T HE 
NATURAL HISTORY 
Ifland of BARBADOS. 
BOOK VV. 
Of TREES, SHRUBS, and PLANTS, 
of the PomirERous Kind, 
, Y Pomiferous Fruits, I would be underftood to mean - 
all of the Apple-kind, fuch as have a thick flefhy 
Subftance, inclofing many Seeds. 
It is obfervable, that where the Climates begin to 
be too hot for the Growth of fuch Apples as are pro- 
duced in fome Northern, and alltemperate Climates ; 
there the gradual Chain is progreflively carried on, 
and the delicious 4fatic Fruits begin to take place, 
fuch as the Pine-apples, Shaddocks, Forbidden 
Fruits, and Oranges. 
It is alfo worthy our Notice, that moft of our Summer Fruits, efpeci- 
ally in hot Countries, tho’ delicate in their Tafte, have a great Mixture 
of a latent Acid in them, which is neceflary for the Prefervation of Health 
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