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 not o incremental as the Shrubs or Buhes of five or ix Foot high; thee bear a Fruit (if it may be o called) about the Bignes of Pigeons Eggs, which as the Sun wells and ripens, burts forth and dicovers three Cells loaded with Cotton, and Seeds in the Middle of them: This in mot Parts the Negroes know how to pin, and here at Nicongo and the Iland St. Jago, how to weave into Cloths.

Yamms are a common Root, weeter but not unlike Potato’s: Kulalu, a Herb like Spinnage: Papa, a Fruit les than the mallet Pumkins; they are all three for boiling, and to be eat with Meat; the latter are improved by the Englih into a Turnip or an Apple Tat, with a due Mixture of Butter or Limes.

Guava’s, a Fruit as large as a Pipin, with Seeds and Stones in it, of an uncouth atringing Tat, tho’ never o much be aid in Commendation of it, at the Wet-Indies, it is common for Cræolians, (who has tated both,) to give it a Preference to Peach or Nectarine, no amazing Thing when Men whoe Tats are o degenerated, as to prefer a Toad in a Shell, (as Ward calls Turtle,) to Venion, and Negroes to fine Englih Ladies.

Plantanes and Bonano’s are Fruit of oblong Figure, that I think differ only ecundum Major & Minus, if any, the latter are preferable, and by being les, are juicier; they are uually, when tripped of their Coat, eat at Meals intead of Bread: The Leaf of this Plantane is an admirable Detergent, and, externally applied, I have een cure the mot obtinate corbutick Ulcers.

Manyoco. A Root that hoots its Branches about the heighth of a Currant Buh; from this Root the Ilanders make a Farine or Flower, which they ell at three Ryals a Roove, and drive a coniderable Trade for it with the Ships that call in. The manner of making it, is firt to pres the Juice from it, Rh