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Of Fruits. 
Pf A R T II 
The Belly, about five inches and i long, and /our and \ in 
Diametre. The Neck, two inches long, and about an 
inch over* The Head, about as long, and above an inch 
and * over. Originally, of a ftraw colour 1 but by the 
Indians painted, after a rude manner, with a dull red. The 
Shell very hard, and about a * of an inch thick. 
The little FLAGON or BOTTLE CALIBASH. About 
four inches and ? long. The Belly ,three inches over. The 
Head, an inch and *. The Neck, a little above an inch. 
The Shell, at the top of the Head above * of an inch 
thick. • 
The PEAR-CALIBASH. In length about five inches, the 
Neck fomewhat long and ilender, the Belly two inches and 
* over : fo as both in figure and bignefs to refemble the 
Pear figur d by Bauhinus with the Name of Pirum Straw 
gulatorium. On one fide, colour d with a light, on the 
other with a deeper yellow. 
A Double PEAR-CALIBASH. 
A TRIANGULAR CALIBASH. Tis fmooth , and 
black, fhaped like the Egyptian Cucumer,cdl\ed Chate. About 
five inches long. The Neck triangular 5 whether naturally, 
uncertain. From thence belly cl like a Pear 3 two inches 
and? over. \ The fhell very hard, and as thick as of the 
Flagon-C alibajh. L 
Thefe Fruitsi grow in Guiney 5 as alfo in Virginia, Barba- 
dos, and other parts of the Weft-Indies. /Where they are 
ufed, either whole or cut jthrougrtahe middle, for Cups, 
Difloes, Bafons, Buckets, Flago?is, isc. according to their big- 
nefs. The Natives fometimes line their infides with fome 
kind of Rofin ( as we rofin Wooden-Cans ) the better to 
preferve the Liquor they put into them $ which, if fpiri- 
tuous, would otherwife either drench through, or loofe of 
its ftrength. Whether the Rofin they ufe, be fuch as gives 
no ill taft to the Liquor may be a query. 
The BAOBAB. Abavi Clufij. Of affinity with the 
Fruit by Scaliger called Guanabanus. Wormim , I think 
miftakingly, makes it the fame. Tis well defcribed and 
(*)Ub.i. figur J by Bauhinus. (a) This is of the bignefs of a mid- 
ling Pomecitrine, and of anfwerable fhape. The (hell of a 
good thicknefs, but not very hard 5 of a kind of dusky 
green , and faced almoft all over with a velvet Down. 
When 
