Fruits (continued)

Toodooe, or Candle Nut Tree, Grows to the Size of a Walnut tree, bearing a fruit exactly like a Walnut but of an Oily nature and if eaten Causes almost an immediate vomiting, but the Kernels after being roasted till the Shells come off make a Good Substitute for Candles by being Strung on the Stem of the Cocoa Nut leaf — burning with a strong blaze — the Bark of the root makes a fine light Brown dye and the trunk fuel.

Tow (or Cordia Sebestina Orientalis), the wood of this tree is soft & White, and of this they make Scoops for Bailing their Canoes — the Leaves Mixed with the Berries of the Mattde makes a beautiful red for Painting their Cloth.

Mattde is a species of Fig about the Size of a Common Cherry tree, the Figs or Berries are about the size of a small Cherry and are of a Brownish Collour and being Squeesed on the leaves of the Tow produce a fine Scarlet die. The Bark makes excellent fishing lines, twine for Nets, and a fine matting for sashes or Marro’s — it also makes a good strong Cloth.

Nonno or Morinda citrifolia — this is a Small tree bearing a fruit like a small Soursop but not so pleasant to the tast and seldom eaten the Bark off the Root makes a fine light Yellow die for their Cloth.

Eawwa is a kind of Wild Fig, or Sloe tree of the Bark of which they make an excellent Grey Cloth, Calld Oraa, which is the most durable of any they have, and is therefore Highly esteem’d.

Booa is a handsom tree Calld by Captain Byron the Barringtonia; it bears odouriferous flowers of a Yellowish hue, with which they make Garlands for their Heads, and The Teary a tree bearing White Flowers of a fine Smell answers the same purpose. Evyavye, or ye Silk Cotton tree, Grows in abundance all over the Country but is made no use of.

Roaa (Urtica Argenta) is a Shrub the Bark of which answers the purpose of hemp and is used for their Best lines & Fishing tackle — it Grows as high as hemp, and the leaves are not unlike each other.

Youte (Morus papyrifera) or the Chinese Paper Mulberry tree of which there are two sorts, Calld here Myeree and Poorow — of the Bark of these they make their finest white Cloth, and they

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