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expofed to the rays of the fun, and 

 by obftrudting the pores, prevents 

 exceffive perfpiration, and preferves 

 them from taking cold by the dews, 

 rain, &c. 



The Savory Tree confifls of many 

 branches, growing about forty feet in 

 height, and is covered with a dark brown 

 coloured bark. The leaves.are of a light 

 green colour, of air oval form* and 

 large, being near five inches in length. 

 The flowers are of a yellowim white 

 colour, confirming of five petals; thefe 

 arife at the extremities of the branches, 

 and are fucceeded by a large globular 

 depending fruit, about fifteen inches in 

 circumference. This fruit confifls of a 

 white, thick, fpongy, external tegu- 

 ment, inclofing two or more flat circu- 

 lar nuts, whofe fhells are of a reddifh 

 brown colour, and fulcated like peach- 

 ftones, but are much larger; within 



each 



