Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
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^ The Time. 
The time anfwereth the reft of thePriuets. 
^ The Names. i 
' Alatemus of Pliny is the fame Phillyrea which T hcophr aft us hath written of by the name Philyca, and 
BellomtuMoftib. i. cap. 4.2. o(hh Singularities, and the people of Candy call it FUpnnen : the Por- 
tugal, Cafca : in French, Dalader, and Sangin hlanc : in Englifh, barren or fruitlefle Priuet: not- 
withftanding fome haue thought it to beare fruit, which at this day is called F agar as : with vs ,Coc. 
(idus-Indi^ii we haue faid. f IcanbynomeanesapproueoftheEnglifh name heregiuen by our 
Author ; but iudge the name of Euer-greenc Priuet, (giuen it by M r .Parkinfim ) to be much more 
fitting to the thing. £ 
ThcTcmp eraturc andVertues . 
Whether the plant bevfed in medicine I cannot as yet learne ! the fifhermcn of Portugall do A 
vfe to feethe the barke thereof in water, with the which deco£Hon they colour their nets of a red- 
difh colour, being very fit for that purpofe: the wood alfo is vfedby Dyers todyeadarke blacke 
withall. 
Chap. 6 1. Of the white and blew : Pipe- c Priuet. 
I Syr inga alba. 
White Pipe. 
2 Syringacarulea, 
Blew Pipe. 
ThcDeftription. 
i 'T"’ Hewhite Pipe groweth like an hedge tree, or bufhy fbrub : from the root wherofarife 
J[ many (hoots, whichinfhorttimegtowtobeequall withtheold ftocke, whereby in 
little time it increafeth to infinite numbers, like the common Englifh PrimorPri- 
' net, whereof doubtleffe it is a kinde, if we confider euery circumftance : the branches are couered 
witharuggedgraybarke: the timber is white, with fome pith or fpongie matter in the middle 
like Elder, but lcfTer in quantitie.Thefe little branches are garnirtied with fmall crumpled leaues 
of the (liape and bignefle of Peare tree leaues, and very like in forme .-among which come forth 
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