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Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 



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«$ The Deferiptiw, 



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THe Englifli Cherry treegrovrerh roan high and great tree, the body whereof is of a 

 mean bigneiTe,nhich is parted aboue into very many boughes,wirh a barkc fomewhat 



fmooth 



brovm in the middle,and the otircr partis fom what white: the leaues be grcat,broad,Iong,ietwith 

 veins or nerves,and ileightly nicked about the edges : the floures are whirc ; ofa mean bignes,con- 

 fiftirig of Hue Ieaues,and hauing certain threds in themiddleofthe like colour. The Cherries be 

 rotind,hanging vpon long ftcms or footrtalks, with a Gone in the middeft which is couercd with a 

 pulp or toft meat - t the kerncll thereof is not vnpleafant to the taftctbough fomwhat bitter. 



2 The Flanders Cherry tree difTercth not from our Englifli Cherry tree in ftaturc or form of 

 leaues or flouresj the only difference is, that this tree brings forth his fruit fooncr and greater than 



CcrafusprdCOXyfi 







5 Ccrafus Serotina. 



ate ripe Cherry tree. 



6 Ccrafus vnoptdiCuUplur* 



The Clufter Cherry rrce. 



j The Spani(h Cherry tree growethvp to the height ofoixr common Cherry tree, the wood 

 or timber is fofcand Ioofe.couered with a whitifh fcaly barke, the branches are knotry,grcater and 



fuller of fubftancethananvnrhrr C.hprrv rrt>t>.tht* Uht^c <t*~i;u»~:r« ,*-.-.* i ? ?L_j 



ftiape 



-. .« ^iw.,111 nwpi. xiivv- Miwitui iuc v^uciuiut ttcc:i;uenoures are like tnc others m torm, but whi- 

 ter of coIour 5 the fruit is greater and longer than any ; white for the moft pare all ouenexceptthofc 



tnat ftandin thehotteft nhce where rho fnnhsrh fnmt* r^^vinn «*™;«a -. n.-i i>_ ___i •— 



within,andof a pleafant tafte. 



n againft a walhthey are alfovrhkt 



leaues 



growcth very like to the Spanifh 6h 

 geth forth very great Cherrics,long 



effie fide,and fpotted here and there with certain prickle 



fma! 



a * 'and/The tafte is mod pleafant,and excelleth in beauty. 



S The Jate ripe Cherry treegrowethvp like vnto out wild Engl?^ r.K^«, ^. mth the like 



Leaues; 



