Of Water grasse.
| 1 Gramen aquaticum. | 2 Gramen aquaticum spicatum. | | :--- | :--- | | Water grasse. | Spiked Water grasse. |
The description.
1 WAter grasse, or as we may terme it, Water burre grasse, hath leaues much like vnto the common Medow grasse, but somwhat broader. Among which riseth vp a stalke of two foote high, bearing vpon his small and tender branches certaine little rough knobs or heads, like vnto the small burre, though much lesser. His roote is small and threddie. 2 Spiked Water grasse in his leaues resembleth the former. The stalke is small, single and naked without leaues or blades: bearing alongst the same toward the top, spike fashion, an eare or spike not vnlike vnto Darnell: and is made of certaine small chaffie buttons, resembling the buttonie flowers of Sea wormwood. His roote is thicke and tough, full of fibres or threds.
The place.
They differ not from the former kindes of grasses in place and time: and their names are manifest.
The vertues.
Their nature and vertues are referred vnto Dogs grasse, whereof we will speake hereafter.
Text in Gerard's own spelling (the long s is printed as s), transcribed by the Source Library (CC BY-SA 4.0). A chapter may run onto pages not yet transcribed. Gerard wrote within Galenic medicine; nothing here is advice.