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CHAPTER VI.
NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PARTICULAR WEST INDIA FRUITS WHICH GROW IN THE ISLAND; ALSO OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FRUITS, HERBS, VEGETABLES, AND FLOWERS; WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR PROPERTIES, &C.
THE iſland of Dominica produces every ſpecies of fruit peculiar to the Weſt Indies; all which grow there in great perfection. The principal are, oranges, lemons, limes, citrons, ſhaddocks, water lemons, granadillas, ſappadillas, pomegranates, alligator pears, mountain pears, pine apples, roſe apples, ſtar apples, ſugar apples, cuſtard apples, mamma apples, guavas, ſea-ſide grapes, cocoa nuts, conk nuts, ſourſops, papaws, caſhew apples, and tamerinds.
The oranges in this iſland are of three ſorts, the China orange, the bergamot, and the
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