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Show 26 A General Defcription o e e --e e againft the Scurvy, and as a Reftorative when they are grow weak and faine, 1s warm and moift in the firft degree, and of th Kernelis made an Oyl not infer; to that of Almonds for firength and virtue, and is generally ufed in the B, 3 Weft-Indies, both in Meats and Medicines. Taken inwardly, this Qy] Curest i i A Rupture, and moft inward Wounds and Bruifes Of the ftringy ftuff which grows on the outfide of the fhe l of thefe Ny they make Ropes in feveral parts, tha will laft a long while in Salt-water which is {o wel known to the Portuguefes, that all the Anchor-Cables, O h r Ropes (which is very obfervable) ufed about thei Kings Ships, are made of thi ftuff A certain Biftorian, Lucuna by name, makes mentio in one of his Boo that in fome places in India, they weave Carpets of th s hairy ftuft that groys abou the (hell of the Coco- ut Of the hard fhell are made Drinking-cups often tipt with Gold or Silver The Leaves ferve, and are ufed inftea nay {fome Indians make themfelves Cloaths o the {ame, which wil which ar of Pape l.f man} years before they go to decay and wear out ‘The Wood it eIf ;< goodfor, an put to divers ufes, whereof in regard others have written at large, If all omit t mention Near to Kingywen, in the Province of Quangfi, grows Tree called Arec brought thither out of India, being very like for fhape unt that of the Coco Nut, but isnotfo thick, and has fmall Leaves. The Fruit hat gIOWs upon it i allo called Areca, after the name of the Tree, and {o ha d, that it cannot be part cd or ivided, but with a Knife or fome fuch fharp Inftrument Of FRUITS B ) Efides the Fruits which grow in' feveral parts of Exnvope, the Chinefe Teritoi D ries likewife produce yearly a rich Harveft of feveral forts In the Prevince of Quantung, grows a fort of Fruit, which by -the Chinef is called Venku, by the Portuguefes Famboa, and by. the Hollanders Pomp - Moes. : This Fruit grows upona Tree befet with Thorns, lik the Len mon-Tree, but exceeds it for bignefs, having a Bloffom white, wellfcented, an whereof they make a {fweet Water The Fruit is much bigger, being generall aslarge as a mans head The fhell refembles that of ‘the Gold-Apple for colou The Pap within is reddifh, and fowre-{weet, and taftes asa Grape not quite ripe {o that they make a {ort of Liquor of them there, as it is ufual in Exrope to do o Cherries and Pears fed In the Province of Peking grow very excellent Apples, Pears, Plums, Wheat Rye,as alfo Figs, Grapes, and feveral other forts of things5 but the Inhabitant however makeno Wine, being better pleafed with their Liquor made of Rice ‘which indeed is very pleafant of tafte, and prefer'd by all that trade there, eve thofe of Ewurope prefer it before Wine. In Xanfi grows a fort of {weet Grape which doubtlefs would make very delicate Wine ; but the Inhabitants dry them t I make Raifins of them, which are brought to be {old through all the Country In the Province of Peking grow very large Cheftnuts ;5 bu in that of Suchue another fort that will melt in the mouth like Sugar In the Province of Honan grow all forts of Gold-Apples and Pomegranates But 1 that of Hugnang only one fort, which the Chinefes call the WinterGold-Apple, becaufe they are ripe in the Winter, and are {weet of taf?e There is in Fokien the befi {ort of them, which differ not much in bignefs fro the Applesin Europe, but are like unto the Mufcate Grape for tafte and fmel This Fruit dryed and confeéted in Sugar, will kecp a whole year, and is avery de licate Sweet-meat |