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The Musi. Melon. 



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Sugar Melon. 



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Spanifh Melons. 



colour,ribbed and furrowed very decpelyjiauing 

 often chaps or chinks,and aconfufed roughnefle : 

 the pulp or inner fubftance which is to be eaten is 

 of a feint yellow colour ; the middle part where- 

 of is full of a flimie moifture .-amongft which is 

 contained the feed , like to thofe of the Cucum- 

 ber,but Ieflerjahd of a bfowncf colour. 



2 The fugar Melon hath long trailing ft alks 

 lying vpon the ground,* hereon are fet final I cla- 

 fping tendrels like thofe of the Vine, and alfo 

 leaueslike vnto the common Cucumber,but of a 

 greener colour: the fruit commeth forth among 

 thofe leaues, Handing vpon flendcrfpot-ftalkes, 

 round as the fruit of Coloquintida , and of the 

 fame bigncfle, of a raoft pleafant taftc like fu^ar 

 whereof it tooke the fy rname Saccfwatus . 



5 The peare-fafhioned Melon hath many 

 long viny branches , whereupon grow cornered 

 leaues like thofe of the Vine, and likewife great 

 ftore of long tendrels , clafpmg and taking hold 

 of each thing that it toucheth : the fruit grower b 

 vpon flecder foot-ftalks faftioned like a peare,of 

 the bignefle of a great Quince. 



4 The Spanifh Melon brings forth long trai- 

 ling branches, wheron are fet broad leaues flighr- 

 ly indented about the edges,not diuided ar a/J,as 

 are all the reft of the Melons. The fruit groweth 

 necrc vnto the ftalke,like vnto the common Pom- 

 pion,very long,notcrefted or furrowed »t all mA 



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