1636 ChAE. 102 
C I heatrum Botanicum 
Trib e 17. 
C|h ap. C II. 
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Mail Inchca Lnjildnu Bir & Bcr Acojlx. Small Indian Apples. 
He tree that beareth this fruite is great, full of branches and leaves, which are forr.ewhat like Apple- 
tree leaves, but longer and not lo round 
I of a (ad preen on the upper end,& hoary »»'''« ! O' *»' 
! or woolly on the undcrfide,aftringcnt in n ’ 3, n 13n 33 cs 
cade : the flowers are white, made of 
fine (mall leaves without any lent, the fruite is of 
thebigneffeand likeneffe of the Injure fruite or 
plant, fome greater and lefleras well as pleafanter 
then others, yet in the ripeft (which it is leldome 
feene, that they come to perfect maturity, neither 
will they lalt to be tranlpotted into other Coun¬ 
tries) they hold a certaine binding property, and 
are good therefore to binde the loofe belly, but are 
not fo good as Itijnbei for the flomache. In Canara 
and ‘Decan they call the tr zz'Eor or Ber, and in Ma¬ 
lay 0 Viderxi , but the Tcrtugals Manfanae de la India, 
that is dial a lndica, whom wee have followed: 
thofe that grow in Malaca are preferred before 
thofe of Malabar. In Summer thefe trees are con • 
tinually feene loaden with thofe flics (or winged 
Antesjthat worke gum Lacca thereon. 
Chap. CIII. 
lambohins. IndianOUives. 
His tree is lomewhat like the Lentiske tree in the barke thereof, but the leaves are like the Straw¬ 
berry tree with dentedleaves, lading like the Mi tie leaves when they are greene, the fruite is 
very like unto ripeOllives, but of an harlh and b.noing tade, able to draw ones mouth awry, 
yet being pickled up like Ollives, they rellifh reafonable well.and ferve to procure and whet th^- 
appetite,being eaten with boyled Ryce. 
Chap. CIV. 
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Carambolxs. Furrowed tart Indian Apples; 
He fruite, which they of L^Ixlabar call CarambJ.ts , and Camarix or Carabeli , by thole of Canara 
and Decan, and Bolimba in tdlfa/ayu.groweth on a tree much like to a Quince tree, whole leaves 
are longer then Apple tree leaves, of a fad greeue colour, andbitterifb intafte: the flowers are 
of a dainty blufh colour, but without fent, and of a fower or tart tade like to Sorrell: the frnite 
is of the bignefleof agoodegge, but fomewhae long withall, yellow on the outfide, hanging by 
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