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r H A 15’; I03. Of the Cz'tron,Lz'mon,0nznge, and e/1 fljrian apple trees‘. ~ L {l Tlve Kimler. "'-[He Citron tree is of kindred with the Limon tree, the Orange is of the fame houfe or ftocke,

and the All y rian Apple tree claimeth a place as necrefl in kindred and neighb0urh0°‘l?whCw' fore I intend to cornprchend them all in this one chapter. ' i V

2 tmalm Limanial The Limon tree.

I MAZLJ5 mm/iczz. The Pome Citron tree.

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H6 C itf0I1"‘tr.ee is not very great, hauing many boughes or Branchesgtough and Plld ,5. 3 Couetcd With a greerie barke : whereon do grow greene leaues,lon'g,fornewh2f bhoa b,gf¢

‘Y fm°0th,and fweet offmell like thofe of the Bay tree .:among which come forthures, and there certaine prickles, fer far in (‘under-: from the bofome whereof come forth fmallff E mg confilting Of flue little leau€S,0_fa_ white colour tending to purple, with certaine threds like. growing in the middle: the fruit 15 long,gma;e, many times than the Cucumber, often le 5 not much greater than the Limon : the barkeor rinde is of a light golden colour, fer WIF ,

knobs or bumps,and of a very pleafant fmell : the pulpe or fubflance next vnto it is thick .

hauing a kinde ofaromaticall or fpicie fmell,almol’t without any tafie at all : the fofter pUlP_° 31 his, -

tha.t,is not fo firme or follid,but more fpungie,and full ofa fower juyce,in which the feed he greater and thicker than a graine of Barley. “es of . 2 ' The Limon tree is like vnto the Pome Citron tree in growth,thorny branches,and 15“ the

a pleafant fweet fme1l,likc thofe of the Bay-tree : the floures hereof are whiter than th°{E(i)frog:

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the rinde is ye} 1Ow»¥{¢,;m.vha; blgm in tafle,ancl fweetoffmell sthe pulpe rswliite, more in quantity Elan that Qfghe Citron,refpe<’:7cing the bignelie; in the‘_midclle part Wl1'3f€0fIS contained more foft pungic pulpeaand full“ of {cure I-uyce : the feeds are like tl1ofe'oftht[:]Po.me Citron. W 1

3 The Qmngc me grower}; Vp to the height ofa fmal Peale tf€€,_ aurng many thorny borrghes 0‘ bfallcbesjlike ‘ghofc ohhc Cm-on tree : theleaues are alfo like thole of the Bay~tree, at but that ‘ ey dipfe, in this’ that at the lowercncl next the {ialke there is a lefler leale made almolt after the

“llgar figure ofan hearmvhereon the bigger leafe doth Pcand,Or is faflifled ‘hi and the)’ 3'“? 0*‘ 3

Wee: (‘men , the fiomes are white ofa rnofi: pleafant fweet Fmell alfo: the fruit is round like a hall, ellery circumfiance belonging to the forme is very well lmowne to all :the_ tafle is fourefomtimes ""€t‘.t,ancl often of a mile hetweene both :_ the _f€¢<_l5 3’,°l'ke ‘hofe Om” Llmom

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4 rjllalztr vwdfsjria. The Affyrian Apple tree.

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A» .. : 15 ':» lauesare ..4 The Affyrian Apple tree rslike vntothe Orange trpe ‘the bran; cl: are like thebp as; the greater; the figures aye like thofe of the Crtron tree: the mic 1Sl'0L1fl ,t tee trtnes as g fie“ as .. range: the bark 0, pgfiliflg is thicke,rough,and ofa pale yellow colour,whereu;{apH]e;reeoas that ofwerg {man diffs mcmckcg ; the pulpe or inner fubftance rs fullof ruyce, in ta 6- P a

I. e Lgmonibut not [0 pleafant: the feeds are like thofe of the Citron.

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_ . . . - b ' laces efpecially joyning toeeres and great lakes: there IS alfo great {tore of them in Sparnfia “Seance which he vpon the

~ C {C3, or not farre off : the)’ lre al to found in certaine P1’ Oui flees 1- writeth but alfo the POE: id and fea The were firft brought out of Media, as not onely P mx _ t éafie, ‘h’ . pjrgilaflirmeth in {he fecond booke of his Geornickes,writin5 of the Cum“ re - 15 mane; ._

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