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8 Adam in Eden, Or, 
CHAP: LXIL. 
eae Of the Date-T: ree. 
Kes The Names. 
TW Tis calledinGreek ert, inLatine Palma, the fruit, Sexnro x gobs 
Palmula & Dattyli: the theath or skin which enclofeth the Flowers, is 
called EAdm, Elate and ome, Spatha: and fome think one kind of Date 
>is called Caryote, and Phanicobalenis. which were alfo called Regie, becaufe 
they were fitteft for the dyet of Kings.7 hebanes were the lean dry Dates, that had 
little fubftance in them, The wild or low Palmis called aeualexges, by Theophra- 
fius,and Chameriphes in Latine, by Lobel, reas an Palma humilis arto we 
Matthiolus: and Palmitee, or Palmito, by so ee Bee 
Greeks alio ‘call chat head that is Red otee zor) Siew 
tines Palme cerebrum, the brain of rhe Date-Tree, — 
The Kindes, 
. ls ia 
"The Date-Teee nual prorwnalineiitgrest and tll yetin ome plac 
fo tall as in others, bare ot grees unto the top ; the Bark whereof, is not io | 
well to be faid fcaly or rugged; as knagey; havi ving {hort knages,which are the ends 
of the middle Ribs of the Leaves, fticking ed about the Body, which give 
an eaiie footing, like fteps to climbe, or get up into the tops of the Trees, to ga- 
ther che fruit Lene aap og , made as ic 
wel eof divers parts, and folded together double: the middle Ri ; being thick, 
d almoft wooddy, but fponzy within; which do alwayes abide green , and hang 
“ee ware with their ends:the Flowers are enclofed with a long > cate fheath,. 
ans me | ae om eo oushel ming wr mee ee which 
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: redo baci ® Prone vce ityce Apple, others long with rhe 
fome* top foft, forne none at all, fome fo fweet and luhions; chat they. 
_ willnorabi slongyumbeffe they be preffed into CaRes to be kepey others will a-’ 
_ bide whole fora: time, an fico befene af ino any far tr 
. — Ghe againft another, fallech off. ‘Thefcaee@eeinces 3s 
os ey are {0 folid, and firm,as avery fione, and can hardl ee acaenpig* ae 
her : yet having a mall hollow place in the middle of chem, with fo {mall 
therein, that it would not be thought to fpring : yet being put — 
the ground, | hath fhot forth, even in this Country, lone, arc 
