i66 JOHN GOODYER 



Pompion, in spreading, running, creeping branches, leaves, flowers, 

 and clasping tendrels : the fruit is of a very blackish greene colour 

 and extendeth it selfe in length neere foure inches long, and three 

 inches broad, no bigger nor longer than a great apple, and grow 

 alongst the branches forth of the bosomes of the leaves, not farre 

 from the root even to the toppes of the branches, containing a sub- 

 stance, pulpe, and flat seed, like the ordinary Pompion : the root is 

 whitish, and disperseth it selfe verie farre abroad in the earth, and 

 perisheth about the beginning of Winter. — Ger, emac. 921. 



Basil. Ociimnn Basiliaim L. 

 Acinos odoratissimum. 11 Oct. 1621 



This herbe hath foure, five, or more, foure square hard wooddy 

 stalkes growing from one root, divided into many branches, covered 

 with a soft white hairinesse, two or three foot long or longer, not 

 growing upright, but trailing upon the ground ; the leaves grow on 

 little-short footstalkes by couples of a light greene colour, some- 

 what like the leaves of Basill, very like the leaves of Acinos Lobelij, 

 but smaller, about three quarters of an inch broad, and not fully an 

 inch long, somewhat sharpe pointed, lightly notched about the 

 edges, also covered with a light soft hoary hairinesse, of a very 

 sweete smell, little inferiour to Garden Marjerome, of a hot biting 

 taste : out of their bosomes grow other smaller leaves, or else 

 branches ; the flowers also grow forth of the bosomes of the leaves 

 toward the tops of the stalkes and branches, not in whorles like the 

 said Acinos, but having one little short footstalke growing forth of 

 the bosome of each leafe, on which is placed three, foure, or more 

 small flowers, gaping open, and divided into foure unequall parts 

 at the top, like the flowers of Basill, and very neare of the likenesse 

 and bignesse of the flowers of Garden Marjerome, but of a pale 

 blewish colour tending towards a purple. The seed I never 

 observed by reason it flowered late. This plant I first found 

 growing in the garden of M^" William Yalden in Sheete near 

 Petersficld in Hampshire, Anno 1620, amongst sweete Marjerome, 

 and which by chance they bought with the seedes thereof. It is 

 to be considered whether the seedes of sweete Marjerome degenerate 

 and send forth this hcrbc or not, 11 October 1621. — Gcr. cinac. 677, 

 [vSee 1620.] 



Jerusalem Artichoke. Hclianthiis hibcrosiis L. 

 Heliotropium Indicum. 17 Oct. 1621 



Flos solis Pyramidalis, parvo flore, tuberosa radicc. 



This wonderfull increasing plant hath growing up from one root. 



