The Corollarie to this Orchard. 6 1 1 



The Vfc of the Sycomore tree. 



It is altogether planted for fhady walkes, and hath no other vfe with vs 

 that I know. 



19. Nux Vefearia. The bladder Nut. 



Tl I is tree groweth not very high, but is of a meane llature, when it is prcferued 

 and pruined to grow vpright, or elfe it fhooteth forth many twigges from the 

 rootes, and fo is fit to plant in a hedge rowe, as it is vfed in fome places : the 

 body and armes are couered with a whitilh greene barke : the branches and leaues on 

 them are like vnto the Elder, hauing three or fiue leaues fet one againft another, with 

 one of them at the end, each whereof is nicked or dented about the edges : the flowers 

 are fwecte and white, many growing together on a long ftalke, hanging downeward, 

 in forme refembling a fmall Daffodill, hauing a fmall round cup in the middle, and 

 leaues about it : after which come the fruit, inclofed in rufletifh greene bladders, con- 

 taining one or two brownilh nuts, lefler then Hafell nuts, whofe outer (hell is not 

 hard and woody, like the (hell of a nut, but tough, and hard withall, not eaiie to breake, 

 within which is a greene kernell, fweetifh at the firil, but lothfome afterwards, ready 

 to procure calling, and yet liked of fome people, who can well endure to eate them. 



The Vfe of the Bladder Nut. 



- 



The greatell vfe that I know the tree or his fruit is put vnto, is, that it is 

 receiued into an Orchard, either for the rarity of the kinde, being fuffered 

 to grow into a tree, or (as I faid before) to make an hedge, being let grow 

 into fuckers. 



Some Quackfaluers haue vfed thefe nuts as a medicine of rare vertue for 

 the (lone, but what good they haue done, I neuer yet could learne. 



! 



20. Rhus Myrtifolia. The Mirtle leafed Sumach. 



THis lowe (hrubbe groweth feldome to the height of a man, hauing many (len- 

 der branches, and long winged leaues fet thereon, euery one whereof is of the 

 bignefle of the broad or large Mirtle leafe, and fet by couples all the length of 

 the ribbe, running through the middle of them. It beareth diuers flowers at the tops 

 of the branches, made of many purple threads, which turne into fmall blacke berries, 

 wherein are contained fmall, white, and rough feed, fomewhat like vnto Grape kernels 

 or llones. This vfeth to dye down to the ground in my Garden euery Winter, and rife 

 vp again euery Spring, whether the nature thereof were fo, or the coldnefle of our cli- 

 mate the caule thereof, I am not well allured. It is allo rare, and to be leen but with a few. 



The Vfe of this Sumach. 



It is vfed to thicken or tanne leather or hides, in the fame manner that the 

 ordinary Sumach doth ; as allo to (lay fluxes both in men and women. 



2 1 . Rhus Virginiana. The Virginia Sumach, or 

 Buckes home tree of Virginia. 



THis (Irange tree becommeth in fome places to bee of a reafonable height and 

 bignefle, the wood whereof is white, loft, and pithy in the middle, like vnto 

 an Elder, couered with a darke coloured barke, fomewhat fmooth : the young 

 branches that are of the lall yeares growth are fomewhat reddilli or browne, very foft 



and 



