The Natural Hiftory of the Book V. 
The Avicato PEAR-TREE; Lat. PERSEA. 
cps grows to be a large wide-extended Tree, whofe Branches are 
— cloathed with many large fharp-pointed Leaves. 2 
The Flowers, which are hexapetalous, appear at the Extremities of the 
Branches, each fucceeded by a large Fruit of a Pear-{fhape. 
Thefe are of Three Kinds; the Red, the Purple, and the Green fort; 
The laft is efteemed the bett. 
The pulpy Part of this Fruit is foft, when Tipe: 
It is looked upon to be very nourifhing. 
The moft common Method of eating it is, to mix this Pulp with a 
little Sugar and Lime-juice. 
The Stone or Kernel is very large, and of a pale-ruffet Colour. 
The POMGRANATE-TREE ; Lat. PunIca. 
qu FITS is a fhrubby Tree, feldom arifing above Sixteen Feet high. 
Its Branches are very many and flender. 
Its Flower is of the brighteft Red, compofed of a blunt red conic 
husky Calyx, divided, at the Margin, into Six fharp-pointed Seétions, in- 
clofing as many Rofe-like fcarlet Leaves. 
Thefe likewife furround a great many red fhort Stamina, tipped with 
yellow 4pices, yes 
The fucceeding Fruit is round, and as big as a large Apple, decorated 
at the Top with a Corona, as a Pear. 
The outfide Rind is {trong and husky, and generally, when ripe, of a 
maiden-bluth Colour. 
The Infide is divided into feveral partitional Cells, inclofing a great 
Number of granulated fmall Acini, tafting fomewhat like, but more de- 
licious than, white Currans in England, when not over-ripe. 
The outward husky Peel of this Fruit, when dried and pulverized, is 
good for Fluxes, and much ufed for that Purpofe. 
The Fruit of fome of thefe Trees is fo fharp, that they are not eatable. 
They are generally diftinguifhed into the white and red Sort. 
There are of each fort fome particular Trees bearing fweet, others bear- 
ing four Fruits. 
vngea hefe Trees flourith in every Part of the Land of Paleftine ; and were 
in fo great Efteem among the Jews, that the Chapiters of the Pillars, in 
Solomon's Temple, were adorned with the Reprefentation of thefe, as well 
as of Palm-trees. “Ls 
The {mall PoMGRANATE-TREE ; Lat, Punica 
AMERICANA. 
‘THI S isa fmall woody perennial Shrub, which feldom rifes eee 
Four Feet high; and i hiefl : ) 
@Qacne g and is chiefly planted for Border hedges Z 
