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458 Some account of Batavia
[Margin note] Fruit in general so much cryd up by those who have eat of them, & so much prefer'd to our European ones, that I shall give a full list of all the sorts, which were in Season during our stay, & afterwards my judgement of Each, which I must confess is not so much in their favour, as that of the generality of Europeans, after their return home, tho while here, I did not find that they were more fond of them, or spoke more in their praise, when compard with European fruits, than I did.
1. Pine apple ... Bromelia Ananas 2. Sweet Oranges... Citrus Aurant Sinens 3. Pumplmoes... Citrus Decumanus 4. Lemon ...Citrus medica Limon 5. Lime... Citrus 6. Mango ...Mangifera indica 7. Bananes... Musa 8. Grapes... Vitis vinifera 9. Tamarinds... Tamarindus indica 10. Water melons... Cucurbita Citrullus 11. Pumkins... Cucurbita Pepo
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