CHAP. XIV.
Of the Lima.
* 1.1AMong the Kinds and Sorts of Limons, called Lima, we have had as yet no other but the Sweet: the Tree hath brittle Wood, the Boughs are light Green, set with small Prickles
The Belgick, or, Netherlandish hesperides that is, the management, ordering, and use of the limon and orange trees, fitted to the nature and climate of the Netherlands / by S. Commelyn ; made English by G.V.N.
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- The Belgick, or, Netherlandish hesperides that is, the management, ordering, and use of the limon and orange trees, fitted to the nature and climate of the Netherlands / by S. Commelyn ; made English by G.V.N.
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- Commelin, Johannes, 1629-1692.
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- 1683.
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in some places, hath longish Leaves, as they of the ordinary Limon, light Green, and the Edges a little jagged; being rub∣bed give a pleasant Sent or Smell; the Blossom is smaller then of o∣ther Limons, of a white Colour, like unto the Orange Dwarf; the Fruit is round at the end, with a little Nipple pointing out, of the bigness as an ordinary middle sized Orange; The outward Pill is very thin and smooth, of a plea∣sant Smell, Yellowish, with a thin inward Pill; the Pulp is of a Brimstone Colour, and divided by seven, and sometimes eight Veins or Partitions, of a very sweet Tast: this Fruit we have often had ripe in these Countries; and it is not to be doubted but o∣ther sorts of Lima would likewise thrive well in Netherland, in re∣gard it doth endure and withstand
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the common Injuries of this Cli∣mate patiently; what makes this Tree acceptable is its Fruitfulness, and the pleasant Loveliness of its Apples; which are fit and good to cool the immoderate Heat of Burning-Feavers.
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Shape.