| 1 | Nux Iuglans. The Wallnut. |
| 2 | Castanea equina. The horse Chestnut. |
| 3 | Morus nigra vel alba. The Mulberry. |
| 4 | Morus Virginiana. The Virginia Mulberry. |
| 5 | Laurus vulgaris. The ordinary Bay tree. |
| 6 | Laurea Cerasus Virginiana. The Virginia Cherry Bay. |
The Vse of Mulberries.
The greatest and most especiall vse of the planting of white Mulberries, is for the feeding of Silke wormes, for which purpose all the Easterne Countries, as Persia, Syria, Armenia, Arabia &c. and also the hither part of Turkie, Spaine also and Italie, and many other hot Countries doe nourish them, because it is best for that purpose, the wormes feeding thereon, giuing the finest and best silke; yet some are confident that the leaues of the blacke will doe as much good as the white: but that respect must be had to change your seede, because therein lyeth the greatest mysterie. But there is a Booke or Tractate printed, declaring the whole vse of whatsoeuer can belong vnto them: I will therefore referre them thereunto, that would further vnderstand of that matter.
Mulberries are not much desired to be eaten, although they be somewhat pleasant, both for that they staine their fingers and lips that eate them, and doe quickly putrefie in the stomacke, if they bee not taken before meate.
They haue yet a Physicall vse, which is by reason of the astringent quality while they are red, and before they bee ripe, for sore mouthes and throats, or the like, whereunto also the Syrup, called Diamoron, is effectuall.
Corollarium.
A COROLLARIE
To this Orchard.
There are certaine other trees that beare no fruit fit to bee eaten, which yet are often seene planted in Orchards, and other fit and conuenient places about an house, whereof some are of especiall vse, as the Bay tree &c. others for their beauty and shadow are fit for walkes or arbours; some being euer green are most fit for hedge-rowes; and some others more for their raritie then for any other great vse, whereof I thought good to entreat apart by themselues, and bring them after the fruit trees of this Orchard, as an ornament to accomplish the same.