clutter: wherein is much downy matter contained, which being ripe is blowne away with the wind: the eyed 
or clammy buds hereof before they fpread into leaves (and not of the white, as dome have thought, nor yet the 
Vv£ or berries that each of them have growing under them ) are gathered to make the Pngmntum Topuleen, and 
are of a yellowilh greenc colour,and fmall/omewhatfweete but ftro'ng: the wood is Imooth tough and white, 
and willquickely be cloven to make (hingles or cleft pale or the like. On boththefe trees groweth a (weetc kind 
of Muske, which in former times was much ufed to be put into fweete oyntments, and commendedby Galen md, 
others to bethe belt ncxt.unto that of the Codar tree. 
4, Populus Lyfica. The Afpcn tree. 
The Afpe is fomewhat like unto theblacke P plarfot the growing, but Icffet then either it, orthewhite, and 
with a darker coloured barke; the leaves are all'o blacker, harder and rounder,then thofe of the ocher, and a little 
unevenly dented about the edges, and in fome places fpotced with white fpots,hanging by longer and tenderer 
footeftalkes, which by their continuall (haking and [hiking one againft another, make a noyfe although theaire 
be calme : the catkins hereof are longer,and of a brownifh a(h colour, which continue a while and then fall away 
with the feede in it; the wood is white bin nothing fo tough. This tree faith Pliny hath the bed MuSrromed 
growing under it. 
5. 'Populm ratundifoUa Americana, The round leafed Indian Poplar trees 
The branches oncly of this tree were brought from the Weft Indies, unto Mr .Morgan, who was Quetne Eli¬ 
zabeths Apothecary, and by Doiftor Label caufed to be drawne to the life, which he exhibited in his tsidvcrfarU 
and Dutch Herball, the branches were a little crooked,full of joynts.ac three or foure inches diftance.and at each 
a large perfeft round leafe,without any dent on the edges,but where it is fet on the Ihort footeftalke, being thicke 
rougher and broader then the leaves of Arbar lrnUi at the fetting to ofevery which leafe commeth forth a 
fmall long catkin like a thong compa(led with many fmali graines much relembling thole ofthePoplat for wHich 
caufe he called it a Poplar,the tafte whereof was very aftringent,fomewhat heating and faltilh. 
The place and Time. 
The foure former forts grow in moift woods,and by waters tides in fundry places of the Iand.yet the white Is 
not fo frequent as the other. The laft is declared of what Country breeding it is: their time is liktwife exprefk 
fed that the catkins come forth before the leaves, and ripen in the end of Summer: but it fhould feeme that the laft 
hath leaves and catkins altogether. 
The Names. 
The white Poplar is called in Greeks Wx»,becaufe of the whiteneffe, in Latine Pcpui-M alia: and Tarfartu of 
the AncientSjthe blacke is calted diyuept Populus nigra .but with Tragus it is his firft Populus alba, the Afpe is taken 
by many good Authours to be of Theophrafiw, becaufe he joyncth it next unto the two former, lib.}, c. 1 4. 
laying it is like unto the white Poplar, which may breede fome doubt whether he meaneth the Afpe or no, which 
hath no luch divided leaves as the whjte hath, (jar a tranflatctji it Alpina, which it ffemeth he doth from Tlmy, 
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