The names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englishe, Duche [and] Frenche with the commune names that herbaries and apotecaries vse. Gathered by William Turner.

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Title: The names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englishe, Duche [and] Frenche with the commune names that herbaries and apotecaries vse. Gathered by William Turner.
Author: Turner, William, d. 1568.
Publication: [Imprinted at London :: By [S. Mierdman for] John Day and Wyllyam Seres, dwellynge in Sepulchres Parish at the signe of the Resurrection a litle aboue Holbourne Conduite,; [1548]]
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Subject terms: Botany -- Nomenclature -- Early works to 1800.; Botany -- Pre-Linnean works -- Early works to 1800.; Plant names, Popular -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Malus armeniaca.

Malus armeniaca is called in Greeke, Melea armeniace, in highe duche Land ein amarel baume, in the dioses of Colōkardu∣melker baume, in frēch Vng abricottier, and some englishe mē cal the fruite an Abricok. Me thynke seinge that we haue very fewe of these trees as yet, it were better to cal it, an hasty Peche tree because it is lyke a pech and it is a great whyle rype before the pech trees, wherfore the fruite of thys tree is cal∣led malum precox. There are in Colō great plentie of hasty peche trees.