Of the Hiftory of Plants, 
Li b . 3. 
^^fcTthe leaues grow without order, compofed of three leaues, and fometimes of fiue, orelfe 
the nvo lower leaues arediuided into two parts, as Hop leaues are now and then, of a light greene 
colour both aboue and vnderneath. The floures grow on the tops of the branches, ra«wafi?«,maay 
together, fometimes white, fometimes of a very light purple colour, euery floure containing fiue 
leaues, which are erompled or wrinkled, and do not grow plaine : the fruit followes,firft green, and 
afterwards blew, euerie bdrry compofed of one or two graines, feldome oboue foure or fiue grow- 
ing together, about thebignefftrofcorans ; wherein is contained a ftony hard kernell or feed,and a 
iuyceofthe colour of Claret wine, conttarie to the common Rulus or Bramble, whofe leaues are 
white vnderneath : the berries being ripe are of a ihining blacke colour, and euery berry containes 
vfually aboue forty graines clofely compacted and thruft together. The root is wooddy and la- 
’fting. This growes common enough in moft places, and too common in ploughed fields. Sept.6. 
i6ip. John Gsod'jtr. t 
3 TheRafpisor Framboife bufh hath leaues and branches not much vnlike the common 
Bramble, but not fo rough nor prickly, and fometimes without any prickles at all, hairing onely a 
tough hairinefle about the ftalkes : the fruit in fhape and proportion is like thofe of the Bramble, 
redwben they be ripe, andcoueredouerwith a litflfcdowninelfe ; in taftcnotvery pleafant. The 
root creepeth far abroad, whereby it greatly encreafeth. $ This growes either with prickles vp- 
on the ftalkes, or elfe without them : the fruit is vfually red, but fometimes white of colour, f 
4 Stone Bramble feldome groweth aboue a foot h igb .hailing many fmall flexible branches 
without prickles, trailing vpon the ground, couered wit? .1 1 eddifh barke,and fomwhat hairy : the 
leaues grow three together, fetvpon tender naked foot i nkes fomewhat fniptabout the edges: 
the floures grow at the end of the branches, confi ft I rig of foure fmall white leaues like thofe of the 
Cherry tree rafter which come fmall Grape-like fruit, confiding of one, two, or three large tranf- 
parent berries, fet together as thofe of the common Bramble, ofa^ed colour when they be ripe, 
and ofa pleafant tafte, but fomewhat aftringent. The roots creepe along in the ground very farre 
abroad, whereby it greatly increafeth. 
4 . c ham.worus (called in the North part of England, where thev efpecially doe grow , Knot- 
berries, and k nought-berries) is likewife one of the Brambles, though without prickles :it brings 
1 Rttltts. 
'he Bramblebufh. 
2 Ruins hUtu. 
The Rafpis bulh or Hinde-berry. 
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