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enclofes fometimes one, two, and three kernels, of a peculiar hornjr fub- 
flance. The tree is low and thorny, 
' Jamhm mera or jamhoo cling. This fruir is in ihape like a pear or cone* 
The outer ikin, which is very fine, is ot a beautiful red, and the iJifide 
perfect iy white. When ripe it is delicious eating, and has more fob- 
llance than the generality of India fruits. In fraell it rcferables the rofe, 
and the tafte partakes llightly of that flavor. There is one fpecies of it, 
which is called the rofe-water jamboo. Nothing can be more beautiful than 
• the blolToms, the numerous flamina of which are of a bright pink color- 
The tree, which grows in a handfome, regular, conical fhape, has large, 
deep green, and pointed leaves, Jamboo ayer^ is a delicate and beauti- 
ful fruit in appearance j being a mixture of white and pink. It is Imaller 
than the jamboo mera^ and not equal in its flavor, which is a faint agreea^ 
ble acid. The leaf is a deep green, pointed and unequal. 
Ramhootan. The flavor of this fruit is a rich and pleafant acid. It is 
red, and covered with foft Ipines or hair, from whence its name. In ap* 
pearance it is not unlike the arbutus, but larger, brighter red, and more 
hirfuted. 
Be fides thofe which I have attempted to give fome defer iption of, the 
following fine fruits arc in- great abundance, and to perfons who have 
liecn in any part of India, in general well known. The Mango, by many 
efteemed an unrivalled fruir, is- richer, but of a lefa delicate and elegant 
flavor than the mangullreen. The Plantain, pefang^ or Indian fig, of which 
there are counted upwards of twelve varieties, including the banana. 
The Pine-apple {^nmiaf)* Thefe grow in great plenty without the 
fmallefl degree of culture* further than flicking the plants in the ground. 
Some think them inferior to thofe produced in Europe, but proba- 
bly becaufe their price is no more than tw^o or three pence. With 
the fame attention, they would doubtlefs, be much fupcrior, and their 
variety is very great. Oranges {lamou) of every fpecies are in extreme 
perfedion. The Pumplcnofe^ or Shaddock (fo called in the Wei^ Indies 
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