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on those stems which do not ascend trees. Another kind, 
approaching WV. Boschiana, bears beautiful purple flowers, elegant 
foliage, and small tubular pitchers. It grows about eight feet 
high and is confined to rocky places near the sea: it is the 
handsomest of the genus. 
The Fruits of Borneo. 
The fruits of the Indian Islands have long been prized, and 
though the neighbouring countries have imported and cultivated 
wep: they still attain their greatest perfection in their native 
and. 
“ Malaya’s nectared Mangustin,” and the rich Durian, with 
the Lansat (Lancium), are among the best. The first is the 
produce of the Garcinia Mangostana, which is a tree three feet 
high, bearing large and handsome leaves, and a fruit, about the 
size of an apple: its bright crimson skin and snowy pulp have 
an inviting appearance: the flavour is highly grateful, and the 
tree bears two crops in the year. The Duwrian is produced by 
the tree called Durio zihethinus, which often attains more than 
sixty feet in height and yields fruit four times a year. ‘To Euro- 
peans, the peculiar and strong odour of the fruit is often repulsive 
and prevents their relishing its rich flavour. The Dyaks are 
passionately fond of the Durian. Offensive as its garlic-like 
odour becomes when gathered for three or four days and sold in 
the bazaars, this fruit, when fresh, is equally agreeable to the 
taste and smell. ‘To eat it in perfection, it must be plucked from 
the tree. Its large seeds are roasted and resemble chestnuts: the 
Dyaks preserve them carefully, to be used when the fresh Durian 
can no longer be procured. ‘The Zansat is, perhaps, the most 
universally palatable ; the fruit is pulpy, aromatic and delicate, 
and is produced in bunches from the stem and branches of the 
tree. 
The Bread-fruit and the Jack, both species of Artocarpus, 
grow in Borneo. A single fruit of the latter often weighs. 
sixty pounds. 
A small tree of the order Sapotacee produces a sweet subacid 
fruit, called Zamput ; from which an intoxicating drink is prepared 
by the Dyaks. A species of Nephz/ium is plentiful in the woods : 
it bears a very pleasant small fruit. The varieties of Mango 
