Brafilian Trults : The Sour-fop. 67 
pies, Sour-fofs ^ Cajhem, Pap^h^s (called 
here Mamoons') Jemipah'^s (called here 
J(?;?/ 2 i-/’i/' 4 ^’s)Manchineel-i\ pples and Man- 
go’s. Mango’s are yet but rare here : I 
faw none of them but in the Gar- 
den , which has a great many fine Fruits, 
and fome Cinamon-trees. Thcfe, both of 
them , were firfl: brought from the EaB- 
Indies , and they thrive here very well : 
So do Pumplemufles , brought alfo from 
thence ; and both Chim and Hevil Oranges 
are here very plentiful as well as good. 
The Sour-fop (as we call it) is a large ' 
Fruit as big as a Man’s Head , of a long or 
oval Shape , and of a green Colour ; "^but 
one fide is Yellowifh w^en ripe. The out- 
fide Rind or Coat is pretty thick, and very 
rough, with fmall fliarp Knobs ; the in- 
fidc is full of fpungy Pulp, within which 
alfo are many black Seeds or Kernels, in 
(hapc and bignefs like a Pumkin-feed. 
The Pulp is very juicy, of a pleafant Tafte, 
and wholefome. You fuck the Juice out 
ofthePulp, andfo fpit it out. The Tree 
or Shrub that bears this Fruit grow’s about 
10 or 12 Foot high , with a fmall fliort 
Body ; the Branches growing pretty 
nrait up ; for I did never fee any of them 
fpread abroad. The Twigs arc flender 
and tough ; and fo is the Stemb of the 
Fruit. This Fruit grows alfo 'both in the 
and VEeH-lndies, 
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