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The Natural Hiftoryof JAM AICA. 
Colour of the Rind; they were not known at Rome in Auguftus, Ti- 
berius, or Claudiuss Time. It comes not from a Pomegranate grafted 
on a Citron, as fome imagine, for then it would be a Pomegra- 
nate. At the Foorftalks End is a fmall Leaf like a Heart which goes 
before a larger one, there being an J/fhmus between. Ferr. 
This was not natural to Brajile, but brought thither by the Portugue/e 
and planted on the Shore and Sides of Rivers, where they profper and 
bring large Fruit, call?’d by the Indians Morgoa-Morgou-ja, Lery. 
They were not natural, but firft brought to the Weft-Indies where 
now are Forrefts of them the Fruit rotting, the Seed growing and 
being carried down the Rivers, are very much propagated, Aco/ta. 
The Rind is candied, and good for the Stomach, Math, 
The diftil’d Water is a great Cordial, caufes Sweat and is good a- 
gain{t Peftilential Fevers, Adath. 
The fweet Juice with Syrup of Violets is good in Fevers to caufe 
Sleep ; the Rind powder’d is good for the Colic, the Water diftill’d 
from the Flowers is good in malignant Diftempers. Cam. 
Rofelot was almoft dead by Hunger, with his Teeth being feton Edge 
by Oranges which grew wild in Spais. J. B. 
hat ts imagined by Mowardes, that itis made by grafting together a 
Pomegranate and Citron, is not true. Ferr. 
Thefe Trees grow wild in China by Semedos Relation, and in India 
near Goa Francifcus Carvallius, ap. eundem. 
The diftill’d Oil from the Flowersis called Nerotz, Pommet. 
The Oil of Oranges, as well as the Water wherewith ’tis diftill’d, 
kills Worms in Children, 2d. 
Pyrard. cap. 3. p, rx- met with thefe Trees at Annabon. cap. 4. p. 32. at 
Comorra. cap, 10. p85. at the Maldives, cap. 24. p. 236. at Bengale. cap. 
27. p- 286, at Calecut. Part 2. p. 88. at Ceylam. p. 104. at the Moluccos 
p- 148. at Mozambique. p. 190. at St. Helena. p. 203. He tells us the Fruic 
is brought preferv’d from Brajfile. p. 204. Part 3. p.38. where alfo 
he fays that the Juice isa good Antidote againft the Scurvy. p.3. and 
at Marocco, Duval. p. 135. relates that they grow in Portugal. 
Battell, ap. Purchas, l1b. 7. cap, 3- §. 2. p- 973. faw them near St. Paalo in 
Guiney in great Plenty. Fernandez, 1b.lib. 7. cap- 8.§. 2. p. 1183. in Ethiopia. 
Lancafter found them in Madagafcar, ap, Purchas. p, 104. and at the 
Cape-of-Gooa-Hope, lib. 3. cap. 3. p. 150. § 2. 
Saris, lib. 4. cap.1. §. 3. p.354- on Fava not far from Bantam, Cockes, 
ib, lib, 4. cap. 3. §.3. in Japan, Wm, Finch lib, 4. cap. 4. p. 415. §. 1. at 
Sierra Leona, p. 419, §.2, at Socotora, where there are but few. Payton, 
ib. cap. 9. §.1- p. 489. & ib, c. 15.§. p. 529. at Mohelia. Courthop, lib. 5. 
c.9. §. 2. p. 674, at Banda. The fecond Dutch Voyage, Jib, 5. ¢. t'5;"p. 
709. takes notice of them at Amboyna. Sir Tho. Roe, ap. Purchas, lib. 4. 
c,16.§.4, p. 536. in Angazefiaone of the Comorra’s Mohelia p. 537. and 
Socotora. p- §39- 
Newberry ap. Purchas, lib. g. cap, 3. p.1411.0bferved them at Auna. Fo. 
dos Sanétos, ib. l1b, 9. cap. 12. §. 1. p. 1536. at Sofala, & p 1537. where he 
tells us that they grew wild. Ga/vanos ap. Purchas, lib, 10. cap. 1. p, 1687; 
at St. Matthews, an Ifland near the Coaft of Brafile, in 2° at. Balbiat 
Cofms in 16° 4 in the Eaft-Indies. ib, p. 1725. lib. 10, cap. 5. 
The 4th Voyage to Virginia, p. 282. ap. Hakl. relates that they were 
catried from St. Fobn’s to Virginia, And an Anonymus ap. Purchas, lib. v. 
p- 1184. tells us that at the Weft End of Porto-Rico, there grew both 
fowr and fweer. 
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