UNIV. OF

CALI

POMARIUM

BRITANNICUM

AN

HISTORICAL AND BOTANICAL ACCOUNT

OF

FRUITS

KNOWN IN GREAT BRITAIN

BY

HENRY PHILLIPS

SECOND EDITION

Δένδρεα δ' ὑψιπέτηλα κατακρῆθεν χέα καρπόν,
Ὀγχναι καὶ ρθιαὶ, καὶ μηλέαι ἀγλαόκαρποι,

Συκαὶ τε γλυκερὰι, καὶ ἐλαῖαι τηλεθόωσαι.

HOM ODYSS

"I have often been astonished at our indifference respecting the applause of those who
have introduced useful plants into their country, the fruits of which are to this day so
delightful. The names of these public benefactors are chiefly unknown, whilst their teLefts
pass from generation to generation: whereas, those of the destroyers of the human rore are
handed down to us in every page, as if we took more account of our enemies than our
friends."
ST PIERRE

LONDON

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