(Argentina grows for ye
most part in places that are moist underneath, or where water
stagnates in winter time. - J. RAY.)
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About Priory St. Maries, and in the Minchin-meadowes* there, but
especially at Brown's-hill, which is opposite to the house where, in
an unfortunate hour,† I drew my first breath, there is infinite
variety of plants; and it would have tempted me to have been a
botanist had I had leisure, which is a jewell I could be never master
of. In the banks of the rivulet growes abundantly maiden-haire
(adiantum capillas veneris), harts-tongue, phyllitis, brooke-lime
(anagallis aquatica), &c. cowslip (arthritica) and primroses (primula
veris) not inferior to Primrose Hills. In this ground calver-keys,
hare-parsely, wild vetch, maiden's-honesty, polypodium, fox-gloves,
wild-vine, bayle. Here is wonderfull plenty of wild saffron,
carthamus, and many vulnerary plants, now by me forgott. There growes
also adder's-tongue, plenty - q. if it is not the same with
viper's-tongue? (We have no true black mayden-hair growing in
England. That which passeth under that name in our apothecaries'
shops, and is used as its succeedaneum, is trichomores. Calver-keys,
hare's-parseley, mayden's-honesty, are countrey names unknown to me.
Carthamus growes no where wild with us. It may possibly be sown in ye
fields, as I have seen it in Germany.-J. RAY.)
* Minchin is an old word for a nunne.
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