i6z The fixt booke of 



aitD fo0cr d; f lofe tjp tjlcer^ , anD do refrcf^ and cffi!e !jot inflame 

 tnationfi, anD tt)crfo5e tol)en as t^eaunrienfs in do time tjjopto 

 mafee an^ emplatff cr foj tlje purpofes afojefatu,t|jep Dtn altDaic* 

 tfe to fliv about tbetr faio platfters lott^ Tome b^ancfi of tbe palm 

 tra,to tit intent tbeir faio plaiffers anu MutB l^oulse be of tlje 

 tnoje tjcrtuc ano greater effirarie , as a inan ma^ tk in tf)t com^ 



poCtion of tljc emplaiffcr,nametj Diacalcithcos, in <Salen0firft 



bfflfec De mcdicamentis fccundum genera. 



■ 



Of the Oliue tree. Chap. Ixiij. 



1 Tpi^erebettoorcztsof^DUuetreesfjOnecaUebt^egaroenoj 



1 fct ^lin e trBe,t!?e otfier is t^^t toiioe Mm tree. 



i^ThedefcriptioM. 



X H-j-H^e dUaroen £DIiue tra grotoctlj Ijigb anu great , toitb 



man^ b^ancljes full of long narrotoe leaues , not mac|i 

 bnlihe to Sffil^t^? leaues , but narrotuer anb fmaller. 

 SCbe flotners be (mall anti lofjif e,anD groto in cluIIers.SDbe fruit 

 w fomtuljat long anb rounb, almoff of t^ie malitng of a SDamfon, 

 oj \0lum,at tbe firft green toitI)ont,but after tbet? begin to Ujai;e 

 ripe, tbe\? are falacftil)^, in tlje miODle toljcreof is a little ftone, 

 tobicf) is Ijarbe anb fitrme. ^vA of t|iis fruit, tfjat ^ile is p jelTeD, 

 iD^icb ioe cal ^ile €)liue. 



2 SCbe tniloe j©liue Cr© is lihe to tbe Carben o;j tame £)liae 

 SDra, fauing tbat tbe leaues tfiereof be fometobat fmaller , a# 

 mongasubicb grotoe manp paicWer SEbo^nes. SCbe 315crries 

 ojfruite alfb are fmaller , anb bofetoome come to ripenes,info^ 

 tnucb as, tbat £)iletol)icl) is pjeffeb tnt^ of tljem abibetb euer 

 grane anb bnripe. 



^ The place. 



%%t mint tree beliglitetb to groiu in m balleics, anb bppow 

 fmaU billocks o^ barrotoes, nm it grolwetb plentifullg tbjougli^ 



-J*c- 



ont ^pame anb 3ital^,anb otber lif?e regions. 



^ The time. 



nt ;©ltuc tree floto^etb in ap;iU,anb abont tlie beginning of 



spa? : hut t^e Miazs are ripe m £D(tober* 



^The 



