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refembles our Englijh dwarf Apple-tree, both in 

 Body and Boughs -, but the Leaf which is of a 

 deep Green, is confiderably larger and longer 

 than our Apple-tree Leaves. The Nuts, which 

 are the colour (and about the bulk) of an Almond 

 Kernel, do hang fifteen or fixteen together, by a 

 fmall ftringy film inclofed in a Pod, that is the 

 fize and fhape of a large Cucumber, and is peeked 

 at the upper end. This Pod when thoroughly 

 ripe is of a beautiful yellow Colour, and ftreaked 

 in feveral places with blood-red long Spots : when 

 dried, it flirivels up, and turns to a deep brown 

 colour ; I think I gave one of them to Dr. JVood- 

 ward's CoUedlion, along with my Shells. Dr. Bar- 

 clay ( in his Univerfal T'raveller ) tells us that the 

 Bloflbms of this Fruit are yellow ; but I do not 

 remember, that I ever faw the tree in bloom ; 

 and indeed the tree is fo fcarce, that I believe we 

 had not above a fcore of them growing at Nevis, 



25. But let us proceed on our Journey. We 

 kept on in a very fteep defcent down thorough 

 this Wood of Cabbage-trees &c^ quite to the bot- 

 tom of the aforementioned huge Cavity, which 

 led us into an uneven fpot of ground, confifting 

 of thirty Acres and upwards. At our entrance 

 ( clofe by on our right hand ) was an exceeding 

 large Rock that weighed many tuns, jetting out 

 of the fide of the Hill ; and at the bottom part 

 of this Rock, were three or four round holes in 



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