 5 or more fastened or growinge forthright one uppon another, or 

 one at the toppe of another after a strange fashion, ech burr beinge 

 verie like in fashion and biggnes to the burrs of Cynoglossiim or 

 Hounds tongue, everie burr inclosinge one small seed. The root 

 [MS. ends abruptly].— i^/5. f. 106. 



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