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Show OF THE HISTORIE OF PLANTS, % The time. Thefe kinds or foresof Heath do for the moft part owerall the fommer, evenvntillthe lat of September. % The names. Heath iscallediin Greeke ip sin Latine alfo Erica's diuer’ do falfely name it cAyrica: in high and lowe Dutch perpen? in Italian Evéca ¢ in Spanith Bree Qué ro:in French Brayre: inEnglifh Heath,Hathet,and Linge. %& The temperature. ; Galen faith,a digefting gi vap :the flowers andandle leauesare facultic,confuniingg by, by vapors Heath hathsas to be vied, A % The vertues. Therender tops and flowers, faith Déofcorides, are good to belaide vpon the bitings or flingings B The barkeandleaues of Heath maybe vied for,andinthe fame caufes that Tamariskeis vied. 3 yenemous bealt: of thefé fowers the Bees do gatherbad hony. moouedthemthereto I knowe not: butthus mich ofiny,ow ne knowledge. * ' 1208 j i f fracune,tior Factil tic agreeing fe thé which y with any Roles tlefleisa doubtlefl ei : k. ie aphaeh haichar fhape, OW, § é i g Heath dothewidently fhewe,as. ener (hewe.as thatamong foileand alfo theH al{c the whol s wherwith thebastes matter ntentlas the Heathie ¢,asallo aateeina Mi calicded, with chebiade tysei ? es grecing with thexinds.of Heath in-very hotablepoints. Itrifeth yp of 3 ground of the heig it of fower inches,or anhand breadth, compact or made of find f mn ~ ping or usting ie lfetogithe rardfticks, to? i (which arethe ftalkes)clafpirg rintointo aro ogither around forme i itfelfe one fticke ouerthwart another, like alittle net: vpon whichtwoodi a ee notvnlike Oliuetreece, , which Hy to thofe of thea maketh ae Mickipantlnrar c c 5 ne dogrertnhollow or around lcavas forme,and withia ;afhong the lanes on théinfide grow {mall moflid Aowers ofa whitith herbie. 4 hollowe fubftaunce of Je plantis Behercasie tumeinto littlefeede:, like the feedeofRocket pcratlelicni but‘leffer::sche the whole lanci of of the ee ee igi fetrech : i foorthshe the dried.planti ued plant,as ici brought. vnto vs fram-beyond.the feas iis auiThefecond figure as of warme which: cing beit fetinto a dith STO LE water, for halfe an hower,tt t,{ openeth fo opene it felfe in forme, asaber when itdid grove; anid taken, fooutl vnillit be dty,reruneth slut vp againe;as before. ) se Theiplace. pot io La fi oa groundsi of France,andéthenhot regions; ‘ in a barren Anas among the Heath g epee eplants:itis attrangds inobneldng) yee dried: ivehaue than in.greac plenty. Of Heath of Ferico. Chap.49. : and-fuch ad:fuck % Thetime. eciche; ai “te cingfomemin dureoldéclimate,-isfowenin-Aprill; it \perifheth. whenitis prone 2 Rofe Hitricontea ficcati, 1 Rofa Hiericontes mator. The Heath Rofe of Ieticos ; The Heath Role of lerico dried. Wand bringcth nbirer dowers:horfeede; ; ae : & The wares. 9 steisluTe ni: vist pg ofHeath Hier ted,iengbees Thiskinide deofHea ox IMerithoythe Role off lericosoffome the Rofe thiiscalled Rolea Hierivori alem,and alfo Roa AZarze : in Englifh the HeathRofe, ime antic SF hetegsperatnréana wentness! j — fae ofthe ancient nor later writers, that hae fet downanycertaintie of this plant, ~ ng theremperarnreandfacijlsies but onely.a bare picture with a {lender defcriptio n, I Lote othe let Bs : ( ord Of the ¢paste tree, 2ap.50. Vitex,fine Agnes Cafhwus. a) BEDS Hite The Chafte tree, x yr oute. The defeription. tree,growe F itex,or the Chafte nerof a bufhie fhruborhedge tre } manie twiggy branches,very pliant,&ccafie to be bent without breaking, like ynto the Willow: the leaues are for the moft ditidedinto fiue or feauen fe&tions ot diuifions, much like the leaues of Hemp, whereofeach partis long andnatrow,very like vito the: Willowleafe; but fmaller the flowers do grow at the vppermoft parts of the branches , like vnto {pikie eares;elufteri 2 togither about the branches, after: the fathion of A4athiolushis Lilac of alight the fruice isimal blewcolour, and very fweete {mell: and rounde,like vnto the graines or cornes of Pep; se The place. pet. hotrevex croweth naturally in Italy and other gions, by water courfes andrunning ftreamssl haue it growing in my garden, % The time. Pitex beginneth to reconer his laft leauesin Maie, and the flowers come foorth in Auguft, % The names. & The ; x —§ ion. defcript ame Ro/4 Bieri en th by ed all ¢ ten 7° been hath Hiskinde of Heath whichof the later writers ene writ ts that hath is be pant: tea ;the coinerfpoiled the name in the minte , for ofallp Jan this then . mioove there is not any more vnlike ynto the Role, or any kinde thercof The Grecians call this fhrub caule faith P4riein his 24.booke 9.c defirous to trones T hefmophorys Athenienfiun, leaue in their keepe themfelues chafte do laic the Piex, beddes vnder them; the Latines name it and ee et hatee THE THIRD BOOKE T2600 |