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branches and fomewhac leffer leaves, thicker whiterand 
of a more faltifb rafte : the flowers hand in the lame manr 
tier but ate of a purpljfh red colour. 
4. Rhamnus nigerTbcopbrafii. 
Blacke berried Buckes thorne. 
The blacke Buckes thorne groweth unto the bignetfeof a 
Blacke thorne bufli, having a blackifh barke covering the 
greateft armes and body, let with divers narrow and long 
thickc greene leaves together at the joynts like unto the 
other before, but of a more aflringent tafle like unto Ru- 
barbe, armed with long fharpe thornes, each branch en¬ 
ding alio in a long fharpe thorne: the flower is fmalland 
of a greeniib colour, comming forth in the fprirg of the 
ycare, and the fruit followeth in the Sommer which is 
ftnall and blacke like unto a Sloe and harfh alfo in tafle. 
5. Rbamnns Bavarictis. 
The Bavarian Buckes thorne. 
1 he Bavarian Buckes thorne groweth to the height f a 
man with a reddijfh barke, with many very fharpe long 
thornes, thicke let on the branches, and leaves rhereon of 
a pale greenecolour, lomcwhatbroad and long like unto 
the Ilex or evergreene Oake finely dented about the edges, 
and with fome I mailer and rounder leaves fet with them 
alio, each twigge ending in a thorne : what flowers or 
fruite this, beareth is not yet come to our knowledge, but 
for the likenefle of the growing, and being a thorny ever- 
living plant it hath .bcene accounted a [pedes of Rbamnns 
and fo called. 
6 } Rbamnus Mjrtifolius ex Infula Sanfti C^riftophori 
Saint Cbrtftopbers Myrtle leafed Ramme, 
In the naturall places this growerh great and tall, but in 
Trance whether it was brought fearfe a cubit high, the 
barke being greene and fmooth, the leaves many fet to¬ 
gether on the ftalkes by couples, fomewhac like as the 
5 - RhamtUii Bavaricut. 
The B war tan Buckes thorne. 
6. Rb-mttiu MyrtifoliHS tx Fnfvla Saufti Cbrifiipberi. 
Buckes thornes with Myrtle-like leaves of Saint CbriftrobcTs Hand. 
