Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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The manured Vine, ^j^ , 





Raifin of the Sunis rmdc is a large 



and thought to bee the Fva Zibibi ot the Arabians? 

 " A ' ' at which 1 nhmammitJmm figured unrUr 



that name,who theriti was followed by our Author: 

 roiy but the figures being little to the purpofe , I haue 

 jftol^toughtgood to omit them, t 



There is another kinde of Vine which hath great 



oucrworne 



upon grp 



the pulpe or meat whereof ft icketh or clea- 

 ^ ueth fohard to the graines or little ftones, that the 



one is not eafily diuided from the other,refembling 

 fome flamed or withered berry that hath been bla- 

 . \ Red, whereof it was named Duracina. 



There be fi 



* £ v * w«« u * w"^c Vines that bring forth grapes of 

 a whitifli or reddi(h yellow colour ; 01 



deep red,both in the outward skin, juice,and pulpe 

 within. 



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ft There be others whofe grapes are of a blew co- 

 lour,or fomething red,yet is the juice like thofe of 





yeeld 



4 



odd 



and 



V> 



h 



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ir tney remain too long, they yeeld forth 



jj a higher colour. 



There be others which make a black and obficure 



hwa 



red wine, whereof 



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iioi 



th 



geth 



fome haue but one ft one, others more • fome make 

 a more auftere or har (h wine, others a more fweet : 

 of fome the old wine is beft, oFdiuers the firft ycres wine is moft excellent : fotae bring forth fmir 



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f 





lumdh 



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:h "which is not verv clofe nor 



of the country and foile. 



a fat and fruitfull foilealeane 



loofc and 



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; s and 

 The 



btocColttmclta faith, that the Vine delighteth not in dung, of what kinde foeuer itbe-butficih 

 Jtoold mixed with fome (hauings of home is the beft to be difpofed about the roots to caufc fcrti* 



iff The Time. 



rcbruarie : if they be pruned later they Iofe their nourifhment \vith weeping. 



tl * . II The Name s^ 



*u Ji c L Vinc f $ callec * m Greeke/A^»w s,,^, . as much to fay in Latine D as Vitis Vinift 



forth. Palla&ut writcth, 



JwKwcalledii^ 



7fucfatfa y fii 



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^ -«.»u>. w .iF TO r, uwi xt may cuner nora uom mc myurues, inewniteanaDiacke and rrom 

 ^»* or our Ladies feale,which be likewife named '*/■*.*«. It is called ritti, becaufe invitatur ad 



Pltn IC " cherifliec ^ to tne intent t0 b" n S fortn ^U clutters, as ^4rro faith. 

 " imJtt - U. £4/. j. maketh VvaZibeba y ^lexandrinavitis,ox Vine of Alexandria jdefcribing the 



>fe very words that Tbeofhrajiui doth . Diofiorides fets it down to be altera /pedes rifts fit* 

 econd kinde of wilde Vine ; but we had rather retaine it among the tame Vines. We 



in Fnci/i i! n Eng'ift.RaiGn Vine. The fruits hereof are called in fa™ PAffuUrurndt Corinth* 

 ^gl'fti.CoransprfmallRaiilns, * fU r fl ... 



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