702 Salmons 
great itore of long Tendrels, clalpingand climbing, 
and taking holdalmoft ot any thing they touch.The 
Fruit grows upon llender toot Stalks, and is fafhi- 
oned Ibmething like a Pear, and of the laregnefs of 
a very great Quince. 
VII. The fourth , or Sugar Musk-Melon. It ha* 
long trailing Stalks or Branched lying upon the 
Ground , bn which grow fmall datping Tendrels, 
like thole of the Vine -, and alfo Leaves like unto 
the Common Cucumber , but of a greener color : the 
Fruit comes torrh among thole Leaves, growing 
upon {lender foot Stalks, and round as a Coloquin- 
tida Apple , and of the fame bignefs, being of a 
molt pleafant tafte like Sugar, from whence it took 
its Epithite or Sir-Name. 
VIII. The fifth, or American, Carolinian Musk- 
Melon. It differs but very little from the firft 
deferibed in this Chapter, neither in its Root , Stalks , 
Branches , Leaves , nor blowers , nor in its form or 
manner of growing , faving that the Riant is in all 
its parts much bigger. The Fruit is big, round 
ribbed-, and very large, fometimesas large as Our 
Great Common Garden Rompions , and almoft of the 
lame fhape, both of the firlt long Kind, and of the 
fecond round Kind, faving in the ribbing hereof 
and when it is ripe, it is in its Kind of a whitifh 
yellow color, and of the thicknefs of Our Common 
Rompion. The more folid Pulp, as alfo the foft 
llimy, and the Seeds contained therein are like for 
fubltance and color, to the firft here defer ibed., and 
very pleafant in tafte : but the Seed is larger. 
IX. The Places. They delight to grow in hot 
Countries, as Spain , Italy , Africa , the Coafts of 
Barb ary and JEgypt , in feveral parts of Afia, and 
the Eaft and Weft Indies , yet they thrive and 
come to perfection here in England , being Huf- 
banded with Care: and the laft grows plentifully in 
Carolina , an Englijh Settlement in America , and in 
other parts of that Continent. 
X. The Times. They are fown in the latter end 
of March , and in April-, and their Fruit is ripe in 
Auguft, from the beginning of the Month to the 
end thereof. 
XI. The Qualities. The Fruit and Seed are cold 
and moift in the fecond Degree-, cleanfing, and 
very grateful and refreftiing to the Stomach and 
other Bowels. 
XII. The Specification. The Fruit and Seed 
cool in Fevers, and admirably reprefs Lult. 
XIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, i . The more folid Pulp. 2. A Liquid Juice 
of the bruit. y. An Emulfion of the Seed. 4. A 
Difti/led Water of the bruit. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. T}?e Liquid Juice of the bruit. Given 
from one Spoonful to two mixt with fome of the 
Difti/led Water, and fweetned with Syrup of Clove- 
Gilliflowers, or of Violets it cools and takes away 
the heat of Burning Fevers, and by repeating it at 
due diftances of time cures it : it alfo much 
abates Luft, and takes away the Potency of Gene- 
ra, ion. 
XV. The more folid Pulp of the Fruit. It is ufed 
to be eaten as a Sallet, the outward Rind being firft 
pared off pretty tjrick, and alfo being freed fiom 
the inward foft flimy matter: It is then fliced and 
eaten raw with Pepper and Salt, and by fome with 
Sugar only ; by which way, it very much cools and 
refreflies the Stomach, more elpecially if a Glafs 
of Wine be drank after it. 
Herbal. Lib. I. 
XU. The Emulfion of the Seed. Ic cures the 
hot -burning fit? ot Fevers, quenches Thirlt, cools 
the Stomach and Bowels; loofens the Belly, cleart- 
les the Reins, Ureters and Bladder, provokes Urine, 
eafes the Strangury, takes away the hear and feald-’ 
ing ot Urine, helps luch as make bloody Water, 
and reprelles Lult, (being long ufed) after a Angu- 
lar manner. 
XVII. The piJiWeJWuter. It has all the Vir- 
tues ot the Liquid Juice of the fruit, and of the 
Emulfion of the Seed : and may be taken from four 
to fix or eight Ounces fweetned with fome proper 
Syrup. Ufed as a Topick, it cools Inflamations, 
helps blood-fhot and fore Rheumatick Eyes ; and 
clears, foftens, and whitens the Skin, removing 
Scabs, Itching, Scurf, Morphew, black and blew 
Spots, Tanning, Sunburning, and other defeedations 
thereof : and this more elpecially if a little Juke 
of Limns, or very (harp white Wine Vinegar be 
mixed with it, (but is not then to be ufed to’ the 
Eyes.) 
Chap, cccclxxxv. 
Of MELON - WATER: 
OR, 
C 1 T R U L. 
I. HP H E Names. It is called in Arabick, 
X Batee , C? Batecha: of the j. Egyptians , 
Chate, Abdolavi, Chajar and is thought to be the 
Dulbaha Serapionis : in Greek by JEtius (who firft 
Named it in that Language) 'a yy*ti»v, or 'A 
(which with the Greeks did lometimes fignifie a 
Cucumber.) In Latine, Anguria, Citrulus, Lf G- 
tr till us a Citreo colore L? forma : alfo by fome 
Cucumis Citrullt/s, to diftinguifh it from the Cucum- 
ber-. in Englifh, Water Melon, and Citrul , or 
Turk}' Melon. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral forts of this 
Plant, but the three following are chief, viz. 1. 
Anguria five Citrullus vulgatior, The Common 
Citrul, Water Melon, or Turkey Melon. 2. An - 
gun a Americana , Citrullm b/ondianus , Citrullum 
Carolinianum -, The American or Carolinian Water 
Mellon, or Citrul. 3. Anguria JEgyptiaca , the 
/Egyptian Citrul or Water Melon. 
The Defcriptions . 
III. TIjc firft, or Common Citrul, Water 
Melon, or Turkey Melon. The Root fpreads under 
the Ground, zeith feveral Ramifications and Fibres 
or Threads adjoining to them , and dies every year at 
the reft do. In its form and manner of growing, 
it is like other Melons and Cucumbers , trailing and 
lying upon the Earth, with its Vine-like Branches: 
the 
