Plinies Naturall Hifione* 



A bloflTome after it, be the Pcach-pltrm trees of Ari^ienia, then the Injubc trees called Tubbtes j 

 and the Abricots. As touching thofe former, they be meerc ftraiingers, but tliefc Abricots sre 

 forced by Art and induftrie of man. As for wild and favage trees, by courfe Of nature the Elder 

 flowreth firfl, and hath of all other moit plenticof pith or nTarowwithin^v^heras iheiml^t^i^ 

 ne il bath none at all. But of domeflicall and civile trees, the Apple tree Ikgirinctb toBlQ&om 'e^ 

 and foone after the Byrry, C hcrrie tree, and Plum tree, infomiach as they feemc all to lotir<! to- 

 gither. Next to them, is the Lawrelli anon aftefiti'thc Gypreflcj and th^n the Pom«^a«at^3nd 

 theFigtree: Vines and Olive trees doe but theaburgcn and bud, when thofe other bel^iinheir 

 flowre ifor in truth they conccive late,namcly3at the rifingof the Vcrgilia^btBroodh 

 is the proper ftar to the influence whereof thefe trees be fubje^t : and it i s luhe firft and 'iit liim* 



B mer Sun-ftead, before the vinedoth blo(3niie;5and fo it is iwith the Olive tree, but thm kcom- 

 nieth fomewhat later: All trecs'boFeycft daies ^t the leaft in their bl6fromiiig5aftdfob3<5:ar€ lon- 

 ger ere they give over,butnonrpafiea fortnight: and done they have everrby th«;cigr1iHay be^ 

 fore theldes of luly, which arc the fore-runners of the Etefiati winds., fin^yi, fbitiet>j?ces-tbcre 

 arc which doe not knit or ihew thdirfruit immediady upon their blooiuirig; rTt j t a J iii t5:)ri3itjr' ^ 



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■ 7f« ofthtCorneiltrer, O^Ifo, whath iSifroperti^wkreineM^^^e^^^^^^ 



Vffhich trees he rhey'thdt hedre 'mt^ nnd rvhich herepateduhfytMi' ' ' ^"'^^S ^ ■ 

 jlfoofm(etreeswhkbBne(lloofit^irfr^^^ tnsnsbr^^. 



AS for the Gorneiltrecyit is about midfummer or thefommcr Smi^ft€ad,be%e iKputteth 

 forth gnyftuit, whichatfirfHs white, afterwards redas-bloud^But the female 8f this kind 

 . bea reth after Autumne, fowre berries, an d fuchasTi^D beall will abide to taft !lhe wood 

 thereof alfo is fpungeous,holld\A?, and good for nothing -, wl^ercas that of the maie iscoontcd 

 among the hardelltiiat be : fogreatdiffereacethere is in trees bfonearidthe famekicid .^lote- 

 ovcrjtheTerebinth^MapIejand Afh,yeeldrheir fruit-drfacdmharvcfitime: WalrttrtSjApples^ 

 andPeares (unleffe they be fdnie winter fawts, or ofthdiiaAiekindi): ordinarily arc-r^adie to be^ 

 gathered in the Aucumne. All mafl-trees bekcer ere theyTGitier theii^fruitato wk,abE)m the go* 

 D ing downe of the Vergilise or beginning of the wintes,. faveonely the ^^fculus, whiciK pafleth 

 not the Autumne. As for;c'eriain AppJe trees iand P€axetr6«isboth,as^fe the Gdckertree, theif 

 fruit is not to be gathered beforewinterb^gin. The Firreputteihfoorch a bloflpme of a yellov^ 

 colourlike Saffcon,about tDid-iune or thefiimmcrfun-ftcad;butrhe;Bfoodhen^ftarreiisdowni^ 

 be/ore theiruii be.ripe. The Pine,,and Pitci?' tree, do bud before the;Fi'rre"fomeh'tan daiesj or 

 thereabout i but it is winter firft, and the forefaid Vergili^ orBr6od*hen is likcwrfe-fe 13 before 

 their fruit is ripe. Citron.trees.,Iunipe,rs3 and maft-HolmeSjarc coiiiaceti^tfce& that hcndtXtthQ 

 yeare longj and.tbe old fruits of the former yeare tariethon the tree; uhtill new ccin^, and they 

 hang both togither. Butab6ve;all othertrees^ thePineisa wondiirio nature: fora man (halt 

 ever find uponitiome of thefi;uit readie to be ripe; and fome againeehat will rem kiiie iinxoi the 

 E next yeare, artd the third yearebefore it wiiliereadierand there is not another rpee t^^ 



forwardand greedie (as it were) to put foorth it felfe, and give greater hope of encreaicj than'ie 

 doth: for look in what moneth foever the Pine-nuts are gathered from the tree,in the Very fame 

 others are in goodforwardnelTe of ripenring:;and in ftich fort Hie ordereth the matter,that every 

 moneth a man iliajl have ripefruit upon^her. ThofePine-applfs,or,nfe}ts whichclpave and open 

 upon the tree,-liee called &ini^e^i an cj wejL^ they^be fo n^med, for unlefle tliey'be plucked, 

 they hurt and corrupt the refl.The only trees that beare no fruit at all, that is to fay, not fo much 

 as feed, are thefe 5 thcTai-Oatiske, good for^nothing-b 



Atinian Elme, and the Alaternus, which bath leave^jiefembling; thfiMmej indparfiy thc^* 

 live. h.s for fuch trees which neither at. any time are'fetqf plafltedi horyet beaieffpiiiijichSey bee 

 p holden for unfQrtunate,.accurfed, and condemnedjin fuchfortjas dbcreisno ufet>ithe^^ iA- arayi 

 facrifice o.r religious ferviee^ Cr^ww//;;?* writeih. That the (Almond)' ti:ee whereon -ladie I'kjlkh 

 hanged her lelte,had never (after) greene leaves on i tii S uch trees as:yeeld gum^ jaftcridiey have-; 

 put forth their bud,doe cleave and Qp^n; 5 hpwbeit thegum that ifractbforthjttevenibmtricttt^^ 

 any thickncflejuntill the hdii thereof begathercd.. Young trees eomi^only bcaicii)6tifoik«^ 



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