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1. Guanabanus fruflu e viridi 

 lutefeente wlliter aculeato. Plum. 

 AW. Gen. The Sour- fop. 



3. Guana ban us palufris, fruflu 

 lanji <viridi. Plum. AW. Gen. The 

 Water-apple. 



4. Gu a nab anus foliis odor at is, 

 fruflu fuhrotundo fquamofo. The 

 Sweet-fop. 



5. Gu ana b anus Perfece folio, 

 fore intus albo, exterius <virefctnte, 

 fruflu nigricante fquamato, *vulgo 

 Cherimolia. Feuille obf. The Che- 

 rimolia or Cherirr.onias. 



6. GUANABANUS fruflu fubcCB- 



ruleo. Plum. Nov. Gen. The Sweet- 

 apple. 



7. Guanabanus fruflu purpureo. 

 Plum. Nov. Gen. The Purple-apple. 



8. Guanabanus fruflu <viridi 

 lesvi, pyri in*uerfi forma. Water- 

 apple with a fmooth green inverted 

 pear-lhaped Fruit. 



There are many mere Sorts of 

 thefe Trees in the Eajl and Wefi- 

 Indies, where many of the Sorts 

 produce efculent Fruit?, fome of 

 which are efteemed by the Inha- 

 bitants, and brought to their Def- 

 ierts ; but others are Food for Birds, 

 Guana's, and other Animals. Thefe 

 do many of them grow to the Size 

 of our Apple - trees, efpecially in 

 the warmelt Countries ; but thofe 

 which grow in colder Countries, fel- 

 dom rife above eight or ten Feet 

 high, and have more the Appearance 

 of Shrubs than of Trees ; for they 

 frequently rife with many Stems 

 from the Root. 



There are two Sorts of thefe 

 Trees, which grow as far North as 

 Virginia, where one is called Papaw- 

 tree ; but there they are never large 

 Trees, and are often injured by Cold 

 in Winter. Thefe Sorts thrive 

 much better in Carolina ; but whe- 

 ther either ol thefe are the fame as 

 are found in the Illands ©f the Weft* 



Indies, I cannot abfolutely deter- 

 mine : one of thefe Sorts will thrive 

 in the open Air in England, if it is 

 planted in a warm fheltered Situa- 

 tion ; but the Plants mould be trained 

 up in Pots, and fheltered in Winter, 

 for two or three Years, until they 

 have acquired fome Strength ; then 

 they may be turned out of the Pots 

 in the Spring, and planted in the 

 full Ground, where they are to re- 

 main. This Sort has produced 

 Flowers in the curious Garden of 

 his Grace the Duke of Argyll ' at 

 Whit ton near Hounfow ; where it 

 has been growing in the open Air 

 for fome Years. The Seeds of this 

 Sort are frequently brought to Eng- 

 land from North America ; and many 

 Plants have been lately raifed in the 

 Gardens near London. The Seeds of 

 this Sort are very different in Shape, 

 from any of thofe which I have yet 

 feen, which have been brought from 

 the Iflands of the Wejl-lndies, and 

 the Shape of the Leaves is alfo dif- 

 ferent ; and this cafts its Leaves in 

 Autumn, whereas all the others re- 

 tain their Leaves, never calling them 

 until the Spring, when the newLeaves 

 come out; fo that it may certainly 

 be deemed a diitintt Species. The 

 Seeds of this Sort frequently remain 

 a whole Year in the Ground ; there- 

 fore the Earth mould not be dif- 

 turbed where they are fown, if the 

 Plants do not come up the firft Year: 

 but the beft Way is, to fow the Seeds 

 in Pots, which may be fheltered in 

 Winter; and if they are plunged 

 into a moderate Hot -bed in th< 

 Spring, the Plants will come uj 

 much fooner than they will in tin 

 open Air ; fo will have more tim< 

 to get Strength before the Winter. 



The firft Sort ufually grows t< 

 the Height of twenty-live Feet 

 upward, in the Wef -Indies ; and i 

 well furnilhed with Branches 



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