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from the name of the captain who carried them thither) is here very 
iine, and diftingiiifhcd into the white and red forts* Limes and lemons 
are abundant. The Guava or jamhm protoDcah as the Malays call it^ is 
well known in the weft of India, for a flavor which fome admire^ and 
others equal) y diflike* The infide pulp of the red fort is fome- 
times mixed with cream by the Europeans, to imitate ftrawberries, as 
we are naturally partial to whtit rcfembles the produce of our own coun- 
try. Many i have known, a mid ft a profufion of the richeft eaftcm 
"frUiiSj to ligh for an Engltfh codling or goofebe^r}^ Cuftard apple, 
(feeree caycG)^ derives it's name from the likcncfs which it's white and 
rich pulp bears to a cuftard, and it is accordingly eaten with a fpoon. 
The Pomegranate (nulieemmi) tt^WiTQ^ no comment. The Papa (cakekee) 
is a large, fubftantial, and wholefome fruit, -but not very highly fla- 
vored. The pulp is yellow, and the feeds, which are about the lize 
of a grain of pepper, have a hot taftc like crelfes. The Caihew apple 
and nut {jambaceerong) are well known for the flrong acidity of the 
former, and the cauftic quality of the oil contained in the latter, from 
tafting which the inexperienced often fuffer. Rock or luuik melons are 
not common, but the water melons are in great plenty. Tamarinds 
(affam)^ which are the produce of a large and noble tree, with fmall 
pinnated leaves, fupply a grateful relief in fevers, which too frequently 
reqxiire it. The natives prefcrve them with fait, and ufe them as an 
acid ingredient in their curries, and other diflies. It may be remarked, 
that in general they diflike fweets, and always prefer fruits whiift green; 
excepting perhaps the doorean and jack; to the fame in their ripe ftatc; 
the pine apple they cat with fait. Grape vines are planted with fuccefs 
by the Europeans, but are not cultivated by the people of the country. 
There is found in the woods a fpecies of wild grape, called prtngat ; 
and alfo a fruit that refembles the ftrawberry. 
The following fruits growing moMy ^'ild in the country, arc not 
equally known with thofe already enumcBated, yet many of them boafl: 
an exquifite flavor. Bcoa candies {booa fignifying fruit, is always pre- 
fixed to the particular name) malaccoj tanipooeit rotanj neepab, rcocum^ 
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