the Paradifeof Plants. 33 
The ordinary whice Willow eroweth quickly ro be a.gteat and tall Tree, if ir 
be not lopped, as itis ufuall in moft places; with a {modoth white bark on the bo- 
dy, and bigger branches, the’ younger {prigs being fomewhat greeii with the 
whit : the Leaves are Jong and narrow, pale, green on the upper fide, and of 
a fhining filver white colour underneath, without any dent on the edeés > the 
Flowers come out before the Leaves appeare, and are {mall, long, and round 
yellow moffie heads, felling fweet for the moft part, divers ftanding one above 
another, upon a long ftalk, which intime turnto down, that is blown away by 
the winde, and the Seed with it, ific hath any : The wood is foft and white, and 
with the branches hereof are made fakes for hedges, or ro uphold Vines. g&c, 
The Places and Time, 
Moft of thefe Willows are common, and.to be found in low grounds, near 
Water Courfes and ditches; the Rofe Willow in fundry places of ee and Cam. 
Rumney Mar(h, and the 
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The Temperature, 
cond degree andafiringent, _ ers oe < See 
¢ Leaves, Flowers, Seed, aad Bark of Willows, are cold and dry in thefe~. 
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