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fqueezing the Juyce out, rub it upon their Body : as it drys, 
it turns to a blackifh blew. This they do, when they 
vifit a Friend, or upon any folemn Occafion, would be 
fine. 
Another FRUIT, of kin to the former, with a pointed 
top. It was brought from G uiney. 
(a) Tomer. A FRUIT refembling that defcribed by Bauhinus {a) 
under the Name of Charameis Acoftce. Yet this here, by 
the reduction of the point or feat of the Flower to the 
Bafe, a little flatifh. 
CHAP. IV. 
Of NZJTS, and Divers other lilg Fruits. 
THe JACAPUCAIONUT. A Weft-Indian Fruit. Both 
this and the Tree tolerably well defcribed by G. Pifo. 
(b) m\. N. (b) It is about the bignefs of a Boys Head of ten or twelve 
Indf years old, fomewhat oblong, with a circular Ridge toward 
the top. Now all over, without and within of a dark or 
blackifli colour. The fides extraordinary warm, being an 
inch thick. Within, divided into four Quarters. In each 
of which (faith Pifo) are contained about thirty Kernels. 
But here they are wanting. Defcribed alfo in part, and 
(c) Hiibr. figur d, in Calceolaria's Mufaum, out of Jof Acofta (c) by 
ind. lib. 4. tne Name of Amygdala del? Anidi. 
Of thefe Kernels, much bigger than Almonds, the Na- 
tives make both Medicines,and pleafant Meats. Sometimes 
the Fruit of one Tree,hath ferved to Vi&ual a whole Camp. 
Thofe that fall are , with leave , greedily devoured by 
the Cattel. Of the Timber of the Tree, are made the 
Rowls of Sugar-Mills $ as being tougher , or otherwife 
fitter for that purpofe, than other Woods. 
Another of the fame NUTS of equal bignefs. 
The COVER of the faid NUT. A like colour d, and in 
ihapc almoft like a Mufhroon. When the Nut is ripe (which 
always hangs down) this Cover, with the leaft fhake, falls out, 
and the Kernels after it, into the Laps of the Natives. 
One half of the MALDIVE-NUT 3 called Coccus de Ma~ 
ladiva. 
