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CHAP. CIII. 

 Chamirlira. Dwarfe Spurge Oliue, or Dwarfc Bayc. 



IHaue three forts of Chanueleea to bring to your confidcration, eucry one differing 

 notably from other ; two of them of great beauty in their flowers, as well as in the 

 whole plant: the third abiding with greene leaues, although it haue no beauty in 

 the flower, yet worthy of the place it holds. And vnto thefe I mutt adioyne another 

 plant, as comming neareft vnto them in the brauery of the flowers. 



I . Chamalcea Germanica fitte Mezereon floribus dilutions color is & faturatiorii. 

 Dwarfe Bay, or flowring Spurge Oliuc. 



We haue two forts of this Spurge Oliue or Dwarfc Baye, differing onely in the co- 

 lour of the flowers. They both rife vp with a thicke wooddy ftemme, fiue or fix foot 

 high fometimes, or more, and of the thickneffc (if they be very old) of a mans wreft at 

 the ground, fpreading into many flexible long branches, couered with a tough grayifh 

 barke, befet with fmall long leaues, fomewhat like vnto Priuet leaues, but fmaller and 

 paler, and in a manner round pointed : the flowers are fmall, confining of foure leaues, 

 many growing together fometimes, and breaking out of the branches by themfelues: 

 in the one fort of a pale red at the firlt blowing, and more white afterwards; the other 

 of a deeper red in the bloffome, and continuing of a deeper red colour all the time of 

 the flowring, both of them very fvs<eete in fmell : after die flowers are part, come the 

 berries, which are greene at the firtt, and very red afterwards, turning blackifh red, if 

 they fland too long vpon the branches : the rootes fpread into many tough long bran- 

 ches, couered with a yellowifh barke. 



2. Chamalcea Alpina. Mountaine Spurge Oliue. 



This Mountaine Laurell rifeth vp with a fmall wooddy ftemme, three or foure foot 

 high, or more, branching forth towards the vpper parts into many flender and tough 

 branches, couered with a rough hoary greene barke, befet at the ends thereof with 

 flatter, fuller, and fmaller round pointed leaues then the former, of a grayifh greene 

 colour on the vpperlide, and hoary vnderneath, which abide on the branches in 

 \V inter, and fall not away as the former : the flowers are many fet together at the ends 

 ot the brandies, greater then the former, and confining of foure leaues a peece, of a 

 light blulh colour, Handing in fmall grayiih huskes, of little or no fent at all : the fruit 

 followeth, which are fmall long graines or berries, of an excellent red colour, which 

 afterwards turne blacke : the roote is long, and fpreadeth about vnder the vpper part 

 ot the earth. 



3. Chamaleea tricoccos. Widowe Wayle. 



This three berried Spurge Oliue hath no great ftemme at all, but the whole plant 

 fpreadeth trom the ground into many flexible tough greene branches, whereon are fet 

 diuers narrow, long, darke greene leaues all along the branches, which abide greene 

 all the Winter : the flowers are very fmall, fcarce to be feene, and come forth between 

 the leaues and the Italke, of a pale yellow colour, made of three leaues; after which 

 come fmall blackifh berries, three vfually fet together: the roote fpreadeth it felfe in 

 the ground not very farre, being hard and wooddy, and often dyeth, if it bee not well 

 defended from the extremity of our fharpe Winters. 



4. Cneorum Matthioli. Small Rocke Rofes. 



I was long in doubt in what place I fhouW difpofe of this plant, whether among the 

 Campions, as Bauhinus, or among thefe, as Clufius doth ; but left my Garden fhould 

 want it wholly, let it take vp roome for this time here. This galknt plant hath diuers 



long, 



