the ſtrength of the ſmell of the leaves, which, however, is very pleaſant.
The papaw apples grow in cluſters on ſtalks, but each of them, when full-grown, is larger than the largeſt-ſized Engliſh apple, ſome nearly as large as a good-ſized muſk melon, and have nearly the ſame look. When half-ripe, they are uſed as a vegetable, and boiled, are a good ſubſtitute for turnips; when full-ripe, they are a great antidote to worms, and are recommended to perfons afflifted with them: the ſeeds of the apple eſpeclally, which have a hot quality, like pepper, are reckoned good in that diſorder.
The bloſſoms of the papaw tree are of a beautiful white and yellow colour, have a very odoriferous ſcent, and with the ſtalks are made pickles and preſerves of. The juice of the apples, which, when they are unripe, is like thick milk, has the peculiar quality of
