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them sparingly, if not count them forbidden 

 fruit. 



"Gherkin" is a name applied popularly to any 

 small, pickling cucumber. The original gherkin 

 is a native of Jamaica, largely grown in the West 

 Indies for pickles, and to be eaten boiled. The 

 vines are very prolific, and the long-stemmed, oval 

 fruits, about two inches long, are streaked green 

 and white until ripe, when they turn yellow. 

 They are covered with fleshy spines, and full of 

 seeds. 



