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which are three or four Inches in Diameter, and of a Pound Pomegra- 

 Weight: neither ought we to omit the Prickly -Pear, or the 

 Fruit of the Opmtia, called, perhaps from being originally •^nckiyPears. 

 brought from Enrobe, S^Kermez Najfarah^'\ The Fig of the 

 Chr'ifiians. Several Families live upon little elfe during this 

 Month and September ; though it is never known to tinge 

 the Urine of a bloody Colour, as it is faid to do in America. 

 The Wall Nut, and Olive (which bears copioully every other waii Nut 

 Year only,) are propagated all owt\: Barbary. In fome Places"" 

 alfo they have the Chefnut, which is fmaller, though of as 

 good a Relifh as thofe that are brought from France or Spain. 

 But the Hafel ', the Filbert, the Goosberry and Currant Tree are J^;^'^'^^;!- 

 not.as far as I know,theProdu6tions of this Climate. TheGraperi-^^^y "Z 

 pens towards the latter End o^July, and is cut for the Vintage in^'-"^ vm:age. 

 September. The Wine of Algiers, before the Locufts, in the 

 Years 1713-14.. made fuch vaft Deftrudlion of the Vineyards, 

 was not inferiour to the bed Hermitage, either in Brisknefs of 

 Tafte or Flavour. But fmce that Time, it is much degene- 

 rated, having not hitherto recovered It's ufual Qualities ; though 

 perhaps It may (till difpute the Preference with the Wine of 

 Spain or Tortiigal. The Lemon (and fometimes the Sevil^^^on md 

 Orange) Tree is always in a SuccefTion of Fruit and Blollbms ; 

 but the China, as It is commonly called, is a Foreigner, and 

 beareth only towards the latter End of Autumn. I need not 

 mention the Quince, the Medlar, the Jujeb and Service Tree, MedkT &! 

 becaufe their Fruit is no where in great Repute ; at the fame 

 Time the Trees themfelves are the leaft Ornaments of the 

 Fruit Garden. The Plants like wife which would more imme- 

 diately concern the Flower or Phyfick Garden, are in fo fmall 

 a Number, that they may conveniently enough be referred to 

 the general Catalogue of the more curious Plants of Barbary. 



I am further to add with Relation to thefe Gardens, t\\2iX.iqo Regularity 

 there is nothing laid out with Method, Beauty or Defign ; the%j!'"' ^"'^ 

 whole being only a Medly and Confulion of Trees, with Beds 

 of Cabbages, Turneps, Beans, Garvansos^ &c. nay fometimes 

 of Wheat and Barley difperfed among them. Fine Walks, 

 Parterres, and Flower Plats, would be to thefe People the 

 Lofs of fo much profitable Soil ; as planting in Order and 



I in Heb.^J Arab. [Luz..] is interpreted (Gen.^o, 37.) the H^tfel Tree, inftead of 

 the Aliiiond Tree, according to the true Signification. 



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