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1 THat which the later Herbarists do call Muske-Melons is like to the common Cucum∣ber in stalks, lying flat vpon the ground, long, branched, and rough. The leaues be much alike, yet are they lesser, rounder, and not so cornered: the floures in like manner bee yellow: the fruit is bigger, at the first somwhat hairy, somthing long, now and then somwhat round; oftentimes greater, and many times lesser: the barke or rinde is of an ouerworne russet greene
2 The sugar Melon hath long trailing stalkes lying vpon the ground, whereon are set small clasping tendrels like those of the Vine, and also leaues like vnto the common Cucum∣ber, but of a greener colour: the fruite com∣meth forth among those leaues, standing vpon slender footstalkes, round as the fruite of Colo∣quintida, and of the same bignesse, of a most pleasant taste like Sugar, whereof it tooke the surname Saccharatus.
3 The Peare fashioned Melon hath many long vinie branches, whereupon doe grow cor∣nered leaues like those of the Vine, and like∣wise great store of long tendrels, clasping and taking hold of each thing that it toucheth: the fruite groweth vpon slender footstalkes, fashi∣oned like vnto a Peare, of the bignes of a great Quince.
4 The Spanish Melon bringeth forth long
trailing branches, whereon are set broad leaues slightly indented about the edges, not diuided at all, as are all the rest of the Melons. The fruite groweth neere vnto the stalke, like vnto the com∣mon Pompion, very long, not crested or furrowed at all, but spotted with very many such markes as are on the backeside of the Harts-tongue leafe. The pulpe or meate is not so pleasing in taste as the other.