♀ Description.
THis Tree seldom groweth to any great bigness, but for the most part abideth like a Hedg, Bush, or Tree spreading into Branches, the Wood of the Body being white, and of a dark, red Core or Heart; the out∣ward Bark is of a blackish colour, with many white spots theron: but the inner Bark next unto the Wood is yellow, which being chew∣ed will turn the Spittle neer unto a Saffron colour. The Leaves are somwhat like those of the ordiuary Alder-Tree, or the Foemale Cornel, or Dogberry-Tree, called in Sussex Dog-wood, but blacker, and not so long. The Flowers are white, coming forth with the Leaves at the Joynts, which turn into smal round Berries, first green, afterwards red, but blackish when they are through ripe divided as it were into two parts, wherin is contained two smal round and flat Seeds: The Root runneth not deep into the Ground, but sprea∣deth rather under the upper crust of the Earth.