n;^ JOHN GOODYER 



roundish, not sharpe cornered like galangall. Whereon at everie 

 ioynt is placed one leafe cloathinge or inclosinge ye stalk upward 

 above ye ioynt an ynch and a half or more, about a foot and a half 

 longe, and somewhat broader then y° former, at ye toppe of which 

 stalks growe usually 3 like leaves but much shorter, from which 

 spring forth 6 or more little stalks or branches, after ye manner of 

 galangall, 4, 5 or 6 ynches long except ye midle branch which 

 usually growes not an ynch above ye divison, and all these are 

 againe at their toppe diversly devided into many parts, bearinge 

 little knobbs, scales or buttons very like those of Rushes, contayn- 

 ing very small yealowish 3 cornered seeds sharpe pointed at both 

 ends, which together with ye little buttons in ye beg[inninge] of 

 July fall off. The rootes at ye upper parte next ye leaves, are 

 infinite of small white threddy strings, sendinge forth underneath 

 other rootys (?) bigger then wheate strawes like those of Arundo 

 vallatoria ioynted, white at ye first after of a brownish yealow, 

 without smell, by which the plant exceedingly increase, growing 

 high in aboundance together. — MS. f. 7 v. 



On ye west parte of Gloster Hall by Oxford. 5 Julii 1622 



The stalk is round rough or hairy, ioynted, neare as bigge on ye 

 lower parte as ye little finger devided towards the toppe into a 

 fewe branches, bearinge at everie ioynt one sharpe-pointed leafe 

 without or with a very little footstalk about 5 ynches long and 

 an ynch and half broad or hairy like ye stalk, not indented 

 by ye sides, but sometimes with small excrescens as may be 

 seen on ye leaves of Plantans standinge farr apart. Ye flowers 

 growe at ye topps of ye stalks & branches on long slender foot- 

 stalks, of a yealowe color, cch flower beinge composed of 5 

 greate broad topped leaves, which beinge full blowne is neare 

 2 ynches broad, contayning within many small yealowe chives. 

 The roots growe forth at certaine ioynts on ye lower parts of ye 

 stalks within ye water and mudd, made of many small hairy 

 strings. This hcrbe at ye first tastinge seemcth not to be hott, 

 but beinge held in a little space in ye mouth heateth & burneth 

 little inferior to ye rest of his kind. — MS. f. 7 v. 



Great Water Parsnip. Siuni latifoliuin L. 

 Pastinaca aquatica latifolia at Oxford. 5 Julii 1622 



[Rough draft for the next description. j — MS. f. 7 v. 



Pastinaca aquatica maxima. 5*° Julii 1622 



Sium mains Gerardo Phyto. p. 270. N". 11. 



The stalkes are greate upright straight and tall, not inferior to ' 



