m 



theHiftorie of Plants, ^8 1 



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fi} boftell tDitli a long n wfee,tDl)ic^ te t^e bett fafl^ioit of (Dourtwr, 



fo? tbe^ be oftentimes tfeD (eCpectalli? of tbe pilgrtmcs) m Itead 



of flagons ojboftctejtoben flje^ are ntaue i)oloto* 



g Si:i)e tbtro kinn is likt to t^e afo^efa^D, (iautng t^at tb^ fruit 



10 neither fo (bo^t no;; fo btgge as tbe frnite of otbers, but moft 



(ommonli? is of tb:ee o;t foure fffite Iong,anD as big as ones leg o; 



arme : tbe reft is like tbc others. 



4 ll5efioes tbefe tb;^ feinos of garoen (l?oarDs(as Come learneb 



men tnzite) tbere is fountj anotber to^t tobofe fruit is tier? (bo^t 



ano no bigger tban ones finger, tbe reQoue, as tbe ttal&s f leaucs 



is like to tbe abonefatD« 



^ £Df tbis fo^t is alCo a Uulo hinD^tjpb^rof tbere is mentio mane 

 in t\}t cbapter of Coloquintida,in ttft tbiro bofec* 



:f> The place, 



SDbe tb;(ee 6rll kinds are planted in ti^t gardens of tbis r ountrr* 

 4 %\}z fonrtb ftind grotoetb in fome eountries in rougb ftonie 



places 



^ The time 



SDbe CDourd is ripe in tbis countre? itf j^nguS i September* 



^Tljt names, 



SCb^ <I5ourd is called in €^ree&e w^*Jtt;»5a j^xoxowi^s* y*/ /^or. in !La<» 

 fine and in tbe iops,Cucurbita : in bigb dntcb,5{iorbs : in bafe 



2lmaigne,CautDa)?d : in ifrencb, Courge .• in €ngli(b) a <IE^ourd, 



0^ C5ourds« 



£Cbe \}^ik firll hinds are called of Plini*e,Cucurbitf camerarif , 



and of fome alfo Perticales :bicaufe tbci? groto bpon poIes,ratles, 

 andpercbes lilte t)ntot)ines,lDberof is fomtunesmade clofe bar.? 

 bo^s and tiautes oj couerings. « 



SDbc firft Sind is notu called of tbe later to;iite rs, Cucurbita 

 magna,& maior: In <EngIiC^,tbe great CDourd: in ifrencb Gtan- 



de Cottrge: iti bigb dutcb,<©rofj ISurbs : in bafe aimaigne,<l^ote 

 Cauii)a);rden« 



a KMz fccondbind is railed Cycurbita minor: in C&nglilbjtb^ 

 Icffer CUourd : in bigb dutcb,aiein feurbs : in bafe aimaign,cleiii 

 CautijtDjden : in Sixtnt}^ p^m Coitrge. 



3 SLbc tbird feind is called Cucurbita anguina,! of tome Cucur- 



biuoblongarin ifrrcb Co^ge l^gtie.in ^i^\^n\xtt\3 langftnrbstin 



bale 



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