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come up after the lowermost, are in two places deeper cut, 

 so that the first part of the leaf that stands out hefore is not 

 very unlike a tongue, but the two sides are but a little in- 

 dented. 



There is also a difference in the leaves of this plant, as well 

 as in the two before mentioned ; for the leaves that are 

 nearest to the flowers are small and deeply cut, and that 

 with two incisions, and it burns the tongue. The flower is 

 small, and hath six, and sometimes seven leaves ; the seed- 

 vessel is like unto the former, only it is less. The root is 

 like that of the first, only it hath more fibers ; there is also 

 a kind of thick sheath that surroundeth the stalk, as is also 

 to be seen in the fourth. I found this plant near the first, 

 in the Dajiish haven, the 16th of July ; the third is yet 

 smaller, but fuller of leaves, only they are less and not so 

 deep cut, although they have also four incisions like the 

 second ; in this I did not find that difference, in the leaves 

 between the lowermost and those that are nearer the flower. 

 The flower is of five white leaves, its seed-vessel I could 

 not yet see. Its roots are small fibers ; I found it in the 

 South Harc7i, on the IGth of July ; it burns the tongue ; the 

 leaves are thick and j uicy . 



I found in the same place another small plant, exactly like 

 to these, only the flowers thereof were of a purple colour, 

 and the leaves not so juicy ; wherefore I did not draw it. 



CHAPTER V. 



Of Scurvy-grass. ^ 



This scuny-yrass sends forth a great many leaves from 

 one root, that spread themselves round about upon the 



' Cochlearia (one of the variable species of the genus). Sec Apjicndix. 



