-86 The Orchard. 



The dryed rinde, by reafon of the fweete and ftrong fent, ferueth to bee 

 put among other things to make fweet pouthers. 



The outer rindes, when they are clenfed from all the inner pulpe and 

 skins, are preferued in Sugar, after the bitternefle by often keepings hath 

 been taken away, & do ferue either as Succots, and banquetting ftuffes, or as 

 ornaments to fet out difhes for the table, or to giue a rellifh vnto meats, 

 whether baked or boyled : Phyfically they helpe to warme a cold ftomack, 

 and to digefl or breake winde therein : or they are candid with Sugar, and 

 ferue with other dryed lunquets. 



The water of Orange flowers is oftentimes vfed as a great perfume for 

 gloues, to wafhe them, or in ftead of Rofe-water to mixe with other things. 



It is vfed to bee drunke by fome, to preuent or to helpe any peftilentiall 



feuer. 



The oyntment that is made of the flowers, is very comfortable both 

 for the ftomache, againft the could or cough, or for the head, for paines and 

 difineffe. 



The kernels or feede beeing caft into the ground in the fpring time, will 

 quickely grow vp, (but will not abide the winter with vs, to bee kept for 

 growing trees) and when they are of a finger length high, being pluckt vp, 

 and put among fallets, will giue them a maruellous fine aromaticke or fpicy 

 tafte, very acceptable. 



The feed or kernels are a little cordiall, although nothing fo much as the 

 kernels of the Pomecitron. 



CHAP. XIX. 

 Poma. Apples. 



THe forts of Apples are fo many, and infinite almoft as I may fay, that I cannot 

 giue you the names of all, though I haue endeauoured to giue a great many, 

 and I thinke it almoft impoffible for any one, to attaine to the full perfection of 

 knowledge herein, not onely in regard of the multiplicitie of fafhions, colours and 

 taftes, but in that fome are more familiar to one Countrey then to another, being of a 

 better or worfe tafte in one place then in another, and therefore diuerfly called : I will 

 therefore as I haue done before, giue you the defcription of the Tree in generall, as alfo 

 of the Paradife or dwarfe Apple, becaufe of fome efpeciall difference, and afterwards 

 the names of as many, with their fafhions, as haue come to my knowledge, either by 

 fight or relation : for I doe confefle I haue not feene all that I here fet downe, but vfe 

 the helpe of fome friends, and therefore if it happen that the feuerall names doe not 

 anfwer vnto feuerall forts, but that the fame fruit may bee called by one name in one 

 Country, that is called by another elfewhere, excufe it I pray you ; for in fuch a num- 

 ber, fuch a fault may efcape vnknowne. 



The Apple tree for the moft part is neyther very high, great or ftraight, but rather 

 vfually boweth and fpreadeth (although in fome places it groweth fairer and ftraighter 

 then in others) hauing long and great armes or boughes, and from them fmaller bran- 

 ches, whereon doe grow fomewhat broade, and long greene leaues, nicked about the 

 edges : the flowers are large and white, with blufh coloured fides, confifting of fiue 

 leaues : the fruit (as I faid) is of diuers formes, colours and taftes, and likewife of a very 

 variable durabilitie ; for fome muft be eaten prefently after they are gathered, and they 

 are for the moft part the earlieft ripe ; others will abide longer vpon the trees, before 

 they bee fit to be gathered; fome alfo will be fo hard when others are gathered, that 

 they will not be fit to be eaten, for one, two or three months after they bee gathered ; 

 and fome will abide good but one, two or three moneths, and no more ; and fome will 

 be beft, after a quarter or halfe a yeares lying, vnto the end of that yeare or the next. 

 The Paradife or dwarfe Apple tree groweth nothing fo high as the former, and many 

 times not much higher then a man may reach, hauing leaues and flowers altogether 

 like the other, the fruit is a faire yellow Apple, and reafonable great, but very light and 

 fpongy or loofe, and of a bitterifh fweet tafte, nothing pleafant. And thefe faults al- 

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