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The Vic of the Sycomore tree. | 
- Teisalrogether planted for fhady walkes, and hath no oddiec vf with vs 
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ng: Nux Peficarias The bladder Nut. 
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“qHis tree groweth not very high, butis of ameane ftature, when it is preferued 
and pruined togrow vpright,) or elfe it fhooteth forth many twigges from the 
dk rootes, and (ois ficto plantin ahedgerowe, as it is vfedin fome places : the 
body and armesare couered with awhitifh greene barke : the branches and leaues on 
#- them are like vato the Elder, hauing three or fiue leaues fet one againft another, with 
one of ther at theend, each whereof is nicked or dented about the edges: the flowers 
are fweetcand white, many erowing together on along ftalke, hanging downeward, 
in forme refembling a {mall Daffodill, hauing a fmall round cupin the middle, and 
leaues about ic: after which come the fruit; inclofed in ruffetith gteene bladders, con- 
taining one or two brownifh nuts, leffer then. Hafell nuts, whofe outer thell is not 
hard and woody, like the hell ofa nut,but tough,and hard withall not eafie to breake, 
within which isa greene kernell, fweevith at the firft, but lothfomeafterwards, ready 
to procure cafting, and yet liked f {ome people,who can well endure to cate them. 
"The Vieof the Bladder Nat. 
“The greateft vfethat F cnaw the tree or his fruit is put vnto, is, that itis 
either forthe rarity of the kinde, being fuffered 
receiued into an O > ty oft 
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Some Quack(aluers have vfed thefe nutsasa medicine of rare vertue for 
the ftone, but what goéd'they hauedone, Tneuer yet could learne:* "°° 
| 204 Rh ayrifolis, The Mirtle leafed Sumach. 
‘eg<His lowe fhrubbe groweth feldometothe height of a man, hauing many flen- 
"Ml der branches, aad long winged leaues fet thereon, euery one whereof is of the 
- d  bigneffe of the broad or large Mirtle leafe, and fet by couples all the length of 
the ribbe, ranning through the middle of them. Itbeareth diuers flowersat the tops 
of the branches, made of many purple threads, which turne into {mall blacke berries, 
wherein are contained fmall,whiceand rough feed;fomewhat like ynto Grape kernels 
or ftones.This vfethto dye downto the ground inmy Garden euery Winter, and rife 
ypagain euery Spring, whetherthenatarethereof were fo, or the coldnefic of our cli- 
mate the caufe therof,l am not well affured It is alfo rare,andto be feen but with afew. 
~ hep rawh af thi nee st dehostll | aes 2d One 
: chihepihe Visor this Samachs re ee ee 
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ott iovked to thicken ortannée leather or hides, in the fare mannerthat che 
sf ordinary Sumach doth ; asalfoto ftay iaxes both inmen ee 
21, Rhus Pirginiana. The Virginia Sumach, or 
Buckes horne trec of Virginia. 
ao ere becommethin fome placés to bec of 2 reafonable height and 
: higncfle, gg whereof BOE and pithy inthe middle, like vato 
i an Elder, couered witha darke coloured barke, fomewhat {moorh: the young 
branches that are of the laft yeares growth axe fomewhat reddifh 9 dala very ca 
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