cHillorie of Plants. S^p 



agamc it fir atferctfj , c^ Diarolucf ^, o; mt itct^ {|?c rfuttcrcu f rut, 



o; miifee tijat 10 come to a cruOvSS tjineger notij. 



2Dt)e alfeefi of tlje ifig tree mijreD tDtt| otle of rofc£i anD tuarc, 2; 

 f tiretS burmng0 , ano t[)elret^atismaQeUjitl)tljean[)e0Df ttje 

 if tg !)ea!0f b fcuruinclTe , anti feftercD 0^ fctole fretting fo^efi , tf 

 tfjei? be tuafl&cD t|)£reU)it|iall. 



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Of Plumme trees. Bullies, Sloes, and Saags. 



Chap.xlvij. ^ 



Blrtt to fpeafee genkall^ of piummcfi tfjere be ttoo fetntjcs, 

 iDiJcrcDf fome appertame to tfjc garoen , ano fome arc of a 

 ioilD feiitD. S^{)c garocn 0? tame fo?t of plummes are of ot* 

 tierfe kims, feme tDljtte, fome ^UotD, fome blac&e , fome ofttfs. 

 colour of a cl)efitut , anti fome of a ligtjt o} dare reo : anD fome 

 great, anD fome fmall : fome ftueet ano o^t?:fomefre(l] anD l^arpe, 

 lobcreof ec^ IstnD |;at^ a particular name, SDfje toilD pinm0 are 

 tfje Icattof aU, ano are calleo ^lees, 1!5«IIie0, anD ^nagtf. 



^ - ^Thedefcrtption, = t 



I npl^c ^Ximmt tree grotoet^ tipsigbf Itbeofljer tra0 , eQje# 

 -I ciaHpifitbetocIIguiDeD, igoaerneD, anD put tetl) fcztlj 

 wiang B^ncfie0 , oner coaercD ioitft a fmiDtb b;oli>nil]^ bar!?e, 

 from cut of t|?e U)I)rcb being fcarrifieD 0; otijertoife l>urt, in funv 

 wer it ^\xtttt\^ ffljnb gummc ♦ SiDlje Ieaue0 are fometoljat long 

 ret fo^ all t^atalmoft rounn, anD Rnelp fnipt 0^ bacW about tlje 

 eD0e0 Ithe a fatoe ♦ Cbe flotoers be toljite li&e tlje bloffomes cf 

 tije cljcrrie tree, anD are alfopartcD intofincojCire fmall lcaue0. 

 SDlie fruit t0 moff commonly fometotjat long , tDbereof feme 

 are great, fome fmall : of colour fome be tDljite, fome tellotoil^, 

 fome blacfee, anD fome reD , %nt^t miDDle tolicreof is inclofeD a 

 little long IjarDCone, ijauingin it a nut 0? fjernell of a bitter 

 tatte. %')t rcDt of tijis tree fp^caDctfj mucb abJODe in tbe grounD 

 anD puttcti) froztb in man? placee nefe fpjtng0 ano fffcns, tije 

 tolitcl) U)iU alfo grotoe bp to t^e ^cigl)t , if tfjei? be not tnt cU m 

 feafom 

 z %^ toilD Plumtra grotuet^ not bp tQ m Catwrc cf a tvsx, 



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