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Show T he Corollavieto this Orchard, 608 4 The Corollary to this Orchard, —— 15. Larix. The Larch tree, ‘Te Larch tree,whereit naturally groweth, rifeth vp to beas tallasthe Pine or i Firre tree, butin our Land being rare, and nourfed vp but Withafew, and thafe oncly louers of rarities , it groweth both flowly, and becommeth nog high : the barke hereof is very rugged andthicke,the boughes and branches'growone aboue another in avery comely order, hauing diuers fmall yellowith knobs or bun. ches ferthercon at feucrall diftances ; from whence doe yearely fhoote forth many fmall, long, and narrow fmooth leaues tog ther, both fhorter and {maller, and notfo hard or fharpe pointed as either the Pine or Firetree leaucs, which doe Not abide the Winter as they doe, burt fall away euery yeare, as other trees which fhed their leaues, and gaine frefh euery Spring : the bloflomes are very beautifull and delectable, being ofan excellent finecrimfon colour, whichftanding among the greene leaues, allurethe eyes of the beholders to regard it with the moredefire : it al{o bearcthin the paturall places (but not in our Land that] could heare) {mall foft cones oFfruit, fome. Whatlike vato Cypreffe nurs, when they are greeneand clofe, The Vie ofthe Larch tree. The coles ofthe wood hereof (becanfeit iso hard and durable asnone more)is held to be of moft force beingfired, to caufe the Iron oareto melr, which none other would doe fo well. Matthiolus contefteth againft Fuch- fius, for deeming the Venice Turpentine to be the liquid Roffen ofthe Firre tree, whichhe affureth vpon his owne experience and certaine knowledge, to be drawnefrom this Larchtree, and none other 3 whichcleere Turpintine is altogether yfed inwardly, and no other, except that of thetrue Tur- Pintine tree, and is very effeCtuall to cleanfe the reines, kidacyes, and bladder, both ofgrauell andthe ftone, and to prouokevrine : it is alfo ofclpe- ciall property forthe geserrhea, or running of thercines,asitis called,with _fome powder of white Amber mixed therewith » taken for certaine dayes together. ‘Taken alfo in an Ele@uary, it is Gngular good for to expectorate rotten flegme, and to helpe the confumption of the lungs.Ic is vfedin plaifters and {alues, as the bett fortof Turpintine. The Agarickethatis vied in , phyficke,is taken from the bodies and armes of thistres. And Matthiolus dothmuch inGft againft Brafauolus, that thoughe othertrees had produced Agaticke, affirming them to be hard Fungé, or Muthroms (fuehas wee call Touch-wood)wherwith many vfeto take fireRrogkethereintofromitecle, oe 16. Tilia. The Line or Linden trees to Here are twoforts of Linetrees;the maleandthe female; bur becanfe the male is rareto be feene, and the fernaleis mere familiar, Iwill onely gine youthe t defctiption ofthe female, and léaue the other. rag She female Line treegroweth exceeding high andigreat ) sui , like vnto anElme, with many:large {preading boughes , couered with a.finooth barke, the innetmoft being very plyant'and bending ‘ftom wheticecome fmaller branches x-all of them {0 plyable , ‘thatthey may bee:led or carried: into any fornie you pleafe: the leaues thereoa ate very faire; broad jand round,fomewhat like vato Elme leawes;bntfairer ;{moother, and of a frether preenecolour » dented-finely aboutthe edges, cand ending point : the fowers arc white, and ofa good {mell,-snany flanding together ina fharpe ofaftalice; which runnethall along the middle ribbe'of a {mallJong whitithat the top leafe ; af ter. whichcome {inall round berries, wherein iscontained {mallblackifhfeede : this tree is wholly neglected by thofe that hane them > ordwell neererhem, becaufe they {yppofeigto be fruitleffe, in regard it beareth chaffic huskes, whichin many places fall away, without giuing ripefeede, The 3 t e, I he Tamarisketre 1 Tilia femna. Fhe Linc oF Linden tree. a]Tamarif(es» ach.. 6 5 Sumach myrtifo! ja. .The Mirtle M The bladder nut. 5 sbus Dayrty sae leafed fotlendron. Tus gathés ox Vine Virginia The Virginenjis. Hedera poring 3 latijols be mains Oe 4%eh se Rhu a Pal Alay a6 |