The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . both Fruit and Wind, blowing into the Cavities of thefe Husks, makes a very fono*rous whiftling Noife* The inclofed Kernels are very grows chiefly in fhady Places. T^he End of the Fourth Book, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE Ifland BARBALO S, BOOK V. 0/TREES, SHRUBS,^;/^ PLANTS, of the PoMiFERous Kind, Y Pomiferous Fruits, I would be ilndcrflood to meanall of the Apple-kindj fucli as have a thick flefliySubftance, inclofing many Seeds. It is obfervable, that where the Climates begin tobe too hot for the Growth of fuch Apples as ar
The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . both Fruit and Wind, blowing into the Cavities of thefe Husks, makes a very fono*rous whiftling Noife* The inclofed Kernels are very grows chiefly in fhady Places. T^he End of the Fourth Book, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE Ifland BARBALO S, BOOK V. 0/TREES, SHRUBS,^;/^ PLANTS, of the PoMiFERous Kind, Y Pomiferous Fruits, I would be ilndcrflood to meanall of the Apple-kindj fucli as have a thick flefliySubftance, inclofing many Seeds. It is obfervable, that where the Climates begin tobe too hot for the Growth of fuch Apples as are pro-duced in fome Northern, and all temperate Climates;there the gradual Chain is progrelFively carried on,and the delicious Afmtic Fruits begin to take place,fuch as tlie Pine-applcs, Shaddocks, ForbiddenFruits, and Oranges. It is alfo worthy our Notice, tliat mofl: of our Summer Fruits, efpeci-ally in hot Countries, tho delicate in their Taftc, have a great Mixtureof a latent Acid in them^ wliich is neccflary for the Prefervation of Health. 22 ^he Natural Htflory of the Book V, in hot Climates. And as moft kinds of fuch Fruits are bed adapted toqualify bj their Coolnefs the Heat of the Body in Summer Seafons ; fowe find, that they grow, and are in Plenty, in Winter Countries, only atfuch times as they are moft wanted : But as the Climates within the Tro-pics have, almoft without Exception, a continual Summer, fo the fameDivine Hand hath provided for the Wants of thofe Places, by bountifullyfupplying them with a conftant Series of various frefh Fruits of this kind. 7>6^ ManchANEEL-TREE ; Lat, Mancannilla. THIS, among many others, is very irnperfedly defcribed by all for-mer Authors: And, tho the Juice of this Tree is confefTedly poi-fonous ; yet the Force and Malignity of its Poifon are extravagantlyenhanced. One (i) Hiftorian, in particular, who loved to dwell upon the Marvel-ous, fays. That the Heads of People, who happen to fleep a fhort timeunder its Shade, fwell ; an
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