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The Willow tree is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Salix: in high-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in low-Durch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in Italian, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Salcio: in French, Saux: in Spanish, Salguei∣ro, Salzer, and Sauz: in English, Sallow, Wi∣thie, and Willow.
The greater is called in Latine Salix perticalis, common Withy, Willow, and Sallow, especial∣ly that which being often lopped sendeth out from one head many boughs: the kinde hereof with the red barke is called of Theophrastus, blacke Withy; and the other, white: Pliny calleth the black Graeca, or Greeke Withie (the red, being the Greeke Withy, saith he, is easie to be cleft) and the whiter, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Theophrastus writeth, that the Arcadians do call the lesser 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Pliny also nameth this Helice: both of them do make this to be Salicis tertia species, the third kinde of Sallow: the same is likewise called in Latine, Salix pumila, Salix viminalis, Gallica Salix; and by Columella, Sabina, which he saith that many do terme Amerina: in high-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in low-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in English, Osier, small Withy, Twig Withy: Petrus Crescentius nameth it Vincus.