the HifloricofPlantcs. 



fji rh Fertues. 



717 



loofetlj tl)ebeUp gcntlp,^!it) i0not gooU fo;ttt)C ftomacfer* 



Cbegumme \$ gooD fo^^tljeljarDnefreoft^cmiltoi^plencfteparneof © 

 t&eaomacfee,atTD bitmge;3:of S>erpentefttobe ej»t^ectatven m\juarDlp, oilapi) 

 tooutiDaclilpbpont^eujounlie* v - ' 



git cloCetlft \Dounlie;5 togit^er, anD fcatterct^ abjoDe olDe gatbermaei^ tottt= 

 tftero^icoUectioniJ* 



^f tficftggctrcr^ tftjap^jcliiu 



^€ garden figgetree,\»ftereof\j3e 



ftallnotue (peafee,i&atb manp bian* 

 ctjegf full of pttb toit^in, Ipfee tbe 

 fl;utc;8;oj ftalbej6f of eiUzen^ouer couereD 

 ujitijafmotl^ plapnerintie o.z barbe * Cbe 

 leauejs: be great anD large^blacbti^e^anb fo^ 

 ttjemoftpartDtmbeDmftue. Stt^etop of 



t^ e b.zanclft e;0f groUJetlft t^e fruite, tbeu^bic^ 

 i$ rouitt) anlJ long, fal^toneU Ipbe J^ eare0, 

 to eete.anD f ul of final bernelle^ oi gr ame0» 

 :6 ef oze t^e fruite be ripe.if it be l)urt ot ftar^ 

 rtf teDjt^erecommetb fooub a fappe oz iupce 

 li^e milke; butbeing t\^i6\x%\^ rtpe,ti^e tupce 



Ficus. 



i$ IpUe to t)onp» 



^r he Place. 



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Cb e figge treeis^ are plentiful tn S>papne 



ant) Jtalp, anDarefounDe alfo rometime;6^ 

 iutljt^Cottntrie,butberprareanb felDom, 

 tljepmuftbeplanteD in warmeplace^^tbat 



£lanD u^el in ttje ^onne , anb are DefenDrD 

 from t^e ^oitb anb ^0 jfteaft tuinbejEf* 



^TheTimiLJ. 



Cbe jfigge treeisf va tW Countrie are 



berp long ^ latein tuajcing greene , foi tbep 

 begin to putfooztb tbeir leaned but at tbe 



enbof^ap. CJ^eirfruitei^afrppeabouttfte 



enbeofCommer* 



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■^iftegarbenfiggetreeij^caUeb in <l5refee<ryxH »Hte©-tin)Latine, 'Picus fntius: 



enboom: inf rcmlje, 



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in l^igb 3^ouc^e,f eigbenbaum,in bafe iilmdit 



r;;^ /-/ew^r. inenglifte^a f igge tree,oz agarben f igge tree. 



Cbe fruite fcJcalleb in <0reefee ^'^"i' in]latine,Ficy«:bp tbe id we name it 

 is? KnotPenin S^lioppejefr in Cnglift,af igge:inf rencb,f'.f ^^^ inljigb laotcb, 

 <^in ftm0ti bafe 3f lmaigne>Cm 5Uiigbe: t!;i;sr fnitte befoze it (0 ripe,isf cal- 

 lebin <i5ree&eoAwfl©-:in)latine,Gro(rus;anbU)bcn i^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ call itinla^ 

 tine Car ica:irt<i5teefee,a«f^anbno|fK«e''«- t^i^^t^^^va'^m^U Cance,i^a bmD 



offiggetDbict^egrotuetbonelpin^p?i%. _ _ d^-^^ r- 



CljetoilbefiggetreefcBf callep in^refte;.m4 ^«^«:»^%e«^0*.»^1M«ne, ri- 



CUsfyJueftris,anbCaprificu5. ^f"^ '^\. ^'^^^'J\^^ 



«5efruiteof tliijjRsgetree,\JOftic|ienetter commet^ to r^enefle,T?nmtte^ 



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