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t>f a large Tree, having Leaves like the Laurel; it 
grows in the Molucca Iflands: the Oyl extracted 
from them is often prefcribed in Medicine, Pep¬ 
per, as growing on the Branches; it is brought 
from Malabar , Sumatra , Mocho , and other Parts 
of the Eaft Indies. The Black Pepper grows upon 
a weak climbing Plant, with large oval pointed 
Leaves; that which produces the Long Pepper, is 
not very different, and grows in the fame Places. 
Pimento, or Jamaica Pepper, grows on a Plant not 
unlike that which produces the Clove, but not fo 
large. Nutmegs grow in the Ifland of Banda in the 
Eaft Indies , and in fome few other Places, on a 
Tree about the Size of a large Standard Apricot, 
which bear a Fruit not unlike it in Shape and Size : 
its Leaf is like the Almond, but not ferrated ; the 
Nutmeg is contained within the Pulp of the Fruit, 
and the Mace cleaves clofe to the Shell of it. Car¬ 
damoms are a Seed brought us from Java , Mala¬ 
bar , and other Parts of the Eaft Indies. Tamarinds 
are brought to us from both the Indies , and are the 
Fruit of a large Tree of the Palm Kind; they make 
a pieafant Sweatmeat, and very wholefome. 
Beans of different Kinds, Colours, and Sizes. 
The Anacardium, Orientale Occideniale •, the 
Malacca Bean, and Cafhew Nut; the nrft comes 
from the Eaft Indies , is enclofed in two Skins, be¬ 
tween which is a ftrong cauftic Oyl; the Kernel is 
pieafant to the Tafte. The other is in Shape like 
a Windfor Bean, with two Skins enclofing the fame 
Kind of Oyl and a Kernel; it is brought from Ja¬ 
maica. Heads and Fruits of Palm Trees. 
Here are alfo fome Tea Nuts, Cocoa Nuts, Aca¬ 
cia, Coffee Berries, which laft is the Fruit of a kind 
of Jeffamine, with a Leaf like a Chefnut, and a 
white fweet Flower: It grows in Arabia and the 
Weft 
