90 The Natural History 



Una on a Bush, much like the European Currans, but not so 

 agTeeable to tlie Taste, being but an indifferent Fruit, though 

 frequently eaten by the Planters. 



Winter-Curran, so call'd, by reason it bears Fruit which 

 are only rij^e in October ; it grows on a Bush about seven or 

 eight Feet high, and the Fruit is like our Bill-berry ; the 

 Planters make the same uses of it as we do of Raisons and 

 Currans, for Puddings, Minc'd-Pyes, &c. This Bush is very 

 beautiful to behold, growing round, and is a plentiful Bearer. 

 All these sorts of Gurrans are of a very cooling and binding 

 Mature, therefore good in Fevers and Fluxes. 



The Brier-Rose, or Hip-Tree, is to be met with in some 

 places, especially on dry Lands, but is generally of a Dwarf- 

 ish kind, but its Fruit is as good as ours. The Pulp is cool- 

 ing and agreeable to the Stomach, good in Fevers or violent 

 Heats, and is of excellent use in the Fluxes of this Country. 



The Rasberries are of a purple Colour when ripe, very 

 agreeable in Taste, but are not as rich Fruit as the European. 

 They grow on a Stalk more like the Bramble than the Rass- 

 berry-Busli, and are in many parts of this Province, and its 

 a difficult matter to root them out, when once planted ; they 

 have much the same Virtues with the European Rassberry, 

 but are more binding. 



The European Rassberry thrives and bears in Carolina io 

 admiration, and is as grateful and pleasant Fruit in it's kind, 

 as any in the World ; and are to be met with growing in most 

 of tlieir Gardens. This Fruit has much the same Virtues 

 with the Black-Berry, but is more Cordial and less Binding. 



The Black-Berry grows after the same manner as those 

 with us, but their Brambles or Stalks are not so tliick or long, 

 and their Fruit is not to be compared with ours, being ill 



tasted 



