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Show THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE : Chap 108 Betnls, The leaues ofCo¢eyeria, ot filken Sumach,are fold in the markers of Spaine and Italie for great money, vnto'thofe that dreflé Spanith skins, for which putpofe they: are-very:excel. furmesof ese: : The Birchtree, Theroote ofCorimus,as CAneuillara noteth, feruethto die with, giuing-to'wooll and cleth.ated- ‘ dith colour which Pini knew Ahewing that this fhrub ( thatis tolay:, the roote ) iswdvinedmenta modo Conchyly coloreinfignts. Sm Ps ASL, \ IS > WK gS ASNA , § % The e defevint: efeription. € commonBirch tree waxeth likewife a great tree shaving many boughes befet with many {mall rods or twigs, verylimber and pliant: the barke of the yoong twigs and braunches is Plaine, fmooth, and {ull offap, in Te) & Thevertues. Of the Birch tree. Stetteee frie HIS3 TORIE ‘OF PLANTS % Thetemperature. The leanes and flender branches togitlher with the feedes, are very much binding, cold.and drie asthe other kindes of Sumachare, colour like the Cheftnut; but the tinde ofthe which is founde another fine barke, plaine {mooth, and as thinneas paper, which heeret os fore was v{ed in fteede of Paper towrite vpon, before the making of Paper was knowne ; in % Thedeftriprion. He Alder tree or Aller, is a greathightree The Alder tree, Ruflia & thofe colde regions;it ferueth in fteede of Tilesand flate to couer their houfes witha ll this tree beareth for his flowers certaine aelers like the Hafell tree,but {maller,wherein the {eed iscontained, haftinginany brittle branches, the barkeis ofta brownecolonr, the woodortimberis not hard,and-yetit will Jaft and endure verylong vnder the water, yealonger chan any other tim- %& Theplace, ber whatfoeuer: wherefore inthe fennie and foft matrifh groundes, they do vieto make pilesand pofts thereof, forthe fttengtheningof thewals and {uchlike, This timber doth alfofernevery welltomake troughés'to conuey waterin fteade ofpipes of Lead, Theleaues ofthis tree ate in fhape fomwhatlike the Hafell,but they are blacker and more wrinkied, very clammic to handle, The asthough they were fprinkled with honie, of ie aglets the arelike flowers or bloffomes Birch tree, which being vaded,there followetha fealie fruit clofely growing togither 5 as bigasa dota Pigeons egge, which towarde Autumne isloft. and out fallech feede the open,and o & Theplace. to grows The Aller or Alder tree ,delighteth in lowe and moyft waterifh places. - April Thetime. °°" The Aller bringeth forth new leauesi September. in the fruit whercofisripe he The names. f n Laine This teeis called in Greckexaiter # mgtdames: A ® hit etn A ; feentius nam Alnus, Petrus Cre hoot: Dutch € {fen and Eifen itis called in high Dutch rleribaum and fernbauirs 1 in lowe S in Italian U4lno: in French Ag/e sin Englith Alderand Aller. we The temperature. ‘The leaues and batke ofthe Aldertree are cold,drie and aftringent. & Thevertues. jonss i lammation i ard inf inw The leauesiof Alderare much vied againft hot {wellings, yicers;andall ‘efpecially of the Almonds and:kernels of thethrote. Thebarkeis much vfed of poore countrie diers forthe dying ofcourfec like into ablacke colour,whereunto itferueth very well. loth,caps hofe;and ia of This commonBirchgree growethin woods, and mountaines,in moft places ofEngland, 2 The time. The catkins or agletsdo firlt appeere , and then theleaues ina Aprill oralittle later, %& The names. Theophraftus calleth this tree in Greek mytite ; diuers omu:’s, othetsenuis: itisnamedin Latin Be. tude:diuers alfowwrite it with a double /Bctudis.as fome of Pémies copies haue it : it is called in high Dutch Birckenbayin : in lowe Durch f watkenboom: in Italian Bers/a, bythem ofTrent Bedollo: in Frenc h Bowlean: in Englifh Birch , 3 %& The temperatureandvertuts. Concetning the medicinable vie ofthe Birch tree,orhis parts 5 there is nothing extanteitherin A told Or new writers, Thistree faith P/inje inhis 16.booke 18.chapter , Mirabili candore & tenuitate terribilsmagi- B jh Virgis: for in times paft the magiftratesrods were made heerof; and in our time’alfo the Kholmafters and parentsdoterrifie their children with rods madeofBirch, Herieth well to the decking vp ofhoufes,and banqueting toomes, for places of pleafiure, and indbeautifying theftreetes inthe croffe or gang weeke,andfuch like. Of the Hornebeame,or Hardbeametree. Chap.109. he defé. iption. tree, ee very like vnto the Elme,or wich Hazell B Etulus,ot the Hornebeame tree te : besiot better for ayrowes 4 ithat is wherof ortimber wood the body: great a aulng rat fuch like deuifés, then Elme or Wich Hazell; ie time i n a my i a y there : ie xnropomesie ' nt Si = hardnes of it,may be rather compared i omebeame,or Hardbeame: the leaues hereof ae pe H ypon phe ince mrs Ofthe bis mong thofe hang certaine triangled things or fede : the roore Js fruite the contained is Bes ofCiches,in which ————— Alaus. Chap. 107. — Ofthe eAldertree. bodie ortrunke is harde without, white, rough and Vnecuen full ofchinkes or crevices: vynder spSAEITF. 1294 eeLeSa rnaeSte |