» »- ~ :3 14,88 Of the Hiﬂorie of Plants: ‘ / turning vp a lane at the farther end of a village called Blacke-wall,from London gand in Elfex at 3 place called Ouenden,and in diuers other places. _ _ The Indian Poplar groweth in moli parts of the Iflands ofthe VV cit-Indies; q] The Time. ' d Thefe trees do bud forth in the end of March and beginning of 4 Aprill, at which time the b“ 5 muﬂ be gathered to ferue for Vngumtum Popalem. . 1; The Names. I _ The white Poplar is called in Greel<e,A=v»u': in Latine,P0[mlzr: alha .- of diuers,Farﬁzm:, as of P 4’: ms in his Comedic Penalris, as you may fee by his words fet downe in the chapter of Colts-f°° I zgg. 8 I 3 .

It is called in high Dutch, Qboppelhﬂltm, QEBIT5 allhatbaum: in low Dutch, ﬂlbtehof his ho; rie or aged colour, and alfo albeelbnnme; which the Grammarians doe falﬂy interpret t./M2652‘. C Firre tree : in I talian,P0p0lo nero : in French,Pea}>/ier h[.mc,tAahel,0hel, or /Iriheaa .- in Englxlhswhﬁ Poplar tree,and Abeelhaltet the Dutch name. .11

The fecond is called in GI'CCkC;A'ryoryt :in Latine,Po]2u.lrrs nigra :b y Petra: Crrzfcentiur, L/1 lhartlf " in high Dutch, ﬁlfpeu : in low Dutch, qaopuliet : in Italian, P012010 hero : in French, Peuplier M17 -' ‘W Spaniﬂi, t/Jlzimo nigailho: in Englifh, Poplar tree, blacke Poplar, and Peplar. The ﬁrﬁ 01' ‘gee’ f prung buds whereof are called of the Apothecaries, omli Papa/i,Poplarbuds : others chufe '3.‘ C1,; to call it Gemma P0pah‘:fome of the Grxcians name it I9n'p!(9‘-'WhCl'Cl.lpOﬂ they grounded th€"m_ ror, who raﬂily fuppofed that thofe rofenny or clamtny buds are not to be put or vfed in the 5°

qaofition of the ointment bearing the name of the Poplar, and commonly called in Englllhi

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Mule,which thing the leaue ended.

pilion and Pompillion 5 but the berries that grow in cluﬁers, in which there is no clamminemi 3‘ all. ‘ -- They are alfo as farre deceiued,who giuing gredit to Poets fables,doe beleeue that Ambéi’ C0317 meth of the clammy roﬁn falling into the riuer Poo. ha The third is called of diues, Popular tremula, which word is borrowed of the French~n1€”>W _ name it Tremh/e .- it alfo receiued a name amongﬂ: the low-Country men, from the noife and '35 ling Offhe 1€3“‘35a'W‘5-iﬁﬂteeltt : this is that which is named of Pléhy, Lihim: and by Thcaphr, mu . which Gaigi calleth Papa/as m0n;amz.~ in Engli{h,Al'pe,and Af pen tree,and may alfo be called Tmﬁc ble,after the French name,conﬁdering it is the matter whereof womens tongues were madc,(“5t Poets and fome others report)which feldome ceafe wagging. o «J The T emperamre and Vertuer. fa‘ The white Poplar hath a clenﬁng faculty, faith Galen, and a mix: temperature, conﬁﬂing O watery warme eﬁ"ence,and alfo a thin earthy fubﬂance. I ‘ The barke as Diofeorides writeth,to the weight of an ounce(or as others fay, and that 111075 ‘mfg; of little more thaua dram) is a good remedy for the Sciatica or ache in the huclcle bonesihnd ’ the fh-angury. ‘ " That this bark: is good for the SClatiC8,S€7‘€I¢m' Sammmicm‘ doth alfo write ;‘

Sepia: oeeultas tuiﬂa eoxenelice morhm

I’erfttrit,é*gre[]'iu dire langaare meramr : Popular alha elahit medim dc corticepotur.

An hidden difcafe doth oft rage and mine," The hip ouercome and vex with the paine, It makes with vile aking one tread ﬂow and lhrinlreg

The barke of white Poplar is helpe had in dririke.

The fame barke is alfo re

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P0l'ted to make a woman barren, if it '_be drunke with the kid“. ed, be S 311?? are thought to performe, being taken after the flames 0? ‘

- - . . of- ‘1 Th‘? Warm‘? W1“ Ofthe leaues being dropped into the eares doth take away the panic tl".7e,;te-

Qffilgfiiﬁorie of Plants. V

CH A p, rzgo. 0] the Thine tree. I3‘ ‘TheDr eriptioitt.

