Roman-Sage.
Roman-Sage, or the Sage-tree: It hath a body like a Whip∣crap-tree, * 1.1 rising to four foot high, as big as a mans arm, with many branches shooting forth from the sides, with no leaves but upon the top of them onely, which maketh it have a spreading head; the leaves are of a brown colour, and in handling much like Sage, and is made of a round fashion about three fingers in breadth; the body is of the same co∣lour; it yeeldeth no seed but a kind of Berries, which never cometh to perfection; this tree keepeth its leaf green all the year.
The slips of this tree if they be set in March in a good earth, there is no doubt of its growth, and will come to perfe∣ction according to the description; alwayes provided that they be transplanted having stood on year, so that there may be no want of room and fresh earth.