66 HISTORY OF ESSEX BOTANY.
p. 328. " Herba Paris. One Berrie, or herbe Truelove . . groweth
plentifully in all these places following, that is to saie, in Chalkney woode neere
to wakes Coulne, seauen miles from Colchester in Essex ; . . in the
parsonage orcharde at Radwinter in Essex, neare to Saffron Walden ; . . in
Bocking parke by Braintree in Essex." [Paris quadrifolia L.]
p. 329. " Lunaria minor. Small moonewoort . . groweth also in the
raines of an olde brickekill by Colchester, in the grounde of master George
Sayes, called Miles ende." [Botrychium lunaria Sw.]
p. 332. " Lilium conuallium. Conuall Lillies . . or Lillie of the Vally
groweth . neere to Lee in Essex." [Convallaria majalis L.]
p. 333, " Limonium. Sea Lauander spike . . groweth . . in the
salt marshes by Lee in Essex : in the Marsh by Harwich, and many other
places." [Statice limonium L.]
Gibson remarks ("Flora," p. 253) that "Gerard's figure
seems quite as like S. bahusiensis," i.e. S. rariflora Drejer.
p. 333. " Tripolium vulgare. Sea Starwort . . There is another kinde
of Tripolium like the first, but much smaller, wherein consisteth the difference.
. These herbs grow plentifully along the English coastes in many places,
as . . in a marsh which is vnder the towne wals of Harwich, in the marsh
by Lee in Essex." [Aster tripolium L]
p. 337. 1. Sagittaria major. Great Arrowe head. 2. Sagittaria minor
Small Arrowe head. 3. Sagittaria minor angustifolia. Narrow-leafed Arrow
head. . . These herbes do grow in the watrie ditches . . by Chelmesford
in Essex. [Sagittaria sagittifolia L.]
Gerard's three names refer only to variations which
commonly occur in the arrow-shaped leaves of this species,
without reference to the grass-like submerged leaves and the
ovate unbarbed floating ones that also occur.
p. 343. " Plantago maritima. Sea Plantaine . . doth growe neere vnto
the sea side in all the places about Englande where I have trauelled, especially
by the fortes on both sides of the water at Grauesend ; . . at Lee in Essex."
[Plantago maritima L.]
p. 346. " Cauda Muris. Mousetaile . . groweth . . in Woodford
Row in Waltham forrest, and in the orchard belonging to Master Francis
Whetstone in Essex." [Myosurus minimus L.]
p. 346. "1. Cornu Ceruinum. Hartes home. 2. Coronopus Ruellij. Swines
Cresses, or Buckshorne . . growe . . at Waltham, twelve miles from
London." [Plantago coronopus L. and Coronopus procumbens Gilib.]
p. 347. " Saracens Consound. Solidago Saracenica . . groweth by
a wood, as yee ride from great Dunmowe in Essex, nto a place called Clare
in the saide countrey ; from whence I brought some plants into my garden."
This should refer to Senecio saracenicus L. ; but under Arabis,