Note 488 — BOOK XII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF TREES.
John Bostock translation
“Cotonei.” To this resemblance of its fruit to the quince, the cotton-tree, which is here alluded to, not improbably owes its modern name.
John Bostock translation
“Cotonei.” To this resemblance of its fruit to the quince, the cotton-tree, which is here alluded to, not improbably owes its modern name.