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The Fruits of Batavia continued, 
fruit, which is peculiar to the Eaft-Indies, is about the fize of 
the crab apple, and of a deep red wine-colour : on the top of 
it is the figure of five or fix fmall triangles joined in a^circle, 
and at the bottom fever a 1 hollow green leaves, which are re- 
mains of the blofibm. When they are to be eaten, the fkin, 
or rather flefh, mull be taken off; under which are found fix 
or feven white kernels, placed in a circular order, and the 
pulp with which thefe are inveloped, is the fruit, than which 
nothing can be more delicious : it is a happy mixture of the 
tart and the fweet, whi :h is no lefs wholefome than pleafant ; 
and with the fweet orange, this fruit is allowed in any quanti- 
ty to thofe who are afflicted with fevers, either of the putrid or 
inflammatory kind. 
19. Thejamboo. The Eugenia Mallaccenjis of Linnaeus. 
This fruit is of a deep red colour, and an oval fhape ; the 
largeft, which are always the bed, are not bigger than a fmall 
apple • they are pleafant and coding, though they have not 
much flavour. 
20. The jambu-eyer. A fpecies of the Eugenia of Linnaeus. 
Of this fruit there are two forts of a iimilar ihape, refembling 
a bell, but differing in colour ; one being red, the other 
white. They fomewhat exceed a large cherry in fize, and in 
tafle have neither flavour nor even fweetnefs, containing no- 
thing but a vvatry juice, llightly acidulated; yet their cool- 
nefs recommends them in this hot country. 
21. Jambu-eyer mauwar. The Eugenia jamhos of Linnaeus. 
This is more grateful to the frnell than the tafle ; in tafle it re- 
fembles the conferve of rofes, and in fmell the frelh fcent of 
thofe flowers. 
22. The pomgranate. This is the fame fruit that is known 
by the fame name all over Europe. 
23. Durion. A fruit that in fhape refembles a fmall melon, 
but the fkin is covered with lharp conical fpines, whence its 
name; for dure, in the Malay language, fignifies prickle. 
When it is ripe, it divides longitudinally into feven or eight 
compartments, each of which contains fix or feven nuts, 
not quite fo large as chefnuts, which are covered with a fub- 
ftance that in colour and confidence very much refembles thick 
cream : this, is the part that is eaten, and the natives are fond 
of it to excefs. To Europeans it is generally difagreeable at 
firft ; for in tafle, it fomewhat refembles a mixture of cream, 
fugar, and onions ; and in the fmell the onions predominate. 
24. Nanca. This fruit, which in fome parts of India is 
called jack, has, like the Durion, a fmell very difagreeable 
to flrangers, and fomewhat refembling that of mellow apples 
mixed with garlic : the flavour is not more adapted to the ge- 
neral tafle. In fome countries that are favourable to it, it is 
faid to -gro w to amimmcnfe fize. Rumphius relates, that it 
