Cap. VI. The Caribby-lflands. 



Europe, there are only here Orange-trees 9 Pomegranate-trees, 

 Citron-trees , and Lemon-trees, the bulk and goodnefs whereof 

 far exceeds thofe of the lame kinds growing elfewhere. 



ORANGE. 



OF Oranges there are two kinds, yet of the fame figure., 

 and diftinguiihable only by the tafte : fome are fweet, 

 others (harp, both extreamly delicate. The fharp are a great 

 convenience to houfe-keeping , for they are ufed inftead of 

 Verjuyce and Vinegar 5 but the fweet excell in goodnefs : Some 

 indeed call the China-Orange, the Queen of Oranges, and real 

 Mulk-balls under the colour and figure of Oranges : But how- 

 ever fome may celebrate the delightful fweetnefsof the China- 

 Oranges, there are others prefer the excellent tafte and picquan- 

 cy of our American-Oranges, 



POMEGRANATE. 



THe Pomegranate-trees grow, alfo excellently well in all 

 thefe Iflands, and bear Fruits fair to the Eye and plea- 

 fant to the Tafte. In many places thefe Trees ferve for Palua- 

 does about Courts, borders of Gardens, and the Avenues of 

 Houfes. 



CITRONS. 



OF Citrons there are three kinds, different as to bignefs, 

 and which confequently are not all called Citrons. The 

 firft kind, which is the faireft and largeft,is called Lime : it is on- 

 ly good to be preferv'd, having very little juyce 5 but preferv'd,, 

 it is excellent. The fecond kind is the Lemon^ about the big- 

 nefs of the Citron brought from Spain : but its juyce is little, in 

 comparifon of its bulk. The little Citron, which makes the 

 third kind, is the beft and moft efteem'd: it hath a very thin 

 ikin or pellicle, and is full of a very (harp juyce, which gives 

 an excellent tafte to Meats, and a picquancy to feveral Sawces : 

 it is a particular Fruit of America. Some curious perfons have 

 in their Gardens a kind of very fweet Citrons, both as to their 

 peel and juyce, which as to bignefs and tafte come not behind 

 thofe which grow in Portugal 



All other Trees growing in the Caribbies have their Leaves, 

 Flowers, Fruit, and Bark, of a Figure, Tafte and Colour dif- 

 ferent from thofe of our Countries. . 



GOXAVIEE, 



