68 The Cafhew-Fr«/>, and Jenipah. 
An. 16^9. The Cafherv is a Fruit as big as a Pippin, 
pretty long , and bigger near the Stemb 
than at the other end, growing tapering. 
The Rind is fmooth and thin, of a led and 
yellow Colour.The Seed of thisFruit grows 
af the end of it ; ’tis of an Olive Colour 
fhaped like a Bean, and about the fame 
bignefs , but not altogether fo flat. The 
Tree is as big as an Apple tree, with 
Branches not thick, yet fpreading off. The 
Boughs are grofs , the Leaves broad and 
round, and in fubflance pretty thick. This 
Fruit is foft and fpongy when ripe, and 
fo full of Juice that in biting it the Juice 
will run out on both fides of ones Mouths. 
It is very pleafant , and gratefully rough 
on the Tongue ; and is accounted a very 
wholefome Fruit. This grows both in 
the Easi and Ff^eH Indies , where I have 
feen and eaten of it. 
The Jenipah or Jenipapah is a fort of 
Fruit of the Calabafh or Gourd- kind. It 
is about tl;e bignefs of a Duck-Egg, and 
fomewhat of an Oval Shape ; and is of a 
grey Colour. The Shell is not altogether 
fo thick nor hard as a Calabafli : ’Tis full 
of whitifli Pulp mixt with fmall flat Seeds ; 
and both Pulp and Seeds ranft be taken in- 
to the Mouth, where fucking out the Pulp 
you fpit out Seeds. It is of a fharp and 
pleafing Tafte, and is very innocent. The 
Tree that bears it is much like an Afli, 
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