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4. Bumelia. 



5. Icaco, or Pigeon Plum. 



6. Mantanka. 



7. The Bread fruit. 



8. The Cream fruit. 



The following Exotic fruits which have been introduced 

 into the Colony are now found there. 



1. Plantains, Musa Sapientum, are much cultivated. 



2. Bananas, Musa Paradisiaca, the same. 



3. Cocoa Nuts, Cocos Nucifera, are still rare. 



4. Papaws, Carica Papaya, are planted near the houses, and 



on the farms of the settlers. 



5. Oranges, Citrus Aurantium, are cultivated in great quan- 



tities, and have now become wild. 



6. Lemons, Citrus Acida, are rare. 



7. Limes, Citrus Limonum, are abundant. 



8. Cashew Nuts, Anacardium Occidentale, have been intro- 



duced to cultivation in considerable quantities since the 

 time of Afzelius, 



9. Rose Apples, Eugenia Jambos. 



10. Tamarinds, Tamarindus Indica, the actual West India 



species, are grown, but not commonly. 



1 1 . Love Apples, Solanum Lycopersicum, are grown in many 



varieties. 



12. Melons, Water Melons, Cucumbers, Squashes, Gourds, 



and Pumpkins, are all cultivated, and manv varieties of 



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