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wondrous fmall coal-black Seeds ; they tafle not 

 unlike a Strawberry, and are among many called 

 by that name. Black Cherries grov/ wild in our 

 Woods, and have fomewhat of the flavour of 

 EngliJJj Black Cherries. They have little round 

 rifings Hke Blackberries or Mulberries, tho' much 

 lefs. Sea-iide Grapes grow in large bunches near 

 the Sea-fliore, upon Trees about the fize of En- 

 ^/{/Z> Apple-trees J their Colour is red but their 

 Tafle is far too fweet. Bell- Apples are the fize 

 of a fmallifh Golden Pippin, of a deep yellow 

 colour, and tafle very like a Goofeberry, having 

 fmall Seeds in them jufl like Englifli Goofeberry 

 Seeds. Guavuas are a flrong Aflringent, of the 

 bignefs of a Crab, exad:ly round, yellow, and have 

 a flavour like Englifli Black Currans, but much 

 higher and tarter. I had almofl forgot to tell you, 

 that at Antigua I eat a Fruit called by the Spa- 

 niards Sappadillo \ it was larger than our Burga- 

 my Pears, but of their exadl fhape and colour ; 

 they are efleemed to be the richefl Fruit in the 

 World; but after all, I thought their Flavour far 

 too high and muflcy ; They did not, I believe, 

 grow at any other of our Englifh Leeward Charibbee 

 Iflands; but I hear, that the Dutch at Curraccoa 

 have plenty of them. 



46. I once remember a dropfical Cafe, which 

 being very Angular, and different from what I 

 have ever before or fince heard of, I ihall con- 

 clude 



