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The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes (1597)

Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Bollifant, Edmund, -1602, printer, Norton, John, -1612, bookseller, Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635, bookseller, Rogers, William, approximately 1545- illustrator, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585. Cruydenboeck · Imprinted at London : By [Edm. Bollifant for Bonham Norton and] Iohn Norton · leaf 1230

An illustration from The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes, 1597, leaf 1230
darkeouerworne colour. Therooteis likewife woodie,as is all the reft of the plant. 6 This Steeple Heath hath likewife many woodie branches, garnifhed with (mall leaues 5 among which come foorth diners little moflie flowers of fmall moment. The whole bufh for the moft part groweth round togither… … *kThe defer iptioH. 7 This fmall or thin leafed Heath is alfo a Iowe and bale fhrub, hauing many fmall andflendcr fhootes comming from the roote, of a reddifhbrowne colour ; whereupon do growe very many fmall leaues, notvnliketo them of common Thyme, but much Imaller and tenderer. The flowers growe…

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