They were of a yellow colour and about as large as an almond kernel.

Some fruits that, being smaller, I concluded to be less ripe, were of a reddish-yellow.

After walking for about a mile through a grove of such trees, always tending downwards, I came to another of more varied character.

The most prevalent tree here was of lower stature and with leaves of great length and comparatively narrow, the fruit of which, though protected by a somewhat similar rind, was of rich golden colour, not so easily seen among the yellowish leaves, and contained one solid kernel of about the size of an almond, enclosed entirely in a sort of spongy material, very palatable to the taste, and resembling more the inside of roasted maize than any other familiar vegetable.

As I emerged entirely from the grove, I came upon a ditch about twice as broad as deep.