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of its flowers, Soneratia acida, L., previously described as the 

 "Willow-tree" of Malaysian rivers, bears a sour fruit used in 

 making curries and chutnee, and called Brambang by the Malays, 

 Punica granatum, L., or the Pomegranate (Dalima,the red-flowered 

 D. berrem with double flowers, D. susu with white flowers) will 

 conclude this enumeration of Myrtle fruits. 



Terminalia catajjpa, L., a large tree called by the Malays 

 Katapang, is found on the sea-coast in all Malaysia. It is named 

 by Europeans the Indian Almond, but the utterly insigaificant 

 kernel certainly renders it unworthy of the name of a fruit ; 

 nevertheless it is extensively cultivated for the shade given by its 

 large leaves, and its ornamental character. Grewia ojypositi/olia 

 yields an edible berry hardly worthy of mention, and several 

 other species of different orders having small fruits consumed by 

 the natives are omitted. 



Zizyphus jujuha, Lamarck, is cultivated everywhere. The 

 fruit is sometimes like an unripe cherry, sometimes like an olive. 

 Burmah and British India seem to be its original abode. The 

 Malays call it Bidara, but in Java the name is Doroh. Latterly 

 another, quite a different tree, is sometimes called the Jujube. 

 This is Muntingia calabtcra, L., a tiliaceous tree from tropical 

 America recently introduced into Malaysia, and already abundant 

 about Manila. 



Morus indica, L., (Malay, Babesarem), the Indian Mur?erry, is 

 cultivated in Java, Celebes^ and Amboyna for the sake of its fruit ; 

 and for silkworms in Java, in the Lampongs and Bencoolen. 



Four species of the Cactus order, viz., Opuntia cochinillifera, 

 Mill. ; 0. polyantha, Haw. ; 0. tomentosa, S. Dyck ; and 0. 

 dillenii, Haw., have been introduced into Java for the sake of 

 cochineal culture, and bid fair to become naturalised. Strange 

 to say the Malays of Java call this fruit Juli badak or the 

 Rhinoceros' Ear. The fruits are eaten. 



Water-Melons and Rock-Melons in many varieties are of 

 course found in cultivation throughout Malaysia. The Malays 



