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' This Fruit was brought firft from the Ea/-Indies, by Captain Shad- 
dock ; from whom it derives its Name. 
The Leffer SAADDOCK*TREE. 
1 oa is about the Bignefs of a China Orange-tree; the Leaves dif- 
4 fering in this only, that they are not above Two Inches and an 
half long, and about an Inch and an half broad. 
The Flowers are monopetalous, deeply fegmented into Five feeming 
white Petals, furrounding a great many Stamina, tipped with pices. 
The Fruit is diftinguifhed into the red and white Sort, each larger than 
either an Orange, or a Forbidden Fruit ; and is juftly efteemed to have a 
fine delicious Tafte. 
The Witp SHApvocK; commonly called, The Large 
LIME-TREE. 
peas grows fomewhat larger than an Orange-tree ; tho’ the Leaves 
of this, as well as of all other Trees of this Clafs, differ very little 
in their Shape ; andthe Difference in their Flowers is hardly percepti- 
ble. 
This is by far the largeft Fruit in the Ifland, growing often to be 
Twenty Inches in Circumference. 
The feveral rough Indentings and Knobs on its Outfide, as well as the 
internal Make and Tafte of its Juice, determine it to be rather of the 
Lemon, than either of the Shaddock or Lime-kind. 
Thave known near half a Pint of four Juice {queezed out of one of 
thefe Fruits. 
This ferves to fupply the Want of Limes or Lemons in making Punch. - 
The Sour OraNnGE-TREE ; Lat. AURANTIUM. 
G ts IS grows in a rich Soil, to the Height of about Seventeen Feet. 
Its Roots are ftrong, deeply penetrating into the Earth. 
Its Branches are numerous, efpecially towards the Extremity of the 
Tree; and are cloathed with fharp-pointed fmooth Leaves, of a deep 
Green above, and fomewhat pale underneath. 
Thefe are about Three Inches long, and near Two broad, fupported. 
by an Heart-like Footftalk, an Inch in Length. 
The Bark of the Trunk is generally of a dirty-grey Colour, and of the 
4malleft Branches, towards the Top, of a deep Green. 
Its numerous white Flowers are monapetalous, divided into Five Sec- 
tions, fo deep, that they refemble pentapetalous Flowers. 
_Thefe are fucceeded by the Fruit, which is too well known to require 
a Defcription. : 
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