

47« 



s 



Of the Hiftorie of Plants 



f The Place, 



The AHer or Alder tree delighteth to g 



f The rime. 

 The Aller bringeth forth new leaues in Aprill . the 



f The Name: 

 The tree is called in Grccke »*««<<•* •. in Larine Aln«< ■ 



Crejt 



ftotom and eilcrnbaam : in low.Du tch , <®sm and \m* \ 2 " ;i 



:h,yte/»<r .- inEnelifli, Alderand All,r ' * WW * and ^W» foom 



ww.'it is 



in 



\ 



STimrpi 



of the Alder are cold,dry,and aftring 



^ r/;r Vcrtues. 





& 



TT 



• • 



hap. 114;; Oftbe'BircbTree. 



Betula. 



The Birch tree. 



% 



<s 



* 



% TheDefertyt, 



1. 



with 



common 



hairing many bough 



and pliantjthe barkeof the yodg twigs and 

 branches is plain,fraooth,and full of fap, in 

 colour like the cheftnut, but the rind of the 

 body or trunk is hard without>whitCj rough, 

 and vneuen,full of chinks or crevifes : voder 

 which is found another fine barke, plaine, 

 fmoothj and as thin as paper, which hereto- 

 fore was vfed in (lead of paper to write on, 

 before the making of paper was knownc : in 

 ~ uflia and thefe cold countries it ferueth in 

 ftead of tiles and flate to couer their hBufes 

 withall.Tbis tree beareth for his flours cer- 

 taine aglets like the Hafel treejvrt fmaller, 



wherein the feed is contained. 



1 



€T The Place. 



wood 



fenny grounds,and mountains, in moft pla- 

 ces of England. 



The catkins or aglets do firft appearand 

 then the leaues.in Aprill or a little later. 



aft 



% 



1 Grceke, 



•xjwVk : diuers.ra^r : others <w* 



with a 



Latine, BetuU : diuers alfo write «»«"« 

 j™,m„ tin^n* « forae of thntei copiw 



double i/Betufla, as forae 

 haue it:it is called in high- Dutch ; 23itfecnbaum:in low-Dutch,23ctCftm&00ro J 

 by them of Txentjedallo .in VtcixchyBouleau t in Englifh,Birch tree- 



Italian, W' ; 



Conce 



^[ The Nature and Vertues . 



nothing extant either in 



th 



tree, faith Pliny J, 



9 



& t emit ate terrthilit »>*g'frf*Z 



virg 



is : for 



paft the magiftrats rods were made thereof ; and in our time alfo Schoo 

 fie their children with rod 



Jts do tetrifte tneir children with rods made or Bircn. of oleafur 



It ferueth well to the decking vp of houfes and banqueting rooms,for places v 



e 



) 



and for 



beautifying of ftreets 



CHAP 







