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ftojn beam, in Latin 
Bet ulus. Bet ulus 1 6r the 
Horn-benm-t rec groWs ve- 
ry great, and Very like 
unto the Elm, or Wjteh- 
HazebTree, having a great 
Body : The W ood or 
Timber whereof is better 
for Arrows and Shafts, 
Bullies for Mills, and fuch 
like devices, than Elm or 
Witch-Hazel ; fbr in time 
it waxeth fo hard, that 
the Toughnefs and Hard- 
nefs of it, may be rather 
compared Unto Horn than 
unto Wood- therefore it 
was called Horn-bedtn or 
Hnrd-benm, The Leaves 
of it are like the Elm, but 
tenderer : Among thole 
hang certain Triangular 
things , upon which be 
found Knaps , or little 
Heads of the bignefs of 
Ciches, in which is con- 
tain^ the Fruit or Seed : 
The Root is ftrone and 
thick. 
Bet ulus of Hornbcrtm- 
Tree gfows plentifully in 
Korfhamptofijhire, alio in 
KjBtt by Grtivcfcnd, where 
it is commonly taken for a 
.kind of Elm. This Tree 
docs Spring in April , and 
the Seed is ripe in Septem- 
ber. The Horn-beam- 
Trce is called in Latin 
CbtijugaHs , or belonging 
to the Yoke, becaufe it 
fefveth well to make 
Yokes wherewith Oxen 
are Yoked together, which 
I arc alfo at this time made 
; thereof in our oWn Coun- 
try ; and therefore it may 
[ be Engli died Take- Elm. 
j It is alfo called Bctulhs , 
; as if it were a kind of 
Birch. Being Tapped in 
i Spring, it diftills a Licfuo'r 
like Beech. 
in Latin £r 
quifetum. The Root is 
lmall, black, jointed, and 
creeping, and has many 
fmall Fibres arihng. from 
the Joints. It fprings up 
with Heads fomewhat like 
Afparagus, which grow in- 
to hard, rough , hollow 
Stalks, joynted at many 
places, one with another. 
At every joynt grows a 
Bufli of rufty,hard Leaves, 
refembling an Horfe-tail. 
At the tops of the Stalks 
come forth fmall Catkins, 
like thofe of Trees. 
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