The dryed rinde, by reason of the sweete and strong sent, serueth to bee put among other things to make sweet pouthers.
The outer rindes, when they are clensed from all the inner pulpe and skins, are preserued in Sugar, after the bitternesse by often steepings hath been taken away, & do serue either as Succots, and banquetting stuffes, or as ornaments to set out dishes for the table, or to giue a rellish vnto meats, whether baked or boyled: Physically they helpe to warme a cold stomack, and to digest or breake winde therein: or they are candid with Sugar, and serue with other dryed Iunquets.
The water of Orange flowers is oftentimes vsed as a great perfume for gloues, to washe them, or in stead of Rose-water to mixe with other things.
It is vsed to bee drunke by some, to preuent or to helpe any pestilentiall feuer.
The oyntment that is made of the flowers, is very comfortable both for the stomache, against the could or cough, or for the head, for paines and disinesse.
The kernels or seede beeing cast into the ground in the spring time, will quickely grow vp, (but will not abide the winter with vs, to bee kept for growing trees) and when they are of a finger length high, being pluckt vp, and put among sallets, will giue them a maruellous fine aromaticke or spicy taste, very acceptable.
The seed or kernels are a little cordiall, although nothing so much as the kernels of the Pomecitron.
Chap. XIX.
Poma. Apples.
The sorts of Apples are so many, and infinite almost as I may say, that I cannot giue you the names of all, though I haue endeauoured to giue a great many, and I thinke it almost impossible for any one, to attaine to the full perfection of knowledge herein, not onely in regard of the multiplicitie of fashions, colours and tastes, but in that some are more familiar to one Countrey then to another, being of a better or worse taste in one place then in another, and therefore diuersly called: I will therefore as I haue done before, giue you the description of the Tree in generall, as also of the Paradise or dwarfe Apple, because of some especiall difference, and afterwards the names of as many, with their fashions, as haue come to my knowledge, either by sight or relation: for I doe confesse I haue not seene all that I here set downe, but vse the helpe of some friends, and therefore if it happen that the seuerall names doe not answer vnto seuerall sorts, but that the same fruit may bee called by one name in one Country, that is called by another elsewhere, excuse it I pray you; for in such a number, such a fault may escape vnknowne.