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;? 3 This,fai.th C[zi(z“m,wl'iich is the largeft that I haue feen,lomtimes exceeds the hﬁlght. of a rnan,very fhrubbyhauinga hard and blackifh red wood : the leaues are iinall and their, gr°W.’“g alzaour the branches by fourespfa very aﬂringent tafte: it hath plentifull {lore of ﬂoures growing all along{% the branehes,fo that fometimes the larger branches haue ﬂoures for a foot long- he ilouie is hollow and lOl‘lgill1,W€ll l‘melling,white and beautifnll. It glowes betwixt Lisbon and‘ Vniirerlitie of Conirnbrica in Portugal,where it floures in Nouernber,December,and Iaﬂuafyl‘ D it 4. Of this kind there is another fort with whitifh purple ﬂoures, more frequently f0”“d ‘ ia

the other fort Swhich floures are fomewliat greater than the former,but in forme lil<e,aDd ﬂouwzg at the fame time. it The leaues alfo are hairy,and grow commonly by foures : the hollow 50” row cluliering together at the very tops of the branches, and are to be found in Iuly and Ana“ ' It growes on diners heathy places of this kingdome. it I _

5 Crolled Heath growes to the height ofa cubit and a halfe, full of branches, commonly :5 ing along vpon the ground,of a dark {wart colour :whereon grow {mall leaues let at certain {Paco two vpon one lide,and two on the other, oppoﬁte,one anfvvering another, euen as do the leauesorn Croll'ewort.The lloures in like manner ﬁand along the branches crofTe—fa{l1ion,ofa dark Ouerw ggreenilh colourffhe root is likewife wooddy,as is all the reft of the plant. ha;

6 This ﬁccple I-leath hath likewife many wooddy branches garnirhed with ﬁnall leauﬁs ‘ as eaﬁly fall off from the dried lialks 5 among which come forthdiuers little mollie greenilh H030‘ of {tn-all moment. The whole bu {h for the mollt part groweth round together like a .littl€_C°C

_ , _ e. hay 2?‘.-)Y(.)£)OC{ at the lower part and {harp about: like a pyramide or ﬁeeple,whereof it tooke his “am

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; ‘ _ 8 Ericazemzzﬁziza mli::al4M- Sinalllealed Heath. _

Chalice Heath.

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.. tier?‘ 7 This iinall or thinne leafed Heath is alfoa low and bafe fhrub,haning many T1113“ and any tier ﬂroots comming from the root, of a reddilh browne colour 5 Wl1(:‘l‘(ii,l§3=0I?i doe gr0VV Verys grow’ fmall leaues not vnlilte to them of common Tyme,but much fmaller anc1"tenderer:the 50”‘ e The in tufts at certaine fpaces,of a purple colour. The root is long,and of a woodd y ﬁlbaanceﬂ, end‘ branches of this are commonly whitil'h,the leaues very green: the ﬂours are fmallefi at b0 It

and bisgcﬁ in the miéldeﬁt hollow. and Ufa fairs purple .“9_1_9“¥ . which doth 11°‘ “my d?Ciri2'ur€?

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"%-L—§.___,__,_,_____v_,- __ , ﬂéiures moft part of Summer,andgrowes in many heathy grounds. 15 _ _

_ 8 Chance heath hath 31(6) marry wooddy branches growing from the roots,{lendet, of areda dlfh brown colour a foot and halfliigingarniﬂred with very little leaues leller than thofe of Time: the ﬂours gmw On’ the tops and vpper parts of the branches,and be in number ﬁue,lix,or rnore,han_- hing downwardgm fafhion longlhollow within like a little tunnelor open cup.or chalice,of a light Pu’Pliih colour : the root creepeth and putteth forth in diners places new fprmgs or (hoots. _

9 The Heath that bringeth forlzh berries hath many weak-e and {lender branches ofa reddilh ?°l0ur,which trailing vpon the ground do take hold thereof in fundr)’ Placﬁfa Wheféb)’ 1'5 H_11gl1“lY lncfeafeth : the leaues are fomewhat broad ,of a thiclre and ﬂﬁﬂll’ f”bﬁ3“Ce= 1“ tap‘? fomthmg dry" lfng 3! the ﬁrl.’r,but afterwards fomewhat lharpe and biting the tot1i‘+’.“_"‘ ammg “’h1‘;‘h mm? foffh

mall ﬂoures of an herby colourwvhich being vaded there fUCC€§d yfmall round» berries that at the « r. ‘"6 green,and afterward blacl<e,being as big as thbfe of luntpef. Wh€"C”‘y19 Comamﬁd PUT_PIC MC“ like that of the Mulbery:within thofe berries are contained alfo {mall three c_orn_ered grains: e Y0ot is hard and ofa woody fubliance. i I found this growing!“ gm“ Pl_‘-‘-?“Y 1“_ Yolkflilfe 0!! thf tops of the liills or" Gisbrongh,betwixt it and Roliemiaty-topin (a roundphill fo called) as: fome ﬁg,‘ 6 people thereabouts told me they called the fruit Crake-berries. This is the fame that Mat-

""[“I calls Erica éaccifcm ; and it is the Erica Cbréifolio Z I - 0fC[”J7”’4 $

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i 9 Emu égmﬁw Pmwméms o S inall leafed Heath with berries.‘

Heath bearing berries.

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r i - . t ,, ’ ﬁ d ‘on fee “n th t nth lace (putting the dcfcription ilfthe égrtrreiiiiliseiibiibglhgih riirtii: l:i'an%11rCCS giving folme Cflbeit highzcouered with? bark blacker [1 the rel? : the leaues are like thofe of the former, but blacker and fmallct, g’°“”“g about the

R31 - . - ‘ ‘ ' .' rand Oftober it caries a fruit gnu$fJ:2;;‘::::r;:ﬁ:,*:::r::‘:a‘;;ia:‘2,f:;:‘:h:‘i:tf;:,‘t :2 Q1) 3 Slusky and vneucn pearles in forme and colour,l'ucculen_ta1fo.and of an a¢‘:l1‘<..‘lC;I:§Ei-C;)mm0nl}E itfgtalning three little feeds in each berrie : in Nouember tlll-5 flu“ b‘3°°rfI€.eS ky’h 3. 5 3W3Y.°

elfﬁ Clrrﬁm onl obferued this in Portugahand at the 5‘“5 ﬁght “far 0 E00 t cwhm: bemes to halle been graine); ofManna. He calls it Erica Cerzlxfﬂ/1'0 I 0-

1 I I remember(i_aith Dgdamem) that I ob f€T““:d- 3“°Fh°.‘ Heath which grew lowayei ilentgggp

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