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Some account of Batavia

it is a fruit, the flesh of which indeed bears but a small proportion to the stone, but makes rich amends for the smallness of its quantity, by the elegance of its acid, superior to any other (maybe) in the whole vegetable Kingdom.
27. Jambolan is in size & appearance not unlike a Damson in England, but has always rather to astringent a flavour to Allow it to be compard even with that fruit, 
28. Boa Bidara is a round yellow fruit, about the size of a musquet Bullet, in flavour it is compard to an apple, but like the former has too much astringency to be compard with any thing but a Crab.
29. Nam Nam is shapd something like a kidney, very rough & rugged on the outside, & about 3 inches long, it is seldom eat raw, but fryd with batter makes very good fritters 
30. Catappa 31. Canari are both nutts, the kernels of which are compard to almonds, & indeed are full as sweet, but the difficulty of getting their kernels from out of their tough rinds, & hard shells, is so great, that

 

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