Lib. j. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
about the middle of September 1624. from whence I brought fo no final! plants of it not a foot 
m length, which now, iSjj. a re rifen vp ten or twelue foot high, and grow with me by the firft 
kmde, but are eafily to be difeerned apart, by any that will looke on both. 
t 3 Vlmiu (oho htifi mo fubro. 
Witch Hafell,or thcbroadeil leaned Elme. 
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(\A£asv\aAs6 Ma O vit tSL-'K ^ ^ ryxr^si/tfo. . ri - 
4 V Imus folio gh bro . 
Witch Elme, or fmooth ieaued Elme. _ n 
Vlmm folio hit: font 0 foca&rQ. 
Witch HafelljOr che broade/l leaned Elme. 
. * . nils ^ r °' ve I^ to bca , ve 7 § re - ic rree, and alfo very high.efpecially when he growethin 
s f ra P n 8 ft ot J ler rrccs.-tne barkeon the outfide is blacker tnan that of the hr ft, and is aifo ve- 
/ u ? 5 ot batvvhen there is plenty of fap it will ftrip or peele from the wood of the bouehes 
r m ic one err to the other, a dozen foot in length or more, without breaking, whereof are 
o.ten made cords or rope, ; t he timber hereof is in colour neere like the firftjit is nothing fo firme 
orftrongfornaues of Carts as the fruit is, butwillmore eafily cleaue; this timber is alfo couc- 
red with a wh ite fappe next the barke : the branches or young boughes are grofferand bigger and 
do fpread themfelues broader, and hang more downewards than thofe of the firft . the floures 
are nothing but chines, very like thofe ofthe firft kind.-the feed is alfo like, but fomethin* bi 4 r • 
theleaues are ranch broader and longer than any ofthe kindesof Elme.vfually three orfoure 
inches broad, and fine or fix inches long, alfo rough orharfh in handling on both fides.fnipt or 
indented about the edges, neere referabling the leaues ofthe Halell : the one fide ofthe leau-s are 
alfomoft commonly longer than the other.alfoon the Iea’jts of this Elme are fometiraesblifters 
or b adders like tho^e on the firft kinde._ This profpererh and naturally groweth in any foile 
mo!(tordry,oa high hil Island in lo.v vatties ingooJ plenty in mo'l places in dampfhire wher ic 
is commonly cal led Witch Hifell.Old men affirme,that when long bou°-hes were in ffreat vfe 
mere were very many made of thewood of diis tree, for which purpore it is mentioned in the 
framtes of Enfland by the name of Witch Hafell.as 3. El . 10. This hath little alfinitie with 
Carp/mts, which in cflex is called Witch Hafell. 
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