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beyond queftion occafioned the difference in their 

 height. As for my part, I faw none that ex- 

 ceeded thirty feet in height ^ However, they 

 grow to fixty in Jamaica^ as well as at Porto Rico. 

 21. It is I think, very improperly termed by 

 us Cabbage -, it being about three Feet in length, 

 no thicker than my wrift, of a palifli green 

 colour, a little piked jujft at the end, and grows 

 out of the top of the body of the Tree among 

 the Boughs. It is cut in two in the middle, and 

 fix of the pieces being tyed together refemble a 

 fhort green Faggot, and it is fold in our Market, 

 which by unavoidable neceffity is kept every Sun- 

 day Morning, from Sunrifing till nine a clock. 

 The hard outfide of this Stick (as I would term 

 it) is taken off ^ and then the fofter infide or Pith, 

 which may be above an inch in Diameter, is 

 boy led, and fo ferves infiead of Turnips (or if you 

 pleafe to call it fo. Cabbage) to boyled Mutton, 

 Pork &c. It is of a whitifh Colour, and taftes 

 Ibniething like the bottom of an Artichoke, 

 though with a much finer Flavour. 



22. I do not deny their Bodies to be almofl 

 thick enough for Mill-Pofls ; but I infift, that 

 the Wood is far too porous : and befides, the 

 Gentlemen of Nevis and Saint Cbrijiophers would 

 never have purchafed at a dear rate ( to ferve as 

 Pofls to their Houfes and Sugar-Mills) Iron Wood 

 and Lignum Vitae, which were brought from far 



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