the Hiftorie ofPlants. 851 



f 5etr tail e D^atDctlj nearelf. - 



SDfje peare tm kmts are col&of tomplocion, D^ie ano attriit^ 



gent,a0 CDalen fattt;* 



^ Ti&ff venues. 



peareg taften before mcatcDo nonrill^ but Utlt, v^t f l)e^ non^ 3 

 nfl^ moje tljen applr s, cfpeciall^ t^ofe tljat be groiife anc ftoate. 



2Dl)e fotDcr , rougb , anD clioMv pcares, ano of ijcriEf tijatarc ^k 

 not Uiatertc , f be caf en raio 0; bachte before meale , Dcd Hop tljc 

 common lafke 0; flotoing of t\}t bellr , ano Do fo^ttSe anD ffreng*' 

 t!)en ttje moutl) of t|ie Ilomache. 



SCtjcv be alfoGfflD to be iatDefofbebe0imttng0 of iiof tumours C 

 Optilcgmons^anD groenc toounDes. 



%\iz Umts are geoD foj tljefatne purpofe , fo; t[)e?clcre fogrV JSD 

 t|;er ano I;ea{e netoe tDOunDes. 



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Of the Medler tree. Chap.xliij. 



. :^ Thekmds. 



Bjoffo^ioefi fettet^ froatf) ttoo kimes of S&etk{s,nt firtt 

 kinD groioms bpon tf)O.:ne0. Cbe fecond tttnD 10 our comi* 

 mon SpeDlerfttbe toliicb alfo be of tttjo fortes : fo: fome be 



fmaU anD fome great,but tn fafl^ton botb lilie^anD tl)erefo;e fome 



fafee t^em but fo^ one btnDe. 



^^.Thedefiription. 



1 T'i^e firU hmne 10 a tV^Qixdz tree, \siit\^ prickles i Icauesi not 



mucb tsnltke t^e f)atutljo;jn.2i:!je frutt of tijis plant is fmal 



f rounD,anD,a0 jEDioffojiDes fattfj, it latfj tijjeo i[ternrl0 oa ffoncs 

 in tt:ano ttjep groin in duller0 fine 0? lire , 0; mo;e togitber. 



2 SDtje common SBeDler is afrte mfome placc0 not altcgittier 



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T 



toitfjout p?ifblc0 , grotDing almoff li&e to tfje otf)cr tra0. 2Dbe 

 leaue0be fomtofjat long anD narrotojeffer tiien t^t !cauc0oftbe 

 apple tra,not^ing at al DenteD 0^ fnipt about tlje eDge0. SDije flo^ 

 toerfibe Ui^tfe^anD parteD mtofiue leauc0.jaftertt)c flotocrs jro* 

 toetb t^e fruite,U)Ijtcb 10 of a b^otnne ruffet cole;, cf a rounD p?o^ 

 portion anD fometufjat b;oaD o? flat,of tbw feinD one is fmall, tfje 

 Dtber great, i?et tbe? be altoaies IcUer tljen apples, \sii\\> a great 

 nauel oj crotDnat tbe top o; cnD, in tfjemtDDle of tfje fame fruite 



arc fiue flat (tone0,t[je U)|)tci; be t[)e fi^D tijercf. 



^Tke 



