Book V. land of BARBADOS, 
The BURGAMOT-TREE. 
HIS Tree, in its Bulk, Make of its Leaves, or Colour of its Bark, 
differs very little, if any thing, from the laft defcribed. 
It bears a Fruit fomewhat larger than an Orange, whofe Infide affords 
very little Juice ; and what it yields is not palatable, being too four to 
be eatable. Pe 
What is moft valuable in this is its Oil, which is extracted, by flicing 
the outward Skin, and {queezing both the Oil and Spry into a Glafs: The 
Oil will immediately feparate from the Juice, and fwim upon the Surface. 
This, being carefully drained off, and preferved, is what alone ought 
to be called the genuine Burgamot Oil. 
The Portuguefe have a Method of molding the Rind of this Fruit, to 
make Snuff-boxes: Thefe Boxes retain, for a very long time, the grateful 
Fragrancy of thie Oil and Spry. . 
For BIDDEN-FRUIT-TREE; 
HE Trunk, Leaves, and Flowers of this Tree, very much refemble 
- thofe of the Orange-tree. 
The Fruit, when ripe, is fomething longer and larger than the largeft 
Orange 5 and exceeds, in the Delicacy of its Tafte, the Fruit of every 
Tree in this or any of our neighbouring Iflands. 
It hath fomewhat the Tafte of a Shaddock ; but far exceeds that, as 
well as the beft Orange, in its delicious Tafte and Flavour. 
This is delineated in Plate VII. 
The C1iTRON-TREE, 
HE Encomiums that are often, by European Writers, beftowed upori 
this Tree, and generally ufhered in with a pompous Defcription of 
the Beauty of its Flowers, Fruit, and delightful Shade, are fomething like 
the poetical Reprefentation of a Shepherd’s Life, embellithed with purling 
Streams, and fhady Groves ; but not a Word of their coarfe Fare, nor of 
their enduring the uncertain Viciflitudes of Heat and Gold ! 
What bears the Name of a Citron-tree is, in Reality, fo far from afford-= 
ing a friendly Shade, that it is but a groveling prickly uncouth fhrubby 
Tree, having neither Beauty in Appearance, nor Delicioufnefs in the 
Fruit, unlefs what the Rind affords by Diftillation. 
The Leaves, which are fet alternately upon the Branches, are about 
Four Inches long, and {fharp-pointed. 
The Flower refembles that of an Orange ; and the fucceeding Fruit is 
large and yellow, when ripe; the Outfide being irregularly indented, 
mixt with numerous Protuberances: TheInfide refembles that of a Lemon. 
There lies between the outward Coat, and the juicy Part, a thick 
fpongy whitifh pithy Subftance. 
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