Of the Hiftorie of Plants, 
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B, 3. 
*T 7 he 7 emperature and Verities. 
A The fruit of the Strawberry tree is of a cold temperature, hurting the ftomaeke, and caufino 
head ache ; wherefore no wholefome food, though it be eaten in fome places by the poorer fort of 
people. 
The Place. 
The Strawberry treegroweth in moft Coun- 
tries of Greece, in Candy,Italy, and Spainc,alfc 
in the vallies of the mountaine Athos, where, be- 
ing in other places but little, they become great 
huge trees, as P.Bel/omus writeth./wfa alfo repor- 
ted, that there be in Arabia of them fifty cubits 
high. They grow only in fome few gardens with 
vs. 
«J 7 he Time. 
The Strawberry tree floureth in Iuly and Au- 
guft, and the fruit is ripe in September, after it 
hath remained vpon the tree by the fpace of an 
whole yeare. 
. IT rie Names. 
This tree is called in Greek, r.^en ■. in Latine' 
Arbutus : in Englifh, Strawberry tree, and of 
fome, Arbute tree. 
The fruit is named in Creeke, m'«w,ot as 
others reijde it, i>mm: in Latine, tMem&cylum , 
and Arbutus ; and Pliny calleth it Vnedo : Ground 
Strawberries(faith he)haueone body, and Vnedo, 
much like vnto them, another body, which onely 
in aprrle is like to the fruit of the earth : The Ita- 
lians call this Strawberry Albat’o the Spaniards,' 
Madrono, Medronheyro, and Medronho : in French 
Arboutes, Arbous : It may be termed in EnsIilK 
Tree Strawberry. 
Arbutus. 
Chap. 12.(5. Of the ^Plum tree . 
The Kinder. 
'T’Owriteof Plums particularly would requirea peculiarvolurae,andyet theendnottobe at- 
tained vnto, nor the ftocke or kindred perfectly knowne.neither to be diftinguifhed apart ; the 
number of the forts or kindes are not knowr.e to any one countrey : euery Clymat hath his o'wne 
fruit, far different from that of other countries . my felte haue three fcore forts in my garden, and 
all ftrangeand rare : there be in other places many more common, and yeryearely commeth to our 
hands others not before knowne , therefore a few figures dial 1 ferue for the reft, d Let fuch as 
require a larger hiftorie of thefe varieties haue rc-courfe to the oft mentioned Worke of M r . Par. 
hinfon : and Inch as defirc the things themfelues may finde moft of the beft with M‘. Iohn Millen in 
Old ftreet. + 
The DefcriPtion. 
i r T~’He Plum or Damfon tree is of a meane bignefle : it is couered with a fmooth barker 
the branches are long, whereon do grow broad Ieaues, more long than round, nicked 
in the edges : the floures are white : the Plums do differ in colour,fafhion,and bignes, 
theyallconfiftofpulpeandskin,andalfoof kernell, which is (but vp in aibellorftone. Some 
Plums are of a black irti blew, ofwhich fome be longer, others rounder.orhersofthe colour of yel- 
low wax, diners of a crimfon red, greater for the moft part than rhereft. There be alfo green Plums, 
and withall very long, o r a fweer and pleafant tafte : moreouer, the pulpeor meateof fome is drier, 
and eafilier feparated from the ftone : of other- fome it is moifter,and cleaueth fafter : our common 
Damfonis knowne to all, and therefore not to be fiood vpon. 
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