5.S 'Septtmfar 1748. 



boiled and prepared as dried apples and pears arc? 

 in Sweden. Several people here dry and prc- 

 ferve their apples in the fame manner as their 

 peaches. 



THE peach trees were, as I am told, firft 

 planted here by the Europeans. But at prefent 

 they fucceed very well, and require even lefs 

 care, than our apple and pear trees. 



THE orchards have feldom other fruit than 

 apples and peaches. Pear trees are fcarce in this 

 province. They have cherry trees in the or- 

 chards, but commonly on the iides of them to- 

 wards the houfe, or along the enclofiires. Mul- 

 berry trees are planted on fome hillocks near the 

 houfe, and fornetirnes even in the court-yards of 

 the houie, The black walnut trees, or Jug/ans 

 wgra-, grow partly on hills, and in fields near 

 the farm-houfes, and partly along the .enclo- 

 fares ; but mo ft commonly in the forefts. No 

 other trees of this kind are made ufe of here. 

 The chefnuts are left in the fields ; here and there 

 is one in a dry field, or in a wood. 



THE Hibifcus cfculentus* or 01tra> * is a plant 

 which grows wild in the Weft Indies, but is 

 planted in the gardens here. The fruit, which 

 is a long pod, is cut whilft it is green, and 

 boiled in foups, which thereby become as thick 

 as pulfe. This difh is reckoned a dainty by 

 fome people, and efpeciaily by the negroes. 



CAPSICUM annuum, or Guinea pepper, is like- 

 wife planted in gardens. When the fruit is ripe 

 it is almoft entirely red, it is put to a roafted or 



* In Mitttr*s gardener's Pi&ionary, it is called Ketmia 

 foliefcKSy fruftu pcnta^ncy recurve, efculento, gracilicri, et Ic 



boiled 



