John Gerard included a page and a half, plus this woodcut, on the Goose Tree in his 1597 Herball. Perhaps more remarkably, Thomas Johnson – who comprehensively corrected Gerard's work – chose to keep it in both the 1633 and 1636 editions, despite knowing it was nonsense! https://t.co/HK6J8ersHt pic.twitter.com/f0Gdnw0Ivt
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 11, 2020