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Show The Orchard. Zhe Orchard, The Conferue or Syrupe made ofthe berries, is effe@uall to Cooleanhot Romackt, ‘helping torcfrefi andequickenvpthefe that are oucrceme with fainttneffe. Thebetries are*catéen in the Summertime, as.an afternoones difh, to pleafe the tafte ofthefickeas wellas thefounid, - heiuyceand.the diftilled water of the berties aie v tie comfortable andicordiall: Iris generally held of many, but howtrue! know not, that the red. wine tht is wfually fold at the Vintners; is made@of*the berries of Rafpis thar grQwin colder coyntries, which giueth itakindeof harfhneffe : Andalfo that of the fame berries growing in hotter climates, which Piueth vnto the wine a morepleafant fweetneffe, is madethat wine which the Vintners cal Alligant : but we hauea Vint off Grape come to vs vnderthe name of the Alligant Grape,as youfhalt findeit {er downe hereafter amongth e Grapes, -amd thereforciit is ikely tobe,but amepiniog, and notruth.in this,as.it may be al{gia th¢others Ribes rubra, alod, Bigra. Currans red, white, andbla cke, Hebtifies that bearethofe berries, which are viuall y called red Currans, are not fhefe-Currans either blew. or red, that arefol datthe Grocers,norany kind itheréof ;forthatthey-arethe rapes of.a.certaine Vine, as fhallb e thewed by andby: butaifatre differing kinde ofberry whergof there. are three forts, red; white, andblacke . Thered Curran buthis oftwoforts, and groweth he ofOr aman, a h hauing ine tothe height fometimes a ftemmac of two inches thicknefle,a nddiuers armes and branches,couered witha fmooth, darke, brownith barke, withoutanie pricke or thorne at all vpon anie part thereof, whereon doe growe large corneréd blacki th greene leaues,cut in on the edges, feeming to be made offlue parts; almoft likea Vinele ting out , and ftanding one aboue another on both fides afe,the endsa little poinof the branches : the flowers are littleand hollow, comming forth atthe ioynts of the leaues > growing many together ona long ftalke>hanging downeabouea fingersength, and ofan herbiecotont’ after Which come-ttiall round fruit or berries, greene at the firtt 5. and redasa Cherry when they ate ripe’ ‘ofa pleafant and. tart tafte’: the other differeth née iin atic other thitigrhenin the berries; being twiceas biggea stlie forther: the roote is wooddy,and fpréadéth ditierfly, The white Curran buth vifech vfually both higher then thered pahd dtraighteror more vpright bigger alfo in theftem tne, and couered with a whirer:barke:' the leaties are-cornered 3 ‘fomewhatlikethe former,’ but norfo largezthe: flowers are fmallaid hollow likethe other, hanging downein the famiemanner'én long ftalkes, being ofa whitet colour the berries likewife Stowe onthe long ftalkes;fomewhat thickerfetto gether, aid oPacléarewhite colour, With alittle blacke head 5 fotranfparent that the ietdes mity be eafily feene thorough them and of a more pléafant winie'tatte thentlie red BY“much?: “The blacke Carraa bale ise hhighe rthen thewhitey: with more plentiful brat ches, andtniore pliant and ew Iggie: the ftenwnesand theeldet bratiches being couered with abrownith Barkevand tlne younger ; withapalerstheflowers arealfolike vntolittle bottles as thesstherg be,of a greeni , =e : { aleherth purple colou ries, ofthe bigneffe of the {rial erred’ Curra rs: Which turndiinvoblackeber Jeaues ofthe red Currans,| but not fo large tise the Jeanes brecfomew! offtinking fent with them » yet they are : both branches, leaues,: riot vawholOme. but the Tn nt mapy, without offendin gSooke . cither tafte or fmell , The Vie,of Currans, Thered Currans are vfually eaten whent heyare ripe,as @refrefhins a, ah SS |