The Natural Fliftory of JAMAICA, 
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XXXII. Anona aquatica foliis lauvinis atrovirentibus, fruttu minore com 
motde Luteo, cortice glabro in areolas diftinito. Cat. Fam. p. 205. Tab. 228. 
Fig. 1. Raij Hist. Vol.3. Dendr. p.78. An Anone 34 [pecies Ruyfch & 
Kiggelair, Obff. im Hort. Amjt. p.133° Araticu pana Worm, mi. p. 187. 
Guanabanus paulaftris fructu levi viridi Plam, pl. Am. p, ult? 
The Water-Apple, or, Sweet-Apple-Tree. 
This Tree rifeth to 30 or 40 Foot, having a Trunc as thick as one’s 
Middle, ftreight, cover’d witha rough, grey colour’d Bark, and fome few 
Branches, whofe Twigs are fet with Leaves ftanding on a quarter of an 
Inch long Footftalks, they are 4 Inches long, and one anda half broad in 
the Middle, where broadeft, being fhaped like thofe of the Bay, {mooth, 
dark green colour’d and hard. The Fruit is as big as one’s Fift, turbi- 
nated like a Sowr-fop, hanging to the Tree by an Inch long Footftalk, 
and bringing out fome of the Pulp with it, when ripe, fo that a Hole 
is left inthe Fruit ; the outward Skin is firft green, then yellow, {mooth, 
only it hach fome checquer’d Lines on its Surface, as the Cuftard- Apple; the 
Seeds lie from the Centre to the Circumference of the Fruit, and are as 
large as a Bean, oblong, almoft round, of an Afh Colour, having a 
Creft running their Lengths, lying in an Orange colour’d Pulp of an un- 
favoury Tafte, tho’ it has fomething of the Smell’ and Relifh of an 
Orange, and be efculent. 9” ees PMs USS J, 
It grows plentifully at ard above the Bridge over Black-River in St. 
Dorothy’s, where E gather’d thé» ripe Fruit in Faure. aoe 
The Country People could fay nothing of it but that it was edible 
and -called -it Water, or, Sweet-Apple. aS, 
Marcgrave fays that this Fruit is venomous, and Pifo, that if it be-eaten 
in too great Quantity, it fuffocates the natural Heat, and_that this 
Difeafe is to be cured as that caus’d by Manipuera or the Juice of 
Caffada. 7 : 
The Fruit is fo venomous as‘to kill Crabs feeding on it. Red. -.° 
This, Dr. Plakenet, p.14.0f his Mant. thinks may be ‘thé fame with the 
Anchovie Pear-Tree: defcrib’d p.122 of this Book, Tab, 2t6, & 217. Fig. 
1,2. but 7tis plain they differs: “AGGR FEL A AMMANTY HOHE 
XXXII. Axona trifolia, flore flamineo, fructu {pharico ferrugineo fcabro 
minore, allij odore. Cat. fam, p.\ 265. Raij. Hift. Vol. 3. Dendr. p. 79. 
Pomifera Indica trifolia, fructu pruniformi caudato. Raij. Hift. p-. 1644 ? 
Tapia Brafilienfium fimilis. Commel, iz Nott. Arbor Améritana triphylla nu- 
merofis flaminulisy. purpureis apicibus praditis floris umbilicaum o¢ccupantibas. 
PlakemTab. 147.: Fig. 6? An Hedere Virginiane triphylla quodamodo- at- 
cedeus: arbor Famatcenfis. ejufdem.Almag. pi48i? Tapia’ arborea triphylla, 
Pluinspl, Am.) po22.: Malus Americana trifolia, fratta pomi aurantij in- 
ftar:colorato. Arach Simmeron vulgo. Commelin. Hort. SAmp?p. 129. An 
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Acacy'nappil aurantiis parvis fimilis fradtus, 1B. t, 1. p. 866? 
oDhis Tree‘ hasa/Frunc: as thick as oné’s Thigh, cover’d with a dark 
greenifh Bark; rifingiito about thirty |Foot; the “Tree is for fome 
Months..bare: altogether, or naked; the’ Flowers bud’ out firft round 
thes Ends,of the Cwigs, ftanding on two'lfches long’ Footftalks, con- 
fitting for the moft:Part! of many greenifh Inch long Stamina, with 
ot Uu purple 
