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69 There were also pears of various kinds, Sinaï, Aleppo and Greek, growing singly and in clusters, parcel green and parcel yellow, amazing the beholder, as saith of them the poet:

And Sultani peaches of various shades of red and yellow, whereof saith the poet:

And green almonds of exceeding sweetness, resembling the heart of the palm-tree, with their kernels hidden within three tunics of the handiwork of the Munificent King, even as is said of them:

And as well saith another:

And as saith a third better than he: