Early British botanists and their gardens, based on unpublished writings of Goodyer, Tradescant, and others . out side, veryclammie within, and of a sweet taste, covering all the Acorne,onely leaving a little hole at the top, where the top of the Acorneis to be scene : these fallen, or devoured by birds, leave behindethem a little whitish huske made of a few scales, appearing likea little flower, which pcradventure may deceive some, taking it tobe so indeed : it seemes this tree, if it were not hindrcd by coldweather, would alwaics have Acornes and berries on him, for hehath alwaies little bud
Early British botanists and their gardens, based on unpublished writings of Goodyer, Tradescant, and others . out side, veryclammie within, and of a sweet taste, covering all the Acorne,onely leaving a little hole at the top, where the top of the Acorneis to be scene : these fallen, or devoured by birds, leave behindethem a little whitish huske made of a few scales, appearing likea little flower, which pcradventure may deceive some, taking it tobe so indeed : it seemes this tree, if it were not hindrcd by coldweather, would alwaics have Acornes and berries on him, for hehath alwaies little buds, which so soone as the Spring ) eelds buta reasonable heate, they grow into the forme of Acornes: aboutthe be;^inning of August, seldome before, you shall finde themturned into ripe berries, and from that time till Christmasse, ora little after, you may see on him both Acornes and red berries.—MS. f. 119; Ger. etnac. 1370. DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS 169 Male Yew. Taxtis baccata L. cr^.Taxus tantum florens. The Yew w* only flowers. The Yew which onely beareth flowers and no berries, is like the Vs I 1 if. ^ a V rt
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