^1- 



the Hiftorie of Plants. 7^7 



iters tW ferue to beat,foften, and alHoase pmnB, ano fuel) as be 



maoe to la^ to tf^z b^catt agatnlt ttje (oug^* 



Of the Bramble or Blackbery bufli. Chap.iiij. 



Ti^e Bjamble ts of tiuo fo;f£i,as Kuellins tu^ttet^, t|j0 great 

 anDtljcfmall. 



^ The defiript iofi. 



1 >-i-«1^0 great Bzamblc IjatFi man^ long Ocnuer b^ancljes 0; 



^(ottSi full of H^arpe pmhle^ tl^o^ns, ia^tnbv it ta&et^ 

 {)OlD,ant) tearet^ tl^e garments of (uct) as go neere abont 



tf)em.aDt)e leaned are not fntcotbjbut crumpleo 0? frumpled^ ano 

 beepel^ cut rouno about tbe eDges, of colour iDl)tte t}iiDerneat^ 

 ano b^oione aboue. SDbe aotoers be lobtte, not mucb bnlt&e tbc 

 flotoers of ^tratoberrie^ : after commetb t|)e fruit of a ftoart 

 reD colour at t[)e 6r(t, but aftertoaro it iB hlmke, ano it conCltetIt 

 of Otuersi bcrrtes clullertng togttber not niucb bnltke tj^e ^ulbe^ 

 rte,bnt fmaller, ant) full of a reti iDtnte fap 0; tutce* 



2 Cbe letter 3l5?ambles are mucb like to fbe greater, but t|ii0 

 creepetb moS commonly tpon t|ie ground ioitb ffif^ D^cote^ano 

 b^ancbes , ano ta&etb rote eaOli? in Diners places incrocbing 

 ground init^ tbe tops of ^is bsancfjes* SDfie b^ancljes o? (b®tes 

 of f bis )15:amble be alfo fet Htl) pjicftle? tbo^^ns, but tbe tbo;n» 

 J p^icfeles be not fo Ibarpe j tbe fruit is alfo lifte to a ftnall ^nU 

 berrie,butlcfliertbantbefruitof tbeotben SCbe rmtes of botb 

 ItinDs Do put foiit^ man? aenDer Ibotes ano bjancbes> t^t taf^i^ 

 Do crapeanD traile alongtt tbe grounD. 



^ The f lace, 



Bjambles Do grotoc mw^ in ti^z fielDs anD pattures of tW 

 countrie> anD in tbe.luoDS anD Copfes, anD fucb Dtber couert 



places* 



^ The time. 



SCbe B;iamble bn(^ floto^etb from S^ar to 3!«lt>anD tbe fruit 



IS rtpe in jaoguff ♦ 



^ The names. 



1 snbc BjamWe, efpeciallp t^t greater fo;tt,is c alleD in (Srofte 

 ^«fTor; in iatin,Rubus,f Sentis : in bfeb ]a)oucb>15^emen : in bale 



^Unaigne, 



r* 



