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Dodoens was a Flemish man, and was, therefore, doubtless 
familiar with L. tuberosus, which was common in the cornfields 
of Holland. But Gerard, after describing the plant correctly, 
), 
and adds that this plant “groweth in Richmonde Heath and 
Coome Parke as Turner saith.” 
we refer to Turner’s Herbal (1568), we find (p. 71, 
corrected to 75) that he also has evidently confused these two 
plants, for under the heading of “ Astragalus” he gives a figure | 
a 
unpleasant properties. 
ny doubt, however, which may remain as to the plant to 
which these early herbalists referred and which grew on Rich- 
mond Heath, &c., is removed by Johnson in his edition of Gerard’s 
Herbal (p. 1237), for in this work, under the heading of “ Pease 
Earth "wi e first 
or Heath Pease,” clearly represents 
tells us that “this is found in the woods and pastures of England, 
especially in Hampstead wood, neere London: it groweth in 
Richmond Heath and Come Park likewise.” He also tells us 
. 1236) of this latter plant, that “This with Thalius in his Sylva 
arcynia, set forth by the name of Astragalus sylvaticus, was by 
Journat or Borany.—Vor. 48. (Dec. 1910.] 2¢ ) 
