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LIB. iv. fi n( j0 orange trees, for that all their soyle is hote and 

 moist, which this tree most desires. There growes not any 

 vppon the Sierra or mountain s, but they carry them from 

 the vallies or sea coast. The conserve of oranges which, 

 they do make at the Hands is the best I have seene anie 

 where; peaches, nectarines,, and apricotes have greatly 

 multiplied, especially in New Spaine. At Peru there 

 growes few of these kindes of fruites, except peaches, and 

 much lesse in the Hands. There growes apples and peares, but 

 not abundantly; there are but few plumbs, but aboundance 

 of figges, chiefly in Peru. They finde quinces in all the 

 country of the Indies, and in New Spaine, in such 

 aboundance as they gave vs fifty choice ones for halfe a 

 riall. There is great store of pomegranates, but they are 

 all sweete, for the sharp are not there esteemed. There are 

 very good melons in some partes of Peru. Cherries, both 

 wilde and tame, have not prospered well at the Indies, the 

 which I do not impute to want of temperature, for that 

 there is of all sorts, but to carelessnesse, or that they have 

 not well observed the temperature. To conclude, I do not 

 finde that in those partes there wants any dainty fruite. 

 As for grosso fruites, they have no chesnuttes, neither 

 doe I fiude that any have growne there to this day. 

 Almonds growe there, but rarely. They carry from 

 Spaine, for such as are dainty mouthed, both almonds, 

 nuttes, and filberts ; but I have not knowne they had 

 any medlers, which importes little. In my Judgement, 

 this may suffice to shew that there wanteth no delightful! 

 fruites. Now let vs speake somewhat of plants that profit, 

 and which have been carried from Spaine, and so we will 

 ende this discourse on plants, which is getting long. 



