Early British botanists and their gardens, based on unpublished writings of Goodyer, Tradescant, and others . The Wych Elm.^ peele from the wood of the boughes from the one end to theother, a dozen foot in length or more, without breaking, whereofare often made cords or ropes: the timber hereof is in colourneere like the first; it is nothing so firme or strong for naves ofCarts as the first is, but will more easily cleave; this timber is alsocovered with a white sappe next the barke: the branches or young ^ Ger. emac. 14S1. 3 ; copied in Parkinson, (Stokesedit, of Withering, 1787.) 42
Early British botanists and their gardens, based on unpublished writings of Goodyer, Tradescant, and others . The Wych Elm.^ peele from the wood of the boughes from the one end to theother, a dozen foot in length or more, without breaking, whereofare often made cords or ropes: the timber hereof is in colourneere like the first; it is nothing so firme or strong for naves ofCarts as the first is, but will more easily cleave; this timber is alsocovered with a white sappe next the barke: the branches or young ^ Ger. emac. 14S1. 3 ; copied in Parkinson, (Stokesedit, of Withering, 1787.) 42 JOHN GOODYER boughes are grosser and bigger, and do spread themselves broaderand hang more downevvards than those of the first; the flowers arenothing but chives, very like those of the first kind: the seed isalso like, but something bigger : the leaves are much broader andlonger than any of the kindes of Elme, usually three or foureinches broad, and five or six inches long, also rough or harsh inhandling on both sides, snipt or indented about the edges, neere ^mifr-,. The Smooth-leaved Elm. resembling the leaves of the Hasell: the one side of the leaves arealso most commonly longer than the other, also on the leaves ofthis Elme are sometimes blisters or bladders like those on the firstkindc. This prospereth and naturally groweth in any soile moistor dry, on high hills, and in low vallies in good plenty in mostplaces in Hampshire, wher it is commonly called Witch Hasell. * Gerard, 1297. 2; copied in Ger. einac. 1481. 4 ; recopied in Parkinson,1403. 3. Stokes considered this figure as rather a variety of U. campestris. ELMS 43 Old men affirme, that when long boughes were in great use, therewere very many made of the wood of this tree, for which purposeit is mentioned in the statutes of England by the name of WitchHasell, as 8. El. lo. This hath little affinitie with Cajpimis, whichin Essex is called Witch Hasell. Smooth Leaved Elm. Ulinus glabra folio glabro. Witch
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