153 JOHN GOODYER 



reddish, traylinge on the ground 9 ynches or a foot longe : whereon 

 by short distances on small ioynts grow tufts of very small short 

 blunt topped smooth greene leaves, in a manner round, like those 

 of the smallest time, but much smaller and without smell, devidinge 

 it self at the bosomes of those leaves into small branches, on the 

 topps of which branches growe small flowers, one flower on a branch 

 and no more, consistinge of fower small round topped leaves a peece, 

 of a faint or pale purplish color. I observed no seed. The root 

 is woodie blackish without, very bitter with some tast of heate and 

 groweth deepe into the ground. The leaves are nothinge so full 

 of iuyce as Aizoon. 



I found it flowringe the 3 of Sept. 1621 on the diches bancks at 

 Burseldon Ferrey by the seaside in Hampsheire. — MS. f. 89 and 

 Ger. emac. 567. 



G 1 a s s w o r t. Salicornia herbacea L. 

 Kali album. Dodo. p. 81. minus, Adversar. p. 170. 3 Sept. 162 [ 

 Ger. hath it not. 



Hath many small round straked branches sometimes standinge 

 upright, sometimes traylinge on the ground, devided into other 

 smaller branches, sett full of small longe narrowe whitish greene 

 leaves, very full of saltish iuyce. The bosomes of the leaves are 

 thick fraught with very small bunches, husks or little buttons, 

 \\ hich opened there appeare ver\^ small short pale yealowe cheives, 

 which are the flowers. The seed followeth which is [a blank 

 space]. The root is verie small white threddie and perisheth at 

 winter. This plant doth at the first viewe before you come very 

 neere it appeare like yonge broome. — MS. f. iii. 



Nigella sp. 

 Nigella flore albo pleno. [3 Sept. i6ai] 



is the fourth in Ger. p. 925 accordinge to the description. — MS. 

 f. II J. 



Nigella Damascena L. 

 Nigella multiplex. 5'" Sept. 1621 



Melanthium Damascenum flore pleno Clus. 



The doblc damaske Nigella hath small round smooth tough 

 .stalks, devided into verie many branches, whereon growe the leaves 

 which are exceedinge small like thredds, verie finelie lagged and 

 of a darke greene color : at the toppe of ech stalk and branch 

 groweth one faire doble flower of a pale or whitish blewe color, and 

 close underneath ech flower groweth five lagged leaves altogether 

 like those on the stalks. The seed is inclosed in a head like the 



