| OCR Text |
Show 260 THE The gumis ofa meane te whereof it dulleth the fharpnes THIRD BOOXKE OF THE rature,but the fubftance thereof is touch and clammie, by reafon of thin huntors sie fetueth in a looch or licking medicine for thote HISTORIE ‘OF PLANTS, % The names, Thistrecis called in Greeke winsa:Aplanant:in Latine Afalus Armeniaca » in Englifh:Abrecock thatbe troubled with the cough and“haue rotten lungs, and ftoppeth the {petting and raifing vp of blood arid alfo ftaicth other fluxes. £ Ofthe eAprecocke,or eA.brecocke tree. Armueniaca Malus maior. The gteater Aprecocke tree, tree,ot Aprecocke tree. ‘ g The fruit is namedyiircy Apveraxdy andof diners aesnicuoy, or Beewsenov, which be wordes cotrupted from the Latine; for PracoxinLatine is diters times called Pracoquum itisnamed Malan Amtniacin, and commonly _Armeniacum : iris calledin high Dutch @aifetten Walle (bap.89. Johans IPferting + inlow Dutch Groene PPerfen, Auant Jevtens in Iealian Czrmenjache, 2 Armeniaca Malus minor. The lefler Aprecocke tree, ¥: Beco sheGrifomele, Moniache : in. French Abricoz: in Spanith \Aluarcogues,Aluar chigasand Alber- sos :in Englifh Abrecock,and'of fome Aprecock,and Aprecox. Galen feemeth to makea difference betweene Pyacocia and CArmeniace in his booke of the fa- cilties of nourifhments: preferring Precocia before Armeniaca, yet he doth confeffe that both ofthem be called Armeniaca others pronounce them W4ymeniawithfowerfyllables, Andinhis bookes ofthe faculties of fimple medicines he affirmeth, that both the fruit and the tree arecalled zenuuov: diuers ofthe later Phifitions dobetweene thefealfo makea certaine difference , fayi thatthe greater ones and thofe that are grafted be Avmeniaca; which the French men call Ausnt Perfésand the lefler Precocéa: in French Abricoz. 2 The temperature and vertuts. Aprecocks are colde and moift in the fecond degree,but yet not fo moift as Peaches; for which A caiife they donotfo foone oreafily putrifie : and theyare alfo more wholefomefor the ftomacke and pleafant to the cafte,yet do they likewifeputrifie,and yeelde nourifhment, and the fame colde, moift,and full ofexcrements:being takenafter meate, they corrupt and putrifie the fame; being fit eaten before other meate,theyeafily defcende,andcatife the other meatesto pafle downe the fooner,like as alfo the Peaches do. The kernels within the fameis fweete,and nothing atalllike in faculty to that of the Peach, The'vertues ofthe leauiesof this tree arenot as yet found out. Ofthe Pomegranate tree. Chap.9o. % The kindes. ‘ : , , AS there be fiindry forts ofApples, Peates, Plums, and fuchlike fruitess fo there are ape: SOF Pomegranates, the farden,and the wildesand a thirde forcwhich isbarren and ee a ftuite ofthe carden Pomegtanateis ofthree forts,one hauing a fower iuice,or liquoses anot 4 alts the pleafant liquor ; and the thitde the tafteiofwine: of che wilde ling a very fiveeteand and wildings Wo forts, and the difference betweene them is no more then betwixt crabs aeboth wilde kindes of apples: therefore the defeription ofthe garden Pomegranate {ha forthe ef, 5 Su DE % T,he defeription. fie.ie afterh on ger,efpeci+Myy His tree is greater than the Peach onan neon ack aette Cates * 5:the leaues hereofare a ae oe ; Saale 7 {harp pointeBirchinidked : acl: inthe or :inoculated ifoeit be grafted ar Poplar, SY . : necre to F he aitow ‘ 1 2 and with iy) blacke but lefler,and commingmore ball within < a Peach, C ry an (horteraoa y 4 edges. The flowersare fomewhat white: :thefruit roundlike Peach i ; ; out, inwhich dothlie a browneftone nothing roughatall, as is that of the Peach, s j is incl i wvtiiehisinclildied atweete oe leffer,in rm fortof Aprecock,whofe 2 Wehaueanother i eS ieiis equall trunke or bodic fol i Fi i heother in greatnes 5, 2 wit a: oor and manner ao rit itt eh eee bring schforth eller treeaA is fer j te i i tree bringet is,that this differ whereinthey point Tite onely accordeth. growing ° o. 2 . 7 x solo ny and not fo goodin tafte, in euery other refpect it is like. Jemens gardens through atleme¢ meeps : 7 adates if rl ‘ , trees do grow in my garden,andnow adaiesin many other ante all England, outThee %& The time. They flower and flourifh in Aprill,and their fruicis ripe in Iuly. cee : Nie se Thede/eription. - ced like tholeo 2 to the 1 beige Po he ae Meiyanercd Pomerraniaretree groweth vp . ; _ 2 hauing ’ riggie branche oreight cubites high, man} ee plianc and twiggie gare ee 2 5 ape like thoi fhape leaues,in ofabrowne colour: wheron -ate fet verymany I Ane ecalour tending, to yellow ey Morelike the leanes ofthei Myrtil tree , ofa bright fhining Sea fe bDOMOW low flor likewile, and oe ot andu (at fi ree pene ‘mong which there ftande certaine fharpe thornes contuleaiylet, te HRS eur aod ¢ olour, Hog and very r se aftar,‘ of Carnation : tklemntothe hedge Role, indentedonthe: edges lke ne need i > purplifh colour, full iuice 55 ae 1d iu of JUICE commeththe fruit couered with; a hard barke, of an quetwot -olou: andfull “ritT *tetwhich i ernels, whichafter they be ripe ate of a gallant efi ee" oe rrowes fome be e Which ace. ap i nT . uontrie WETS jichditferech in tafte, according to the foyle, climate andthen ¢o 1 pen both, em hauing middle betweene ,e,orhers fower,and the third; areina ee e Teanes and cwiggie yy BIN br away, ileaui in atee the other wither Hewilde Pomegranatetreeis ves, candisaltog an an a figure,which may appeere by the like ig Gouble.as double howred Cherrie doth, and diners other herbesanat |
