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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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Of the Citron 3 Umon,Orange,and<iA][jrian eJf fie trees. 



■ U The Kindes, 



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He Citron tree is of kindred with the Limon tree, the Orange is of the IWWr « , 



fore I intend to comprehend them all in this one chapter. 





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X Malmmedica. 



The Pome Citron tree* 







2 UMalu* Limonia. 



The Limon tree. 



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He Citron tree is not very great, hauing many boughesor branchcs,tougIi i and ptf ^ 

 couered with a greencfaarke : whereon do grow greene Icaues,fong,fomcw nat r , ^ 



ry fmootb,and fweet of fmell like thofeof the Bay tree : among which come 



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and there certaine prickles, fet far in funder : from the bofome whereof come forth Itna ^.^ 

 confiding of fine little leaues,of a white colour tending to purple, with certaine threds ill* ^ 



growinainthemMfllA.fhpfmir i< Inner orearermanv times than the Cucumber, often le ; 



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luuuuutcr man a graineor Barley. > I, P $ and leaue* 0I 



The Limon tree is like vnto the Pome Citron tree in growth,thorny brancw > ^ rf the 

 fant fweet fmell, like thofe of the Bay-tree : the fioures hereof are whiter m * Clfr on : 

 >n tree, and of a moft fweet fmell : tbe fruit is long and thicke, lefler than tne t j, c 



