The academy of armory, or, A storehouse of armory and blazon containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick : with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their their terms of art : also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language : very usefel [sic] for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences
Holme, Randle, 1627-1699.
Shrubs or Vnderwoods may be distinguished by these several heads, as
First, Spinous, or thorny shrubs whose Fruit may be eaten, as
- 1. Rasberry, Raspis Sloe tree, or
- Bramble
- Blackberry
- Rose
- Briar
- Goosberry
- White thorn or
- Hawthorn
- Blackthorn
- Bullas
- Barberry
- Purging thorn
- Christs thorn
- Box thorn
- Bucks thorn
- Page 120Secondly Shrubs which are Bacci∣ferous, or have juicy or sappy fruit, not spinous or thorny, yet esculent, or not eatable, but purging, as
- Vine, or Grape
- Raisin
- •an•an
- Bilberry
- Waysaring tree
- White beam tree
- Dogberry tree
- Birds Cherry
- Rock Cherry of Austria
- Dwarf Medler
- Sweet Wort
- Hony suckle or
- Woodbine
- Upright Wood∣bine
- Pepper
- Mezercon
- Spindle tree
- Privet
- Shrub Cassia
- Gelder Rose
- Water Elder
- Yellow Jessamine
- Sea Grape
- Thirdly, Sempervirent Shrubs, such as are always green and flourish∣ing, of which there are these
- True Balsom, or
- Balm
- Thorny Burnet
- Dwarf Balm
- Phyllyrae
- Ever green Privet
- Strawberry tree
- Evergreen thorn
- Spurge Laurel
- Spurge Olive
- Widow Wall
- Laurel of Alexan∣dria
- Horse Tongue
- Butchers Broom
- Wild Bay
- Juniper
- Savin
- Myrtle
- Arbor Vitae
- Myrtle Symach
- Ivy
- Misselto
- Fourthly, Siliquous shrubs, such as bear pods and husks, as
- Li••ch, or
- Pipe-tree
- Caper
- Thorny Broom
- Bean Tre•oil
- Shrub Trefoil
- Sena
- Liquorice
- Bean tree
- Locust tree
- Humble Plant
- Broom
- Furs
- Goats Thorn
- Dorycnium
- Fifthly, Graniferous Shrubs, such as bear Corn-like seeds in their pods or husks, as
- Chast tree
- Spiked Willow
- Tamarisk
- Jessamine
- White Pipe tree
- Shrub Mallow
- Galls
- Red Sumach
- Tree Spurge
- Virgins Bower
- Travellers Joy
- Virginia climbers, or Virginian Ivy
- Sixthly, Graniferous evergreen Shrubs, such as are always green, and have Seed and Pods like Corn, as
- Holy Rose
- Oleander, or
- Rose Bay
- Sana Munda
- Gutwort
- Herb terrible
- Rosemary *
- Sage Mullein
- Hartwort
- Sweet Mountain Rose
- Sea Purslain
- Silver Bush
- Heath
- Rose of Jerico