‘ He Plane is a great tree , hauihg

T very long and farre f preaeiing boughes caﬁing a wonderiull

broad (hadow,by realon wherof it was highly commended and eiteemed of a— mongthe old Romans : theleaues are cornered like thofe of Pa/ma Chrfﬂf, greater than Vine leaties, and hanging vpon little red foot-Ptalkesmhe ﬂoures are {mall and rnoﬂie, and of a pale yel- lowifh colour : the fruit is round like a ball,rugged, and fomewhathairy 5 but

in Aﬁa more hairy and greategalmofi

as big as a \/Valnut : the root 15 great,

5/" difperﬂng it felfe far abroad. ? {I The Place.

The Plane tree delighteth to grow by fprings or riuers : Pliny reports that they were wont to bee cheriihed with wine: they grew afterward (faith he) to ‘be; of (0 great honour (meaning the Plane trees ) as that they were cheri- {bed and watered with wine : and it is found by experience that the fame is

0 very comfortable to the roots, and wee ' haue already taught, that trees deﬁre to drinlte VVine.This tree is firange in Italy, it is no where feene in Ger:-n_any, nor in the low-Countries : in Aha it groweth pliptiftilly it 1; _fo'n.i;d atlic; i , ._ ‘ . p , N. mm [hg hill Amos, as Pdfrttef Be o2izar_in is ingu arr re l‘l(k:1adﬂnC:}l7,;gY<-);W':1nr§; of Grccceﬁnd is found planted in lome pllaces ofltaly, 0’ Pleiaftiai-eerathgr than for‘. proﬁt. ;Vl_v {eruant Will!/K’); J/[iz?Aj]]1l!(wh(s)rli)eie1i':i'lt igigihvcihilciltfdih-’ neat! fee as Sur"‘e0n vnto the Hercules nfL0nd0“) hound,‘ mars tree ' gr fb(i‘ P di hard b‘ the (add; at the entrance into the townc, 3 P°"°fM°‘°a’ bwng 3 pm 0 mace’ an f'°m therice brohaht one ofthefe .roi.i;%l‘ l‘“"'”“ab°i“g the ﬁlm them°f' 1: There are one or two 1'’

y°“g0nes at this time vrovvinc with Mr 7"““”‘f“‘m ‘ i - -

tr . ’~“\ - ~ - ' t ' t nd therefore it ‘ no Hlafllcll The Plane trees cal} their leaues in \/Vmtﬂf. 35 B‘/[””’{” C“-lﬁﬂ hf: . f ._,‘ Hf’ 0 team. that they keg 3 away the Sun in Surnmer, and not at all in Winter . t etc is, aiti. z/2y,n gh _t in tommendatign Om“: me, than that 1; keepcth away the Sunne in Suintti.er,and entertainer 1

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Platazzns. The Plane tree;

(I The Namer. P‘? \

. . . ‘ f the _ , «, _ - - , . areth his nameo This tree is called in GYCCiCe3 "“”“'”‘ ‘ and m‘E'.w"‘fe ‘“.L‘“59e P.latM'wd It flevia le - this tree is 113-- biedth; the [:m,¢h_mcns Plajizecloth far differ from this,wnicl1 is a km 3 0 9

ed in Engliih,Plane tree. _ T he Temperzrtare aim’ Venues.

3 The Rofin or clammy fubﬂance of the blacke Poplar buds is hot and dry,and of thin Paﬁsr’ , the

nuating and mollifying : it is alfo ﬁtly mixed 4:01:12; av malggmmg ,- the leaues hang in a ma" _‘ . "P011 hot fwellings and in ﬂamtmtions in the beginning. ring of the eies, if they bee 13 like operation for all thefe things,yet weaker and not fo eﬂ°e6tuall,as Galen teacheth. 0 ' P 5‘ feet‘ . eing boiled in wine they are a remedy for thtiwﬂﬂing and the “me A D G The leaues and young buds of blacke Poplar alfwage the paine of the gout in the hands“ ~,’ T 1, ‘Pplied_ . 1 C mOth_ache_ C being made into an ointment with May butter. — P rd M. The barke and balls do dry : the barlce-boyled in vineger helfthi ' ‘Of mad dog-S am} ferpgntg, and D H The Ointment made of the buds is good againﬁ all inﬂammations brufes fquats, falls, 3“ ' ' . he fruit of the Plane tree drunke with Wine hclPC‘h the bu-11;?‘ 1 3 fcaidgf . like 3 this Ointment is very well knowne to the Apothecaries. 1 ’ i with hogs reafe it makcch 24 good ointment again“ bummz’ a 1 " g‘

0 .‘ .A- 0 ‘ff,nd€“-E5 ‘ I P Paula: viigineta teacheth to make an oile alfo hereof called tﬂgjriﬂym’ 0, one Ofbjacke P0913’ x {be burned bake doth mightily dry,aud fcoureth witlrall-,it temoueth the white cur e a - -. _ M, ,, .. .., ,1’ . _ — ,, Qt

Faeiﬁilstste 31“?

_ , nod to be laid A‘ The Plane tree is of a cold and moifi e{l'ence,as Galen faith:th6 Ewen‘ [ewes are g