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diftinguifhed from them by its being of a 

 different lliape. I have had the opportu- 

 nity of obferving this fruit for more than 

 thirty years, and really think there is but 

 one kind ^ for I have obferved the fruit of 

 one tree to anfwer to the feveral defcrip- 

 tions given of all the pretended forts ; by 

 which I think the difference of colours pro- 

 ceeds from fome of the fruit being expofed 

 to the fun, and others quite fhaded from 

 it; and the difference of fize and fhapes, 

 from the different ftates of health the trees 

 or branches are in which produce the fruit; 

 or from the like caufes it comes to pafs, 

 that the flefh and juices of the fruit are al- 

 tered. I chufe to have them planted either 

 upon a fouth, fouth-eaft, or fouth-weft af- 

 pe£l, and the border of a proper foil ; then, 

 if the tree is in good order, the fruit will 

 moft of them be lar^e, and of a bottle 

 fhape, and the fide next the fun a dark 

 red; the flefh tender, tho' not melting, and 

 there will be a tolerable quantity of deli- 

 cious juice in March, April, and a great 

 part of May, which is the time of its per- 

 feftion, when it will be changed to a yel- 

 low colour, and have an uneven furface. 



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