The knikh'Fmit^ WMericafah. 69 
ftrait- bodied , and of a good heighth 
clean from Limbs till near the top, where 
there branches forth a fmall Head. The 
Rind is of a pale grey, and fo is the Fruit. 
We us’d of this Tree to make Helves or 
Handles for Axes (for which it is very pro- 
per) in the Bay of Campeachj ; where I 
have feen of them, and no where elfe but 
here. 
Befidethefe,here are many forts of Fruits 
which I have not met with any where 
but here ; as Jrifah\ Mericdfah\ Petmgo's^ 
&c. Arifahh are an excellent Fruit, not 
much bigger than a large Cherry ; fliaped 
like a Catherine-Pear, being fmall at the 
Stemb, and fwelling bigger towards the 
end. They are of a greenifli colour, and 
have fmall Seeds as big as Muftard-Seeds. 
They are fome what tart, yet pleafant,and ve- 
ry wholfom,and maybe eaten by Tick People. 
Mericafah'Sy are an excellent Fruit, of 
which there are two forts; one growing 
on a fmall Tree or Shrub, which is count- 
ed the bed: ; the other growing on a kind 
of Shrub like a Vine, which they plant 
about Arbours to make a (hade, having- 
many broad Leaves. The Fruit is as big 
as a fmall Orange, round and green. When 
they are ripe they are fofc and fit to eat ; 
full of white pulp mixt thick with little 
black Seeds, and there is no fenarating 
one from the other, till they are' in your 
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