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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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The Nutmeg 



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He tree that beareth the Nutmeg 

 and the Mace is in form like to the 

 Peare tree, but the leaues of it are 



ke thofe of the Orenge 



the vpper fide, and mote whitifh vnderneath 5 



Mace 





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as it werethe floures. Th< 

 compaiTed about with the Mace, as it were in 

 the middle of a fingle rofe 3 which in proces of 

 time doth wrap and inclofe the Nut round on 

 euery fide : after commeth the huske like that 

 of the Wallnut , but of an harder fubftance* 

 which inclofeth the Nut with his Mace as the 

 Walll-nut husk doth couer the Nut,which in 

 time of ripenefTe cleaueth of it felfas the wal- 

 nut huske doth, and (heweth his Mace 5 which 

 then is of a perfeft crimfon colour N and makes 

 a moft goodly {hew,efpecially when the tree is 



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Nut 



Mace 



dry, th< 



the nut,euen as the firft husk or couerture. and 



leaucth 



which 



time it getteth to it felfe a kinde of darke yel- 



hat braue crimfon dye 



firft 



1. - ■ "";' ..- P t I 2 The tree which carricth the male 

 Clu[m) thus differs from the Iaft defcribed : the leaues are like thofe of the 



and 



inches 



vnderneath,and green and mining aboue. TheNutsalfogrowatthe very ends of the branches 



that of the former. 



of a mote elegant colour.but not fo ftron 



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the Mace 



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the Nut 



Walnuts do,and only open thcmfelues when they come to full maturitie. In the third fia 



1 may fee exoreft the whop manner r>rffi*»or«,.r;n^^r.t,„vT , ...*"/" n B 



■fife 



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Nutmeg 



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fpecially calidl Banda, in the Iflai 





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Molucca,and in Zeilan,thougb not fo good as the firft. 



copies"" " gathWe<1 " SepKmber in P""*-"*** . -1 «hing 5 fceing- << ommon in thoft 



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ifiia : in r«lMa,w,« '2*iSnSSS wTZfiiS ^ £xi™,mx au^hau, and w« 



whe 



#W(i.)iV^ W ^,. The Mac£ fae . » <£'~ i^l^nd The Maces,/4^/.-of ^ 



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,Nutmeg 



*hat aftringen?. * UaiK Wrue > ls not and dt ? itf *^ fecond deg 





complear,and fom- 



Mutme 



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I. SSSr** ««***•* -nd thofe tUr^e, if they be 



h chewed and h olden A; 





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