The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare - Part 123
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APPLE.

_Promptorium._ Appule, frute; _Pomum_, _malum_.

_Catholicon._ An Appylle; _pomum_, _malum_, _pomulum_.

_Turner._ Apple tree.

_Gerard._ The Apple tree.

_Cotgrave._ Pomme; _An Apple_.

APRICOTS.

_Turner._ Abric.o.k.

_Gerard._ The Aprec.o.c.ke or Abrec.o.c.ke tree.

_Cotgrave._ Abricot; _The Abricot, or Apric.o.c.ke Plum_.

ASH.

_Promptorium._ Asche tre; _Fraxinus_.

_Turner._ Ashe tree.

_Gerard._ The Ash tree.

_Cotgrave._ Fraisne; _An Ash tree_.

ASPEN.

_Promptorium._ Aspe tre; _Tremulus_.

_Turner._ Asp tree.

_Gerard._ The Aspen tree.

_Cotgrave._ Tremble; _An Aspe or Aspen tree_.

BALM AND BALSAM.

_Promptorium._ Bawme, herbe or tre; _Balsamus_, _melissa_, _melago_.

_Catholicon._ Balme; _balsamum_, _colo balsamum_, _filo balsamum_, _opobalsamum_.

_Turner._ Baume.

_Gerard._ Balme or Balsam tree.

_Cotgrave._ Basme; _Balme_, _balsamum, or more properly the balsamum tree, from which distils our Balme_.

BARLEY.

_Promptorium._ Barlycorne; _Ordeum_, _tritic.u.m_.

_Catholicon._ Barly; _Ordeum_, _ordeolum_.

_Turner._ Barley.

_Gerard._ Of Barley.

_Cotgrave._ Orge; _Barlie_.

BARNACLE.

_Catholicon._ A Barnakylle; avis est.

_Gerard._ Of the Goose tree, Barnacle tree, or the tree bearing geese.

_Cotgrave._ Bernaque; _The foule called a Barnacle_.

BAY.

_Promptorium._ Bay, frute; _Bacca_.

_Catholicon._ A Bay; _bacca, est fructus lauri et olive_.

_Turner._ Bay tree.

_Gerard._ Of the Bay or Laurel tree.

_Cotgrave._ Laurier; _A Laurell or Bay tree_.

BEANS.

_Promptorium._ Bene corne; _Faba_.

_Catholicon._ A Bene; _faba_, _fabella_.

_Turner._ Beane.