DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 175 



husks growe cluster-wise 7 or more together, on one nevve shoot. — 

 MS. f. 85. 



Alder. A /mis glutinosa Medic. 

 Alder. 15 Mali 1622 



The strobilus or fruite of the Alder cometh forth at the beginning 

 of the springe when the leaves first appeare, they growe from the 

 toppes of the last yeres twigges, clusterwise though not so neare 

 together as the berries of the vine, about 8 or 9 in a cluster, at 

 the first small, yet of their full length which exceedeth not half an 

 ynch, in shewe like Cachryes, afterwards growinge like in fashion to 

 an olive not fullie so bigge as a sparrovves QggQ, composed of many 

 brownish scales standinge verie neare one another betwene which 

 the seed lieth. These usuallie hange on a yere or more. — MS. f. 86. 



B i r c h.^ Betula alba L. 

 [Unnamed by Goodyer.] Undated. 



Ye leaves are small, smooth broad below, growing to a large 

 point nicked by the sides, in some like those of the black poplar but 

 smaller. 



At y^ very first coming forth of the leaves, there cometh forth 

 with them a round thinge like a Cachryes, but is indeed the fruite, 

 about 3 quarters of an ynch longe, and nere a quarter of an ynch 

 over, composed of flatt scales closely sett together, each scale con- 

 tayning one seed of a browne color with a white kernell within. 

 The scales with a light touch fall apart when y" seed is ripe, the 

 seed being neare ripe then cometh forth at y® toppe and by the 



sides of y® same yeres shoot small Cachryes. 



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 The leaves and fruite come forth towards y® later end of Aprill, 



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 the seed is ripe at ye later end of July, the Cachryes beginn to 

 appear at ye begining of July. — MS. f. 3 v. 



Tribulus. 2 June 1622 



[The year '1622' may be an error of Johnson. Goodyer's own 

 MS. has ' 2 June 162 1 ', which see.] 



Wood Club Rush. Scirpus sylvaticits L. 

 Cyperus gramineus Lobelii. 8 Julij 1622 



This hath about 7 or 8 smooth leaves growinge from y^ roote 

 3 foot longe, half an ynch broad, as it were 3 cornered, sharpe on 

 ye edges especially, if you drawe your fingers on them downewards, 

 amongest which growe uppe one ioynted smooth stalk, belowe neare 

 as bigge as ye little finger, three cornered, but obtuse, blunt or 

 ^ Identified by A. H. C. 



