The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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John Gerard (c. 1545 - 1612)

Surgeon, naturalist, and botanist. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10555 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerard Authority - early modern
Botanist
 Relevant locations: No Role Lime Street, London
Residence at London, England
Residence at Holborn, London
 Relationships: Stephen Bredwell (-fl. 1597) was a friend of John Gerard
Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes.
as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie.
as Mentioned or referenced by - Bulbs and Bulb Culture.
as Mentioned or referenced by - English Naturalists from Neckham to Ray: A Study of the Making of the Modern World .
 References in Documents:
Objects mentioned in correspondence

Sesamoides salamanticum magnum;-why you omit Sesamoides salamantium parvum? This groweth not far from Thetford and Brandon, and plentiful in neighbour places, where I found it, and have it in my hortus hyemalis, answering the description in Gerard.