Of the Hiflorie of Plants 



HAP. 51. 



Of Heathy Hatber,orLinge. 



«J The Kindes. 





THere be diuers forts of Heath jfome greater/omele&Womewith broad leau« »*A r««. 

 rn^r . fnme bringing forth berries.and nthrr* n n rliin n k.,- fl^.,.„. "*"«>«« iomc lUT 



I 



^ TheBefcripion. 



THe common Heath is a low plant,but yet wooddy and Oirubby, fcarce a cubit hieh k 

 brings forth many branches, whereupon doe grow fundry little leaues fomevvhat bard 

 and rough.very like to thofe of Tarnariske or the Cypres tree : the fioures are orderiv 

 alongft the branches/mall/of^and of a light red colour tending to purple : the root is alio 



vppercruft of the earth. -and this is the Heath which the Anti^c 



tooke to fee the right and true Heath. 



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$ i Ericavufgaris^five Fumila. 



Common ordwarfe Heath. 



t 2 Erica vulgar k hirfuta* 



Rough leafed Heath. 



There is another Heath which dirTereth not from the precedent,fauing that this plant bringetn 

 forth floures as white as fnow,wherein confifteth the difference': wherefore we may cal it Em*p- 



,I>warf( 



2 



Windfor 



i (which Clufit 

 Spanifli 



kinde)g 



v v iwuujr 3 wnicn in nis 5pani(h trauels he maketh the hrft kindejgrowetn to tne uci 5 »- «- - . 

 bits,feldome higher,full of branches,couered with a blackifli barke : whereon are fet it i v«y B 



twiggy branches round about 



lutiuic tnc nine iwiggy orancbes round about at certainediltances,trom me w^ r -- ^ 



fartiioned like little bottles 5 confiuing of foure parts.of a fliinins purple colour,very Deauwi 



b*hnM anA tho rather tn h«„ft-„ j l r. :. a~ 1, *...:„» :„.*,- «««■«. The TOOtlS liscn* 



behoId.and the rather to be efteemed becaufe k floureth twice in the yeare 

 wooddy 



* 3 This 





