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that in their Peach Orchards, and many other places where 

 the Stones fall, they grow so thick, that they become a perfect 

 Wilderness of Trees, that the Planters are obliged to pull 

 them out of the Ground, as we do Weeds out of our Gardens. 

 They generally bear in such plenty, that the weight of the 

 Fruit frequently break off great Limbs of the Trees. The 

 Planters sometimes take out the Stones and dry the Fruit 

 in the Sun, which they preserve for the Winter; they are 

 gi'ateful to the Stomach, and cause a good Appetite: They 

 also make a Liquor of them which is very cooling, and good 

 in Fevers. The Flowers loosen the Belly, kill Worms in 

 Children, and open Obstructions. 



The Indian-Peach Tree, is a kind of Peach common 

 amongst the Indians, which they claim as their own, and 

 affirm that they had it growing amongst them before any 

 Europeans came to America. This Tree grows as large as 

 any Apple Tree, the Flowers are of a reddish Colour, the 

 Fruit is generally larger than the common yellow Peach, and 

 more downy, it is an extraordinary good Fruit, very soft and 

 full of Juice, will freely part from the Stone, which is much 

 thicker than any of the former. These Peaches are common 

 amongst the Indians, and those that live remote from the 

 Christians, haveing no other sort: They are a hardy Fruit, 

 and seldom damaged by the jSTorth-East Winds, as the other 

 are. Of this sort there is made Vinegar, therefore some call 

 them Vinegar Peaches; though this may seem to be a Spon- 

 taneous Fruit of America, yet in those parts already inhab- 

 ited by the Europeans, I never cou'd learn that any of these 

 Peach-Trees were ever found growing wild in the Woods. 

 The Indians have plenty of this sort of Peach, but scarce any 

 other is to be found amongst them. They have much the 

 same Virtues with the former. 



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