1770. ROUND THE WORLD, 30Q 



not juicy ; their want of juice, however, was an acci- 

 dental effect of the season. 



4. Lemons. These were very scarce ; but the 

 want of them was amply compensated by the plenty 

 of limes. 



5. Limes. These were excellent, and to be bought 

 at about twelve-pence a hundred. We saw only two 

 or three Seville oranges, which were almost all rind ; 

 and there are many sorts, both of oranges and lemons, 

 which I shall not particularly mention, because they 

 are neither esteemed by Europeans nor the natives 

 themselves. 



6. Mangos. This fruit during our stay was so in- 

 fested with maggots, which bred in the inside of 

 them, that scarcely one in three was eatable ; and 

 the best of them were much inferior to those of 

 Brazil : they are generally compared by Europeans 

 to a melting peach, which, indeed, they resemble in 

 softness and sweetness, but certainlv fall much short 

 in flavour. The climate here, we were told, is too 

 hot and damp for them ; but there are as many sorts 

 of them as there are of apples in England, and some 

 are much superior to others. One sort, which is 

 called Mangha Cowani, has so strong a smell that a 

 European can scarcely bear one in the room ; these, 

 however, the natives are fond of. The three sorts 

 which are generally preferred, are the Mangha 

 Doodool, the Mangha Santock, and the Mangha 

 Gure. 



7. Bananas. Of these also there are innumerable 

 sorts, but three only are good ; the Pissang Mas, 

 the Pissang Radja, and the Pissang Amhou : all 

 these have a pleasant vinous taste, and the rest are 

 useful in different ways ; some are fried in batter, 

 and others are boiled and eaten as bread. There is 

 one which deserves the particular notice of the 

 botanist, because, contrary to the nature of its tribe, 

 it is full of seeds, and is therefore called Pissang 

 Batiiy or Pissang Bidjie ; it has however no excel- 



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