of f& Ifthmus of America. S$ 



delicious $ (Imp'd fomewhat like a Pound- 

 pear, but much larger, with a fmall Stone 

 or two in the middle. 



"The Mammee Sappota differs fomething Mamnp 

 from the other, and is a fmalkr and firm- Saf f° - * 

 er Fruit, of a fine beautiful Colour when 

 ripe. It is very fcarce on the Iflands ; and 

 neither of thefe grow on thzContinent. 



So neither are Sdpadillos found growing SapMW* 

 on the Ifthmus , though there is great plenty of 

 them in the Ifjands. The Tree is not fo 

 high as thofe laft $ it grows without Bran-* 

 ches to the top, where it fpreads out in 

 Limbs like an Oak. The Fruit is very 

 pleafant to the Tafte. It is fmall as a Ber~ 

 gamafc4> Pear, and is coated like % Raiffet- 

 Pippin. 



On the Ijlhmus grows $iat delicious rm \ 

 Fruit which we call the Pine- Apple, in Apple, 

 fhape not much unlike an Artichoke, and 

 as big as a Man's Head. It grows like a 

 Crown on the top of a Stalk about as big 

 as ones Arm, and a Foot and a half high. 

 The Fruit is ordinarily about fix Pound 

 weight 3 and is inclosd with ihort prickly 

 Leaves like an Artichoke. They do not 

 ftrip but pare off thefe Leaves to get at 

 the Fruit ^ which hath no Stone or Kernel 

 in it. Tis very juicy 5 and fome fancy it 

 to refemble the Tafte of all the moft 

 delicious Fruits one can imagine mix'd to- 

 gether* It ripens at all times of the Yeac, 

 F 3 ' apd[ 



