Latin language -- Readers; Natural history -- Juvenile literature; Picture books for children
The _Pear_, 2. and _Fig_, 3.
are something long.
_Pyrum_, 2. & _Ficus_, 3.
sunt oblonga.
The _Cherry_, 4.
hangeth by a long start.
_Cerasum_, 4.
pendet longo _Pediolo_.
The _Plumb_, 5.
and _Peach_, 6.
by a shorter.
_Prunum_, 5.
& _Persicum_, 6.
breviori.
The _Mulberry_, 7.
by a very short one.
_Morum_, 7.
brevissimo.
The _Wall-nut_, 8.
the _Hazel-nut_, 9.
and _Chest-nut_, 10.
are wrapped in a _husk_
and a _Shell_.
_Nux Juglans_, 8.
_Avellana_, 9.
& _Castanea_, 10.
involuta sunt _Cortici_
& _Putamini_.
Barren trees are 11.
The _Firr_, the _Alder_,
The _Birch_, the _Cypress_,
The _Beech_, the _Ash_,
Steriles arbores sunt 11.
_Abies_, _Alnus_,
_Betula_, _Cupressus_,
_Fagus_, _Fraxinus_,
The _Sallow_, the _Linden-tree_,
&c., but most of them
affording shade.
_Salix_, _Tilia_,
&c. sed pleræque
umbriferæ.
But the _Juniper_, 12.
and _Bay-tree_, 13.
yield _Berries_.
At _Juniperus_, 12.
& _Laurus_, 13.
ferunt _Baccas_.
The _Pine_, 14. _Pine-apples_.
_Pinus_, 14. _Strobilos_.
The _Oak_, 15.
_Acorns_ and _Galls_.
_Quercus_, 15.
_Glandes_ & _Gallas_.
XV.
Flowers.
Flores.
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Amongst the Flowers
the most noted,
Inter flores
notissimi,
In the beginning
of the Spring are
the _Violet_, 1. the _Crow-toes_, 2.
the _Daffodil_, 3.
Primo vere,
_Viola_, 1. _Hyacinthus_, 2.
_Narcissus_, 3.
Then the _Lillies_, 4.
white and yellow
and blew, 5.
and the _Rose_, 6. and the
_Clove-gilliflowers_, 7. &c.
Tum _Lilia_, 4.
alba & lutea,
& cœrulea, 5.
tandem _Rosa_, 6. &
_Caryophillum_, 7. &c.
Of these _Garlands_, 8.
and _Nosegays_, 9.
are tyed round with twigs.
Ex his _Serta_, 8.
& _Serviæ_, 9.
vientur.
There are added also
_sweet herbs_, 10.
as _Marjoram_,
_Flower gentle_, _Rue_,
_Lavender_,
_Rosemary_.
Adduntur etiam
_Herbæ odoratæ_, 10.
ut _Amaracus_,
_Amaranthus_, _Ruta_,
_Lavendula_,
_Rosmarinus_, (Libanotis).
_Hysop_, _Spike_,
_Basil_, _Sage_,
_Mints_, &c.
_Hypossus_, _Nard_,
_Ocymum_, _Salvia_,
_Menta_, &c.
Amongst Field-flowers, 11.
the most noted are
the _May-lillie_,
_Germander_, the _Blew-Bottle_,
_Chamomel_, &c.
Inter Campestres Flores, 11.
notissimi sunt
_Lilium Convallium_,
_Chamædrys_, _Cyanus_,
_Chamæmelum_, &c.
And amongst Herbs,
_Trefoil_.
_Wormwood_, _Sorrel_,
the _Nettle_, &c.
Et Herbæ,
_Cytisus_ (Trifolium)
_Absinthium_, _Acetosa_,
_Urtica_, &c.
The _Tulip_, 12.
is the grace of flowers,
but affording no smell.
_Tulipa_, 12.
est decus Florum,
sed expers odoris.
XVI.
Potherbs.
Olera.
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