2^6 ThefixtBookcof 



fio^tl) a fap 0^ tutce like mtlke>but being t{);ou0^ rtpe,f lie 



like to hom 



^ Thep[. 



SCljefig tme are plentiful in ^paine and 3ltal;i?,ano are founis 

 alfo tomztiims in this Countrte,but ber^ rare anD feltiome,t^e^ 

 mutt be plantet) in tbarme places, tijat Ham tuell in tbe ^unne 

 anD are DefenDcD from ttie ^io^tfj and jjio^ttieatt toinos* 



Si- The time. 



• SC^e^gc tretis in tl^is Countrte are ter^ long and laf e in 



loannggrcette,fo:ti)epbeginnefo put foi^tb tljeir leanejsbutat 



tlje end of ^x2,Sb^zic frutte is ripe about t^t end of ^ommer* 



ii' The names. 



1 %^e garden fig tree is called in ©reefee ^«>^ '^i^^es^ in 3Latine,Fi- 



cus fatiua : in liigl) H>utcb>iFeigl)enbaum:in bafe 0lmaigne,^i^ 



tgfjenbcom : in if renclj,r«^ Fi£;uicr .• in Cnglil^, a if igge tre^jo; a 

 garden if ig tree. . 



snijc flruite w called in ©reside <"/«» = in Hat ine , Ficus : b^ ttj^ 

 io^tcb name it is bnolon in (^ops : in €nglifl^,a if ig : in if renc^> 

 Figue : in ^tgl) SDutc^,€in if eigen : in bafe Slmaignc , €en Mi^ 

 ig^e : tf)i0 fruit befijjeit is ripe, is called in <^reeftc 2^"'*=^ • in iLa* 

 tlncGroflus : and toljen it ifl d;r,tl)e^ call it in ILattnc Carica : 



in <I5rafte,iA?ft and not >wf*i ■• tc^ Ks^^m in <!?reefec Carice,i« a feind 

 of fiDg IdM grotoetb onel? in ^nisu 



2 SD^e tnild fig tree is called tn <IC^r«e&e,«vx4? ^^ }e«'« ^ i^ifiH . fn Ha^ 



tiwCjFicus {ylucftrii,and Caprificus. 



SCt)e fruite of ttjii fig tr0e,tobicb neuer rommetb to ripeneffe, 

 10 named in ^tekt as tiie tnripe fTuite of t^ garden figge tre^} 



i^39f : inlLatine,Groflus : and of forae alfo ie*r{6;,Erineus. 



Sf Tht mature. 



SDbe greene figged neto j^^ered are a litle loarmc and fome^ 

 idljat moiff« 



2Dbe d;^ e^ are l^ot almoS in tte fecond degre^^and (bmetobat 

 moiit^nd of fnbtill parts, 



SC^e miteie iuice of %5 10 Ijot and d^^ almoftinf|>e fljirdde^ 

 £roe,and alfo fl^arpe and bittng. 



SCfie leaues }^mt aUb Gome D^arpenefile tuit^ an opening poto^ 



cr*but not fo ^ong as t^e inice 



^Thc 



