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Amomum Plinii. Ger. Towards the ends of the Branches ftand feveral purple 
pentaperalous Flowers, having five Orange-coloured Stamina, Apices, of points 
ftanding ftraight up in the middle, making an Umbo, the Petalabeing bow'd 
back or reflected. After which follows a round, red Berry, like thofe of the 
Amomum Plinii, having many fmall flat Seeds, white, and of the thape ofa 
Kidacy. | 
It grows in the Sand by the Sea-fide, near Old Hfarbour, on the 
Road from the Town to Colonel Cope’s Plantation in Guanaboa, and in the 
Carive Iflands. 
XXX. Solanum pomiferum quartum, five fructu oblongo. C. B. Cat. p. rot. 
Melongena fructu oblongo, Tournef. El. p.126. Melongena fructu oblongo viola- 
ceo, Ej.Jnftep.15%. Mala infana, Swert, An Nila-barudena. FIM. part. 10.p.147. 
Tab. 74 2 Mad Apples. 
This has feveral white Roots, fending up a branched purple Stalk, three 
_or four Foot high. The Branches ends have Leaves many in number, ftanding 
of four Inches long purple Foot-Stalks. They are fix Inches long, and three 
broad, finuated, of the fhape of thofe of the others ofthis Kind. The Ribs 
are all purple, and the-Leaves fomewhat hairy and rough. The Flowers 
come out feveral on the fame Foot-Stalks, they being monopetalous, the 
Ore divided into five Sections, blue, and inevery thing like thofe of the 
other Nightfhades. The Fruit is oblong, pear-fafhion’d, from a narrow 
round Stalk, ending larger, firft purple, then yellow, containing in a fun- 
gous Pulp, a great number of flat, roundifh, brown Seeds. 
The Seed was brought from the Main Continent of America, where it 
was planted by the Jews. Mr Harrifon planted it in Liguanee. 
The Fruit boil'd, and dreft as Turneps, is very much commended, and 
eaten by the Jews. 
The Arabians ufed it in their Meats, but it breeds vitious Juices. Its taft 
is iyeeatly flat, and bitterifh. Jt is only for fhow fownin Gardens or Pots: 
Cora. Pos 
It is eaten as Mufhrooms. Rwellius. 
It is boil'd and eat as Mufhrooms. Ce/alp. 
Rofted under the Embers, boiled or fried, every day ’tis eat in Egypr. 
Bellon. . Perr yi 
It iseaten to promote Venery. Math. 
Rawolf apud Lugd. ap. fays that the black is different from the others. 
They are fufceptible of any caft; much ufed about Zoledo, and boil'd firft, 
then fried. with Fat. They caufe’ Obftructions, darken the Complexion, 
breed Melancholy, ec. Lac. . 
They are boil’d with Wine and Pepper, and taft like Artichoaks. They 
are Diuretick. Boat. 
This agrees in every thing with Nils Barudena. H. M. p.to. p-147. Figs 
74. only that has prickles, this has none. Commelinus makes it Focky focky 
G mala infana. 
Thefe are the Melongena.of the Arabians, ap. Purchas, lib. 9. cap. 9. p. 
1499. where we find Mahomet affirm’d he had feen this Plant in Para- 
dife; and. meafur'd the quantity of Mens Wits by their cating ftore hereof. 
This feems to be one fort Melanzana, Melongena or Beudengian, called 
Bathlechain, oblong of Rawolfe, lib. 1. cap. 6. which grows about Aleppo, 
and’ is there eaten boiled as Averrhoes mentions. 
XXXI,. Solanum fecundym racemofum cerafornm forma: vel cerafa amoris ra- 
cemofa. rubra. C» B. prod. Cat. p. 009. Tab..146. Fig. 1. Lycoperficon frutty 
ceraft rubro. Towrnef. Inf. p. 150: Lycoperficon frucin cerafi ejufd. El. p15. 
Tomato Berriés. Ppp This 
