Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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3 Sa//* Caprea rot undt folia. 
The Goat round leafed Willow. 
5 Salix Rofea Anglic a. 
The Englifh Role Willow. 
L IE. 3. 
Rofe, of a greenifh white colour, which doe 
not only make a gallant fbew,butalfoyeeld 
a mod cooling airein the heat of Sommer, 
being fet vp in houfes, for the decking of 
the fame. 
6 ’The low or bafe Willow groweth 
but low,& Ieaneth weakly vpon the ground 
bailing many fmall and narrow leaues, fee 
vpon limber and pliant branches, ofadarke 
or blackifh greene' colour: amongft which 
comeforth long flender Items full oftaolfie 
floures , which turne into a light downie 
fubftance that flieth away with the winde. 
7 The dwarfe Willow hath very fmall 
and flender branches, feldome times'aboue 
a foot, but neuer a cubit high, couered with 
a duskifh barke, with very little and narrow 
Ieaues.of a greene colour aboue, and on the 
vpper fide, but vnderneath of a hory or ouer- 
worne greenifh colour, in bignelfeand fa- 
iluon of the leaues of garden Flax : among 
which come forth little duskifh floures, 
which doe turne into downe that is carried’ 
away with thewinde: the root is fmall and 
threddy, of the bignefleofa finger, and of a 
blackifh colour. 
8 There is another kinde ofwillow like 
to the former, and differeth from it in that, 
the leaues of this kinde are fmallerand nar- 
rower, as big as the leaues ofMyrtle,hauing 
fraall knobbie floures of a duskifh co- 
lour, 
