L 1 8i z* 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
I Androftice Matt hioli 
SeaNaucl-woort. 
Chap. 152. Of Sea Tennjwoort. 
The Defection. 
2 ndroftce annua (jwria. 
One Sommers Nauell-woort. 
1 THc Sea Nauel-woort hath 
A many round thicke leaues 
like vnto little faucets, fet vpon fmall & 
tender ftalks, bright, fhining, and fmootb. 
Of two inches long , for the mod part 
growing vpon the furrowed ihels of coc- 
kles or the like,euery fmall Hem bearing 
vpon the end or point, one little buckler 
and no more, refembling anauell • the 
ftalkeand leafe fet together in the mid- 
dle of the fame. Whereupon the Herba- 
rifts of Montpelier haue called it Vm- 
h die us M annus fn fea Nauel.The leaues 
and ftalkes oi this plant, whiled they are 
yet in the water, are of a pale afh colour, 
but being taken forth, they prefently 
tvaxe white, as Sea Moffe, called Coralli- 
”*> or the fliel of a Cockle. It is thought 
to be barren of feed , and is in tafteial- 
tifh. 
2 The kcotid An dr 0 face hath little 
fmooth leaues , fpred vpon the ground 
like vnto the leaues of fmall Chickweed 
or Henbit, whereof doubtles it is a kind: 
among which rifeth vp a llender (fern, 
hauing at the top certaine little chatfie 
flouresof a purplifh eolour.The feed is 
contained in fmall fcaly husks, ofared- 
difh colour, & a bitter tafte. The whole 
plant peri (heth when it hath perfected 
his feede, and mud be fowne againe the 
next yeareiwhich plant was giuen to Ma- 
thiolus by Corti/fis, who(as he affirmeth) 
receiued it from S yria i but I thinke hee 
faid lb to make Matthiolus more ioyfull: 
but furely I furmife he picked it out of 
one old wal or other,where it doth grow 
eusn as the fmall Chickvveedpr Naile- 
woort of the wall do. 
t The figure that was here was that 
vnperfedl one of Matthiolus - and thede- 
feription of our Authoiir was framed by 
it,vnleffe the laft part therof, which was 
taken out of the Lsidtterfaria fag. 1 66. IQ 
amend both thefe, we here prefent you 
with the true figure and defeription, ta- 
ken out of theworkesof the iudicious 
- and painfull Herbarift Carolus Clufms.lt 
hathffaith he) many leaues lying flat vpon the ground, like to thofeof Plantaine,but lelfer and of 
a pale greene colour, and toothed about the edges, foft alfo and iuicie, and of fomewhat a biting 
tafte. Amongft thefe leaues rife vp fine or fix ftalkes of an Jiandfull high, commonly of a green, yet 
lometimes ol a purple colour, naked and fomewhat hairy, which at their tops carry in a circle fine 
roundifh leaues alfo a little toothed and hairy ; from themidftof which arife fine or more foot- 
lralks,each bearing a greenifh rough or hairie,cup& parted alfo into fine little leaues or iags,in the 
middeft 
