The fixteeiidi Booke 



TheAtinianHltticsabovcraidbcarcnoSaniaraCforfothey callthe feed or graine of the Elme,) G 

 All the kind of them arc planted of fets taken from the roots^whereas others come of feeds. 



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^ The naiure cf trees ^as iottchwg the place whire they grmv^ 



HAving thus difcouifcd in particular of the mbft famous and nobk trees that are. I thinlcc 

 it not amifletofayfomewhatof their natures in general! . And firft to begin with lhc 

 mountain high countries : the Gedar/hc Larchjand the Torch-tree love to grow among 

 the hils 5 like as all the reft that engender rofin : femblably^the Holly, the Boxe-trce, the Maft- 

 holmc^ the luniper, the Terebinth, the Poplar, the wild Aili Ornus, the Cornell tree, and the H 

 Carpin . Vpon the great hill Apennine there is a (lirub named Cotinus, with a red or purple 

 woodjmoft excellent tor inlaid workcs in Marquettrie. As for Firrcsjthe wild hard Gkcs(Robora) 

 Chcftnut-trceSjLindensj Maft-holmcs,and Cornell trees, they can away with hils and valkies 

 indifferently .The Map|c,thc Afli^the Servis tree,the Linden and theCheiry-tree,dclight inthe 

 iTiountaincs neare to waters.Lightiy a man fhall not fee upon any hill,Plum-treeSjPomgranaic 

 trecsjwild Olives, Walnut-trcesjMulberrie trees,and Elders. And yet the Cornell tree^the Ha- 

 5:cll,thc common Oke,thc wild Afh, the Maplc;the ordinarie Afli,thc Beech, and the Carpin^ 

 arc many times found to come downe into the plaines : likeastheElmc, the Apple tree, the 

 Peare trce,the Bay trec,the Myrtle, the Bloud fhrubs, the Holme, and the Broome(which natu- 

 rally is fo good for to die cIothes)doe as often climbe up the mountaines. The Scrvis tree gladly I 

 groweth in cold places : fo doth the Birch,and more willingly of the twaine.This is a tree which 

 is mcerc Frenchjand came firft out of Fraiince : it fheweth wonderluU white,and hath as fine and 

 fmall branches or twigs, which are fo terrible to the offenders,as wherewith the Magiftrats rods 

 are made for to execute jufticc. And yet the wood of this tree is paffing good for hoopcs, fo pli- 

 able it is & cafie to bend : the twigs thereof fervc alio for to make panicrs and baskets. In France 

 they ufe to boile the woodjand thereof draw a glutinous and clammic flime in manner of Bitu- 

 men .In the fame quarters there loveth to grow for companie the white thorn, which in old time 

 they were wont to burncfor torches at weddings,and it was thought to be the moft fortunat and 

 luckie li ght that could be devifcd,becaufe (as (JUaJJuriUs doth report) the Romane (heepheards 

 and heardmcn who ravifhf d the Sabine maidens, were fuVhiflied every one with a branch there* S 

 of, to make them torches . But now adaies the Carpine and the Hazell are commonly ufcd for 

 fuch nuptiall lights, TheCypreire,Walnut,Cheftniit-treeSjandtheLaburnumjCannot in any 

 wife abide waters. Tliislaft named, is a tree proper unto the Alpes,not commonly knowne : the 

 wood thereof is hard andwhiteritbearethabloffomeof acubirc long, but Bess will not fettle 

 upon it. The plant like wife called lovisBarba, fohandfometobeecut in arbours and garden 

 workes, which groweth fo thicke and round withall, full of leaves, and thofe of a filvcr colour'^ 

 hateth waterie places. Contrariwife,Willowes,Alders,Poplars,& Oifiars, and the jPrivet which 

 is fo good for to make dice, will not grow well and prolper but in moift grounds. Alfo the Vaci- 

 nia or Whortlcs, fct and fowed in Italic for the fowlers to catch birds withall 5 but in France for » 

 the purple colour,whctewith they ufe to die cloths for their fervants and flaves, ' ( - 



To conclude^this is a gcncrall rule,W hat trees foever will grow indifferently as well upon hils 

 as plaines,arifc to be tallcr,bigger,&: carie a fairer head to fee to in the low champion grounds : 

 but timber is better, and carieth a more beauiifull graincup<^n the mountaines, except onely 

 Apple-trees and Pyrries. 



\^ dhijto^^ df trees ^a^cordih^^^^ . ^ 



MOreovcrjfome trees loofc thei i* leaves : otbers'^bhtinli^i ^'Iwaies grcche? And yeit!ici^i§^ 

 another difference of trees bef^ire this.and wherup6n this deperideih.Fd^^^^ 

 which are altogether wild §^favage:therc be again vvhichar^niorc gentle Jih^ M 

 ^cfe names me thinks are very apt to diftinguifh thcm.Thofe trees thcrfore which are fo kind aiid 

 familiar unto us,as to fcrve our turns either with thcitfrtiit which they bcarj^or their fbadc which 

 they yeeldjor any other vertue orproperciethat they tovc,may verf %^^ 

 and domefticall ■ -m-,;'^ '..r ^-^---y •■ 



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