Thsatrum c Botanieum. 
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Chap. LX XIX. 
C JMajUi Pm me a. 
The Pomcgarnet tree. 
|He Pomegarnet tree isditlinguifhed into the manured, bearing fruite, and into the wiide bearing 
none ; each of thefe have likewile diverfities in them : Of the manured fruice,there is both lower and 
) fweere,andof a winy tafle betweene lower and fweetc,for fo they are diftinguiflied in rhe Coun- 
5 tryes where they grow ; the wildckinde Iikewife is oftwo forts, and both bearing double Bowers, 
but one greater then another.but no fruice ever followeth them. 
Punicafttiva. The Pomegamet tree bearing fruite. 
This Pomcgarnet tree groweth not great in the warrac Countries 3 and where ic is naturall (and with us riling 
for the moft part into fundry brownifh twigges) not above (even or eight foocc high, Ipreading into many flen- 
der branches, here and there fet with thornes, and with many very faire greene fhining leaves like in forme 
and bignelfe unto the leaves of large Myrtle leaves, every one upon a fmall reddifh footeflalke: among the 
leavescome forth here and there, the flowers which are like bell flowers, broad at the brimmes andlmallcr 
at the bottome, being one whole leafe, divided at the toppe into five parts, of an orient red crimfon colour na¬ 
turally, but much paler with us, and many veines running through it, with divers threds in the middle; and 
(landing in a brownifli hollow cup, or long haidhuske: the fruite is great and round with a harettmooth brow¬ 
nie red rinde,nc t very thicke, but yellowifh on the infide, and a crowne at the toppe Acred plentifully with a 
mod cleare liquor or juyee like wine, either fwcece or lower,or betweene both,full of feedes, incloled in skins, 
and the liqueur among them : fometimes this breaketh the rinde as it groweth which will caufe it to roc quicke- 
Abfcuc fc- ty' C°rdut in kijtoria makech mention or one that hath no kernell or feed within it, and doth alio mention a wild 
minibus, kinde to grow in Spatne, and Africa, which I cannot beleeve to be any other than that wild kinde with double 
flowers, which followeth next to t.is to be delcribed, for he maketh that which beareth fruite to hive a double 
flower which is not fo. 
2. Malw Punic a fylveflrU major jive BalanFlium majtti . The greater double bloflhtwed Pomegarnet tree. 
The great wildc Pomegarnet tree with us, groweth altogether into Bender brownifli branches, with feme 
thornes among them, and fhining greene leaves fomewhat larger then the former, but into a Ihrubby low tree 
naturally, from the branches flioote forth flowers very double, as large as a double Province Role, but wi:h 
(horterimali lea ves, of an excellent bright crimfon colour, tending to a filken Carnation, Handing in brownifli 
hard cups or huskes, divided into five parts: there followeth no fruice unto thefe. 
5 - Balajltum minus. The lefler double Pomegarnet tree. 
This fmaller kinde differeth from the other bur little,the leaves oncly are of a ladder greene colour.thcflowers 
fmaller 4 andleffe thicke,and double, andofafadderred Orrenge tawnie colour, fetalloin fuch like hard cups 
CM Ui Tunica five GranattefrnQus. 
The fruite or Poxcgiaiutcs. 
