DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 193 



Holosteum. a Junii 1656 



See ' Herba aquatica' 19 Aug. 1645. 



Marsh Ragwort. Seftecio paludosus, L. 

 Conyza aquatica laciniata. 19 July 1656 



Growes in greate plentie in the fenns in Norfolk near Downam 

 markett neare Linn, by the relation of John Header of Downam 

 markett, a grocer. — MS. 9, f. 186 a. 



Samphire. Crithmum maritimtim L. 

 Crithmum chrysanthemum Ger. em. [i<^5^] 



Grows by Hurst Castle, Hants, by relation of John Meader of 

 Downham. — MS. 9, f. 201 a. 



PSmooth Tare. Vicia tetrasperma Moench. 

 Viciae sive Craccae minimae species cum siliquis glabris Joh. 

 Bauhini. Tom a, p. 315. JG. 626. An Vicia segetum singu- 



laribus siliquis glabris. Pin. C. Bauh. p. 345 (b. 3). 4 Junii 1657 



The stalk, a verie little above the ground & so upward sendeth 

 forth at the bosomes of the leaves severall other stalkes or branches, 

 angular not round, a foot, a foot & half high or longe, little more 

 or lesse. 



The Leaves growe on the stalkes or branches, about an ynch 

 apart not by cooples, but one in a place, ech leafe beinge composed 

 of a midle ribbe, endinge with a tendrell with which it taketh hold 

 of what groweth neare it and on ech midle rilje 3 or 4 paire of 

 leaves, ech leaf being about half an ynch longe and not fuUie 

 one eight part of an ynch broade. 



The flowers growe on footstalks forth of the bosomes of the leaves, 

 usuallie one footstalk out of ech bosome & no more, ech footstalk 

 beinge about an ynch longe as small as a small threed. The flowers 

 come forth in May & June & growe on the toppes of the footstalkes, 

 one, two or three at the most, yet seldome above one on ech footstalk, 

 a quarter of an ynche longe, of a blewish or purple violett color, 

 of the fashion of those of Aracus sive Cracca minima Lobelij. 



The codds succeed the flowers, ech codd beinge about half an 

 ynch longe, half a quarter or the eight part of an ynch broad, & are 

 smooth not hairie or woollie. 



The seeds are contained in the codds, 2, 3 or 4 seeds in ech codd, 

 and are [unfinished]. 



The roote is small accordinge to the proportion of the plant 

 devided into severall strings or thredds & perisheth when the seed 

 is ripe. — MS. f. 145. 



[? First evidence for Hants.] 

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