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Show Ofthe Hittory of Plants: Lins, miles from Blackeburne, and in Harward peere thereunto; in Lancafhire almof in cuery hedoe: the leaues and branchesdiffer not from thofe of the wilde Cherry-tree: the floures SIOWal the fmall branches,confiftingof fiue onoa {mali white leaues, with fome green ifhand yellowthrumsig the middle:after which come the fruit,erce ne at the firft,blacke when they be ripe, and Ofthe bic. nefle of Sloes , ofan har(h and vnpleafant tafte, e to The other birds Cherry-tree differ eth not from the former in any refpeA. but in the colony of the berries ; for as they are blacke; foon the contrary, thefe are red when theybe ripe, irhergj 1 they differ. 1t The commonblacke Cherry- tree growes vp in fome places toa greatftatur e sthere isno difference betweenc it and our common Cherr y-tree, fauing that the fruit hereofjs very little in refpe& of other Cherries, and of a blacke colou r. 12 The dwarfe Cherry-tree growethve ry feldometo the height of three cubits ot body: fmall, couered witha darke : the trunke coloured black e: whereupon do growvery limberand twiggy branches: the leaues are pliant very fmall, not much vnlike to thofe of the Priuite buth: the floures are fmall and white:after which come Cherries ofa deepe red colourwhen they betipe, of tafte fomewhat fharpe, but not greatly vnplea fant: the brancheslaid downe in the earth, take root,Whereby it is greatly increafed. quickly “Lip. 3.| _Of the Hiftory of Plants. 1507 ‘ ee i alaloes beindes paca 2 fome more E i are cold and moift i of temperature, a Ithough oat oeCherries Which being eaten before meatdoe foften thebelly very ays they ore Yntiolione either vnto moift and theumaticke bodies, or for vnhealthieand cold fto- .ae blacke Cherries do ftrengthen the ftomack,and are wholefomer than thered Cher. é g j ing dried do ftop the laske. i ; : Ee ene f Oheiics is good for thofe that are troubled with heateand inflam mati eta nes and revailechagain? the falling fickneffe i ir ftomackes,a E g e giuenn mixed with wine. : oieanyGpcscclent Tarts ane other pleafant meats are madewith Cherries,fugar, and other delicat ex ‘ ri o {mall purpofe. e h ai is reported to helpe the mes onemaydo sum of a theoC Teletees akarwik wine and water, r ra Beatsing the paffagesflippery, and by tempering8 slates fhaspneteot«bs pilin ei in this manerit is a remedy alfo for anold cough. alien addeth, tha 2 a good appetite to meat. coloured,cleareth the fight,and caufeth My felfe with diuers others haue fundry otherf the greater and the leffer; one ofagreat bigne orts in our gardens,onecalled the Bart Cherry, ffe, and mot pleafant in tafte, which wecall Wardes Cherry, becaufe he was the firft Lyle that brought the fame out ofItaly ; anoth er we hauecal: led the Naples Cherry,becaufe it was firt broug ht, into thefe parts from Naples : thefruit is very great,fharpe pointed fomewhat like a mans heart in fhape, of a pleafanttafte,and of a deepe blac. kith colour when jit is ripe,as it were ofthe colou ofdried bloud, We haue anotherthat bringethforth Cherriesralfo very great b,igg er than any Flanders Chertie,ofthe colour of Iet,or burnifhed horne , and ofa Queenes Maiefties Clockemaker, who did tafte mot pleafant tafte, as witnefleth M', Bull, the of the fruit (the tree bearing onely one Cherry, which he did eate « but my felfe neuer tafted of it) at the impreffion hereof. We hauealfo another , called the Agriot Cherry,ofa reafonable good tafte. Another we hauewithfruitofa dun colour , tending to awatchet. ‘We haucone of the dwarffe Cherries, that bringeth forth fiuie as greatas moft ofour Flanders Ch erties, where as the commonfort hath very {mall Cherri es, and thofe of an hath tafte. Thefe and many forts more we haue in our London gardens, whereoftowrite particularly would greatly enlarge our Cuar. 131. Of the Mulberrie tree. I Ph there tree he Mulberrie . tree, . 2 Morusalba. The white Mulberrie tree; volume, andto {mall purpofe :therefore what hath been faid thall fuffice. + I mufhere(as I haue formerly done, fet you to mytwo friends M‘. John Parkinfon,and M'. in Peares, Apples andother firch fruites) reIohn Millen,the oneto furnith you with the hiftory,and the other with the things themfelues ,if youdefire them, ¢ | The Time. The Chetric-trees bloo 5 me in Aprill ; fome bring forth their fruir fooner; fome later :the red Cherries be alwaies better than the blac ke oftheir owne kinde, G The Names. The Cherry-tree is called in Greeke,xipxee: and alfo . in Latine, Cerafis : in high-Durch, Sit {chenbau :in m crry-tree, low-Dutch, Herfenboome, and Crieckenboom: in French, Cerifier: in Engli th Thefuit or Cherries be called in Grecke,ues ae,and séewand in Latine likewife,Cerafa:in . lith, Cherries : the Latine and Englith names inthe ir feucrall titles fhall fuffice forthe reftEngthat migh befaid t A . G| The TemperatureandVertues. The beft and principal Cherries be thofe 4 that are fomewhat fower: thofe Jittle fiveet pee whichbe wilde and foonett ripe be thewor ft: they containe bad juice,they very foonputrifie, = do ingenderill bloud, by reafon whereofthey do not onely breed wormes in the belly, but trou- blefomeagues, andoften peftilent feuers: and thereforein well gouerned commonwealths it 18 fold the markets in the plague time. tike Spanifh Cherriesare like to thefe in faculties,inbut B they do notfo foone putrifie: they be likewife cold,and the iuice they make is not good. carefully prouided,that they fhould notbe mer) The Flanders. or Kentith Cherries that are throug hripe, haue a betterjuice butivatery ae and moift:they quench thirft, they are goodfor an hot ftomacke,and profitable for thofe that hat the ague: theycafily defeend and make the body foluble : they nourith nothingat all. ‘itacey The late ripe Cherries which the French-men keep D dried againft winter, and are y ee Called Atorelle, and we after the fame name callthem Morel binde,thefe being dried are pleafantto the tafte, and wholel Cherries,are dry, and do fay os fome forthe ftomacke,lixe as Prue be,and do ftop the belly. Generally @ The Defcription, ‘ is many times d andmany fharp Pe poinwhetofis body aEirias ofboughes:the ful great,the barke rugged; &that of the mpislihewienry ae high,and is tree Malberie common sheen ted,fomething hard,andnicked on the edges; inftea D hoceaitics, Ukeko dunes kins which are downie: the fruit is long,made vpof a number epee os sips blackeyet ix ti Betrie.but thicker, longer,and muchgreater,at the firft greene,and w en Wice (whereof it is full) red : the root is parted manywaies, Lilllla z a The F G : J |
