4 ^ 



the Hiftorie of Plants, 



Of the Mulberrie tree. Chap, kiiij. 



Jf The defcripTtoft, 



I^e S©ulberri? f ra w great t large, fpjeauing !)t0 b2anc||etf 

 intobcoti) anD lengtlj, ljtsleaue0begrane, « large, fntpt 

 about tbe eDgCiS, after t^e m aner of a (alue. IHIie Sotoer is 

 fmall toitii a fine fjoare o? foft cotton. Cfje frntt ronfiftet^ of ma» 

 np bcrrteg groiomg togitfjer Miit tbe fruit of tfjc bumble , but it 

 10 larger % longer,of colour Uibtte at tlie bcgtnmng,aftcr reo,! at 



tljc lall blacfe,of a tumiC^ f afte.2Ctic rcjtff be pcUotDifl^,cfpeciallH 

 tlie bark0 of tl)em U>t)tcf) be alfo bttteV in taile. 



^ ThepUce, 



Cl}c ^ulberrp tra^ retoicet^ in tl)e garDen roilr,anti otf^er fiot 



ano fat manureo places 



^ The time, 



Sblje gpulberrp tra b.:ingetf) fa>;tl) Ijts ncto leaucs m ^ap, a 

 long time after ot^er tr£E0*anD tfjerfo^e ii 10 calleD in ti^efaining 

 of poet0,tl)e UiireK of all otber tret0:fo;^ t|it0 tree onl? atnongft all 

 0tber0 b^ingeti) fco^tl) ^i0 leaue0 after t^e colo froff0 be paft , fo 

 t[)at b^ meane0 tijerof tt 10 not burt 0; btnDeret,a0 otlier tree0 be* 



' ^Thenames. 



1 SCfje 90ulberr^ tree i0 callcD in vSreelie /^^ ?« % ovit^/^tJ- : in ILa 



tine,Morus : in fomel^op0,Morus Celfi: in bigljE>ouc^,$panU 



beerbaum : in bafe 01maigne, spoerbefteboom. 



2 SDbc fruit 10 calleo in ^ttekt /^» : in Jlattne , Morum : in 

 fl[M)p0,Morum Cclfi; in (SJnglifl^, a apulberr^^o^ S^ulberrie0 : in 



|)tgb SDoucb , ^aulbeeren : inbafcjaimaigne, ^6erbefien:in 



iFremb, Menres, 



a& The natwe 



Cbe tnripe $^ulberrte0 are colo ano Dm tn tbe CeconD negr^ 



anD aSringent 

 SCbe ripe berrie0 are of a temperat coinplenon* 

 SD^e barfee of tlje ^ulberrp eipeciallp of tlje ra»t,i0 liot % D;i? in 



i\t fecono Degree,! of a cutftng,clen0ng, ano ablterfiuc p;opertF* 



i^. The vermes. 



SClje greene anD tjnripe ^ulberric0, D?ieD,Do (fop tbc bellp,tbe 3 



bloDs aijre;, anD bomittng, to be D^^oon^n in reD lamt 



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