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witliout any culture and are extremely cheap. They are 

 brought frequently to |;he tJrkiced States, and I have seen them 

 even in London, but there the truit is not so good as in Mex- 

 ico, I suppose because they are gathered before they are per- 

 fectly ripe. It is the same with piae-apples, which are far 

 superior to those which are sold in the United States or in the 

 streets of London. The fruits of the cactus plants, called 

 tunas, are of course plentiful. The zapote, mimey, granadil- 

 las, papayas, aguacates, the fruit of the melon-tree, the guay- 

 aves, the excellent anona, the bitates, tomatoes, ground pista- 

 chios, &c., &c., it would take too long to describe. People 

 who travel only to write books about what they see may do 

 that ; I am writing my personal adventures, and think it is time 

 to return to them. 



