Watercolour of ten varieties of seeds and beans, numbered 1-10. 1. [blank] / 2. Bonduc is a synonym for Guilandina bonduc. Translated as 'Earth peas, naked peas, cat, leguminous fruit of India [Indies?]'. Caesalpinia bonduc is used for medicinal purposes, the oil from the seeds is reported to have a strong disagreeable smell, which may account for a reference to a 'cat'. / 3. [blank] / 4. cashew nut / 5. nut from India / 6i. male nutmeg, 6ii. nutmeg covered mace, 6iii. nutmeg covered in 'quicklime'. Nutmeg was sold whole, dipped in lime to prevent them from sprouting. 7. nut 'Palm of Christ', shown with its outer shell. The current botanical name for the 'Palm of Christ', is Ricinus communis, the English vernacular name is castor bean or castor oil plant. 8. Guanabus fruit. The current botanical name is Annona muricata, guanabana or guanabus is the local vernacular name, the English verncular name is soursop 9. Coffee of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) / 10. [blank]