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The Piftil becomes the Rudiment of the Fruit ; which, when full-ripe; 
hath a ruffet rough Coat, with a Corona upon the Top of it. 
This, in Shape; Bignefs, and Tafte, doth not ill refemble a Burgamot 
Pear, except that it is fweeter anid fofter ; the Pulp of it inclofing feveral 
longith black Seeds. 
The Leaves, as well as their Footftalk, and tender Buds, emit, when 
broken, a white clammy Milk. 
The MAMMEE-TREE, 
HIS grows to be a large fhady Tree. ti 
The Bark of the Trunk, as well as of the main Branches, is fome- 
what fulcated. 
The Leaves, which are very thickly fet on in an alternate Order, aré 
round-pointed, and fmooth, of a very deep Green, about Five Inches 
long, and near Three broad. 
The Flowers are white, and pentapetalous, fomewhat larger than 
Orange-flowers. 
Thefe are fucceeded by 4 round ruffet Fruit, full as big as the largeft 
Ruffet-apple. ; 
The outward Coat is rather an husky, than a skinny Tegument. 
This peels off as the Rind of a Tree in the Spring does, and difcovers 
the catable Part of the Fruit; which is of a pretty folid Subftance, of a 
fine yellow Colour. 
This is about half an Inch thick, furrounding Two or Three largé 
Stones, fo joined together, that the Whole makes a circular Figure. 
The eatable Part is well tafted, and hath an agreeable Flavour. 
The FRENCH WILLow. 
HIS is a fhrubby Tree, feldom growing above Sixteen Feet high, | 
4 Its Branches are very numerous, and very thickly cloathed with 
Leaves of Six Inches long, aiid a Quarter of an Inch broad. 
_ Thefe, as well as the tender Stalks, when broken, emit a confiderable 
Quantity of thick milky Juice. 
The Extremities of thefe Branches fupport feveral yellow Flowers, 
compofed of Five Leaves. : 
Thefe are fo clofely joined together, that the Flower exaétly refembles 
the Bell-fafhion kind ; and are fucceeded by an Apple of about the Big- 
nefs of a large Crab-apple. _ : 
The Pulp of this furrounds a flattifh Kernel, which is white and foft ; 
and the Top of it marked with Two unindented Seams crofling one 
another at Right Angles. 
This is delineated in Plate VIII. 
The 
