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fomewhat knobby underneath, this hath aifo fcaly heads of leaves, at the ends of the branchelas the fifth. 
The P/ace and Time . 
The firft is alwayes planted in the low grounds that are often overflowen, where itonely will thrive: the o- 
ther forts,fome are found growing with the lad fort,or by them in lundry the laid and the like places with us and 
in Hmgaria,Auflria,Q,-c. as Clttfim and Bimbimi have let it downe. 
7 'he Names, 
The firftis called Salix Vitellinaby Cordm onTHofcorides,and by Dodtmem, and is the third Salix ot Tragm 
and C£f*lpinw,Gerard caUeth it ac]B*tica,zs the fitted name to dillinguifh it from thetelf, and iodoel: Jr is alfo 
called Vmcus a vinciendo. Luginnenfs maintaineth it to be the Salix Ameren* of Tlinj, againlf Ruellim and Mat. 
thiolnsjaz (liOHld have faid alto, who would make the Vitcx or lAgmu caftm to be the Salix Amerina of the La- 
tines, becaufe that among the baliard names in Dio/coridts, it is there fo fet downe, but they differ much, as vou 
fhall here more in the next Chapter. For Lugdunenfs iaith ihat they of Lyons, and the Mountainers in Savoy do 
call it yet to this day, dn Amcrincs, which they of Bari, call Open, and tbt.y of Normandy, des Ambres. Sonic 
alfo,as Lugdunenfs faith in the Chapter of Grojfnlaria and Salix, would make the irons 0 f Theophrafim to bee 
A merino, but Ifos or Oefts giveth Vvas as he faith, whole liquor he calleth" emir, not unlike to thicke blackifh 
Wine, but enclining mere to purple. The fccondisihe litHpnmilaanguftifolia of Clnfim. The [bird is bis le- 
cond, and the Sahx humilis repens of Label. The fourth is fo called by Hauhinm as it is in the title. The fifth is 
taken by Lugdunenfs to be the Salix Hehceof Theophrastus, and by TSatihinm, Salix humilis capituhfeyuammefo. 
The (ixt and ieaventh are mentioned onely by Baahimu, and the laid by Lugdunenfs, and is his (ixth lort. Their 
EngHJb names are fitted to every of them,as I thinke is fitted for them. 
T he Vermes. 
I thought fit to fiiewyou what particular property is in each of thefe Willowes altogether, and not to make 
many places or repetitions. Allot thefcingenerallarecooling, drying, thickning and binding: both the leaves 
and the barke, and the feede efpecially, are uled for any of thole efforts, as to danch bleeding of wounds, and at 
the mouth or note,and fpitting of blood,as alio al other fluxes of blood in man or worran.and Iikewife tolfav cak¬ 
ing, and the define thereunto, ifthe decortton ofthem in Wine be drunke: it helpethalfo to Hay thinne hot 
and fharpe, !alt,difiibations from the head upon the lunges,caufing a conlumption : the leaves bruifed with fome 
pepper and drunke in wine, doe much helpe the windechollicke, the leaves bruifed and boiled in wine being 
drunke. doth much (lay the heate ot lull, and wholly extinguiflr it, if it be long uled both in man and womaut 
the fieJe alio is of the fame iffert. The water that is gathered from the Willow while it flowreth, the barke 
being flit, and averted apt to receive it, being fitted to it, is very good for redneffe, and dimme eye-fight, and 
filmes chat begin togrow over them, and flay the rheumes that fall into them, to provoke urine beingftopped 
if it be drunke, and tocleare the face and skinne, of any fpots or difcolourings: the flowers faith GVrv,havea 
ftrortger e flirt to dry up any fluxe or humour, being a medicine without any (harpenefi'e, and the barke 1 much 
more, as all barkesdoe, but ifthe aatke be burnt and ufed, itdothyetdry moreforcibly, and being mixed with 
vinegar, ittakethaway warts,and cornes, and other the likeflelh thatgrowethon thehrnds or feete, or other 
pares.- thcdecortionof the leaves and barke in wine, is good to bathe the finewes, as alfo the places pained 
with the gout, and to dean f c the head or other parts of feurfe, the j'uyce of the leaves and greene barke, mingled 
with fome Rofc water, and heated in the rinde of a Pomegarnet is Angular good to helpe deafenertc to be dropped 
intotheeares: the feede of the blackc Willow mixed with litharge offilverin cquall quantity, made intorn 
oynrmcnt and ufed on any place where the haire groweih that you would take away, after it hath beene bathed 
well beforc.or elfe in the Same or flove doth caufe it to fall away. Of the twigges or rods are made many fiotts 
of workes, both fineandcoutfe baskets, cluircs,cradles, and many other the like : bands alfo both greater and 
lclfer.tobindeup Vines, Trees, Hedges, and many other things, hoopesalfo, and the fmall twig=es, tobinde 
the hoopes flakes alfo, and poles both high and low, to hold up or fatten hedges,bu(hes,&c.unto,and many more 
the like things, Tragm remembreth a pretty fained concroverfie betweene the Boxe and the Willow, written 
in the Germane tongue, whether of them were of the better ule in the common wealth, or might bed be (pared. 
Of the Sallow efpecially,but of the other Willow trees in gencrall, the belt coles are made to make Gunpouther 
withall, as is well knowne, and with the coles Iikewife, the fined Painters draw their firft draughres: th- 
Caflor or Bever delighceth chietely to make hisrefidenceamong the Willowes, and Oliers, in the Waters 
fitles. 
Chap. XX XIII. 
spiraa Theophrafii CLifts. Clufim his fpiked Willow of Thcopbaflm. 
H is flrange Willow (for foit is mod likeJ groweth to be a fmall low bufli of three or foure 
foote high fpreading forth (lender branches covered with a reddifh barke, whereon are let 
withoat order,many long arid narrow leaves mod like unto the Willow, of a pale greene 
colour on the upperfide, and browne underneath, find? dented about the edges, of a dry¬ 
ing take,with fome bitternefie : at the ends of the branches come forth thick bullring fpikes, 
or cluftersof blufli coloured flowers,confiding of live leaves a peece, with lomc threds in the 
middle,ofthe lame colour, without any fent, which turne into Imall five fqinrc headswith 
very fmall feed; like dud within them, of a yellowilh colour. 
The Place and Time. 
This was fent out of Site fa to J senna to Clttfiut by Si£i/rr«,theDukeof Briga, his learned Apothecary, where 
it is mod likely it grew, and flowred in CMay with Clafmt, and the feede was ripe in Assgufi. 
The Names. 
CJufim faith he that fent it tooke it to be a [juries of Sjringa, and quedioned Clufus whether it Ihould not bee 
referred 
