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Of the Hiftoric of Plants. 



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l pMmiteSfJive Chxmarriphcs. 



Tbe little wilde Date tree. 



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$ TruftusVdmapni. 



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The fruit of the Cone Date 



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fdmapnus^ fwi Palasa conifer a. 



The wilde Date tree bearing cones. 



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there fet with a few erdo- 



*^txv iixi 5Cl ,ucrc « mere let with a tew croo- 

 ked prickesithe Jeaues within fome handfull 

 or two of the ftalke are cut vp and made into 

 little befomes,vvhich are fold in many glafle 

 fhops here in London. 5 



2 The wilde Date tree that brings forth 

 cones or key clogs, is of mod trauell?rs into 

 the Indies thought to be barren of Dates.ex- 

 cept fornetimes it yeeldeth forth fome fmall 

 bernes like vnto Dates,but dry, and nothing 



Worth. This Prnivpfh «,„ t-^ »u„t-_« t . ^ 



big 



body 



«£, c ■ \. , " ""■> lwc «unKe or bodv 



whereof is foft, of a fungous or pithy fub 



ftance.vnfirfrirhn,M.«^ * - S. H l «iyiUD- 



Darorr** -rl T .&' * 1S cne mannured 

 Uate tree. The branch it felfe was broueht 

 vnto v S from the Jnd ^ oughc 



wherefore we muft defcribe the leaues bv re 

 port of th e bringer. The branches fa & 



ta^T^T" 1 ° Uer With Ion § CS 



couered w4 . £^££2?" ^ a,fo 

 rough.one fcale or plar e Jvin ffn k " I ?7 

 as tiles vpon ahoufe tL f ^ ° Uer an ° th l f> 

 end of the h M „u ' e fruit growes at the 



SSSnSE^^ i s r ntained a ^ 



m ~ • lhe11 llel n hid an acorn or long 



Mmmmmm, kernel. 





