thefe Trees grow, they are generally left (landing- when 
other Trees are fell'd , or they are fometimes planted 
where they never grew, becaufeo-f the great profit from 
the cur'd Fruit fent in great quantities yearly into Eu- 
rope. 
, It flowers in June, July and Augufi, but in feveral pla- 
ces fooner or later, according to their fituation and dif- 
ferent Seafon for Rains: and after it flowers the Fruit 
foon ripens 5 but 'tis to be obferv'd, that in clear'd open 
Grounds, 'tis, (boner ripe than in thicker Woods. 
There is no great difficulty in the curing or prefer- 
vingof this Fruit for ufe, 'tis for the mod part done by 
the Negro's 5 they climb the Trees, and pull off the Twigs 
with the unripe green Fruit, and afterwards carefully 
feparate the Fruit from the Twigs, Leaves, and ripe Ber» 
ries j which done, they expofe them to the Sun from its 
rifing to letting for many days, fpreading them thirr on 
cloaths, turning them now and then, and carefully a- 
voiding the dews (which are there very great.) By this 
means they become a little wrinkled or rugous, dry, and 
from a green change to a brown colour, and then they 
are fit for the Market, being of different fizes, but ge- 
nerally of the bignefs of black Pepper, fomething like in 
fmell and tafte to Gloves, Juniper-berries, Cinamon, and 
Pepper , or rather having a peculiar mixt fmell, fome- 
what akin to them all, whence the name of AU-Spice. 
The ripe Berries are very carefully feparated from thofe 
to be cured, becaufe their wet and plenteous Pulp ren- 
ders them unfit for Cure. Whence thefe Berries always 
coming unripe dryed into Europe, has been the occafion 
of Naturalifts thinking it to befruflu umbilicato ficco. The 
more fragrant and fmaller they are, they are counted the 
better. 
This Fruit with water difiilled per Vejjfcam, yields a 
very odoriferous Chymical Qyl finking to the bottom 
of water like Oyl of Cloves. It may deservedly be coun- 
B ' " ' 5 ted 
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