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Chap. Vlt. 





Fruit-Tree*. 



Eaftern Breezes rife at feven of the Clock in the Morning, but grow fainter to. 

 wards Sun*fetting. 

 Fruitful Soil The Soil oiMaragnan is exceeding fruitful, producing abundance otBrafile Wood, 

 * itfettfgiMif s U gar, Cotton, the red Colour fyjucoUy Tobacco, Balfam not inferior to the Ara. 

 bian, Pepper, and all manner of Fruits. On the Coaft is often found excellent 

 Amber-greece and Jafper Stones, which the Inhabitants wore in their Lips. In 

 Tome places along the Sea-fhore appear Rocks of red and white Stone D'tapbanoti* , 

 like Cryftal, which (fome fay) are as hard as Diamonds, and call'd Jllencon. The 

 Woods produce Timber, and the Shore Stones and Shells, of which they make 

 Mortar. There arc alfo feveral pleafant Fields and Hills, whofe Feet are wafh'd by 

 delightful Brooks, along which they pafs in Canoos from one Village to another. 

 The Woods confift moft of Palm.Trees, amongft which breed all forts of Fowls 

 and Beafts. 



Thechiefeft of the Fruit*Trees which grow here is the Accayou, which being 

 much bigger than our Pomewaters, hath Leaves not unlike thofe of an Oak r and 

 alfo a Nut rcfembling a Sheeps Kidney, cover'd with a hard Shell, which inclofes 

 an oylie Pith. Out of thefe the Iflanders prefs a very wholfom and pleafant Li- 

 quor 5 as alfo out of the (Pacodra and iBannanM, both excellent Plants, which will 

 grow in any Ground. This Plant they pluck up by the Roots wild as foon as ic 

 hath put forth three Leaves • which Leaves being rowl'd up hard together like a 

 Twig, are again Sec, and then fprout up each with ten green Leaves, which when 

 mov'd by the Wind, rattle like Parchment, and tear very eafily : the Stalk is an 

 Inch thick, from which fpread feveral lefler Branches 5 under the Leaves hangyel- 

 lowifli Flowers of a pleafant fmell, at whofe Stalks arc lefler Leaves refembling 

 little Scoups, full of Juice, in tafte like Honey, and in colour like the White of an 

 Egg : after the Flower follows the Fruit, very like a Cucumber, onely they are 

 three fquare, and have a hardifh Shell, which inclofes a well tafted and wholfom 

 Pulp, which commonly grows in Clutters. This Plant, when the Fruit is ripe, 

 is pluck'd up, from whence another fprings up immediately, which bears the 

 like Fruit the next year 5 fo that this Plant lives as it were by propagation conti- 

 nually. 



The HannanM bear Leaves of a Fathom long and two Foot broad . the Fruit is 

 very like that of the Vacoeira* 



The SMangaa is very like the Apricock both in tafte and form. 



The Ttccjardcalw hath a fpread Crown, leaves like thofe of a Fig.Trce, yellow 

 Flowers, and Pears with Shells, and full of Kernels. 



The Ouaieroua is an exceeding fweet-fmelling Tree, bears a Fruit much bigger 

 than the greatcft Melons. 



Thcjunipap, which is much taller, hath Apples, which whileft they are green 

 are bed, yielding a Juice which Dyes Coal-black, and therefore is us'd by the 

 Natives to paint their Bodies with : The Apples when ripe are yellow within 

 and without, very well tafted, and melting in the Mouth. 



Befidcs thefe fore*mention'd Fruit-Trees there are feveral others that grow on 

 this Ifland, amongft which is the Vuap\rup y eminent for its Blofibm, which is yel- 

 low, blue, and red, and bears delicate Apples, which ripen bed in the rainy 

 Seafon. 



Laftly, the Pekey, which three Men cannot Fathom, bears a Fruit of two hand- 

 fuls bignefs, having a hard thick Shell, and within four Kidney*like Kernels, each 

 concealing a prickly Stone, which hurts the Mouths of unwary Eaters. 

 . The Plant Carouata hath Leaves an Ell long, and two Inches broad 5 they are 



very 



