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urowing therein, -which in <imc stoppcth the passage of 

 breath through that nostril ; and it helpeththose clefts or 

 chops that come between the fingers or loes. 



Tlie Poplar Tree. ^. (c. in. 1.) 



There are two sorts of Poplars, which are most familiar 

 Avith us, viz. Black and \Vliite, both which 1 shall here 

 describe unto you. 



Descript.'] The white Poplar growcth great, and rea- 

 sonably high, covered with thick, smooth, white bark, 

 especially the branches, having long leaves cut into di- 

 •visions almost like a vine leaf, but not of so deej) a green 

 on the ujiper side, and hoary -white underneath, of a 

 reasonable good scent, the whole form representing the 

 form of coltsfoot. The calkins which it bringeth forth 

 before tlie leaves, arc long and of a faint reddish colour, 

 vhich fall away, bearing seldom good seed with theis. 

 The wood hereof is smooth, soft and white, very fineiy 

 waved, whereby it is much esteemed. 



The Black Poplar groweth higher and straighter than 

 the White, with a greyith bark, bearing broad green 

 leaves, somewhat like ivy leaves, not cut in on the edges 

 like the White, but whole and dented, ending in a point, 

 and not Avhite underneath, hanging by slender long 

 footstalks, which with the air are continually shaken 

 like as the aspen leaves are. The catkins hereof are 

 greater than those of the White, composed of many 

 round green berries, as it they were set together in a 

 long cluster, containing much downy matter, which 

 being ripe is blown away with the wind. The damuiy 

 buds hereof, before they spread into leaves, are gathered 

 to make L'ngucnum Populneum, and are of a ycUovvihii - 

 green colour, and small, somewhat sweet, but strong. 

 The wood is smooth, tough and white, and easy to l>e 

 cloven. On both these trees groweth a sweet kind of 

 musk, which in former times was used to put into sweet 

 ointments. 



PA/ce.] They grow in moist woods, and by water sides 

 in si4ndry places of this land j yet the white is not so fre- 

 quent as the other. 



