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Malus Persic a. 



Malus Persica is called in greeke Melea Persice, in englishe a 

 Peche tree, in duch Ein pfersike baume, in French vn Perchier. 



Malus punica. 



Malus Punica is called in greeke Roia in englishe a Pom- 

 granat tree, in duche Ein Granat baume, in french Vng Pomier des 

 granades, Pomgranat trees growe plen^tuously in Italy and in 

 Spayne, and there are certayne in my Lordes gardine at Syon, but 

 their fruite cometh neuer vnto perfection. The poticaries cal the 

 fruite of this tree Pomum granatum. 



Malus armeniaca. 



Malus armeniaca is called in Greeke, Melea armeniace, in highe 

 duche Land ein amarel baume, in the dioses of Colo kardumelker 

 baume, in frech Vng abricottier, and some englishe me cal the 

 fruite au Abricok. Me thynke seinge that we haue very fewe of these 

 trees as yet, it were better to cal it, an hasty Peche tree because it 

 is lyke a pech and it is a great whyle rype before the pech trees, 

 wherfore the fruite of thys tree is called malum precox. There are 

 in Colo great plentie of hasty peche trees. 



Melfrugum. 



Melfrugum named in greeke Meleas, sitos groweth muche in 

 Germany besyde Bon, and that alwayes amonge the come it is very 

 lyke the commune Melilote, but that it hath whyte floures. It maye 

 be called in englishe whyte melilote. 



Mentha. 



Mentha is called in greeke Ediosmos, in englishe Mynte, in 

 duche muntzen, in french de la ment, Mynt is como inough in ^al 

 countreis. Mynte is hote in the thyrde degree. 



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