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not bad, but the cultivation is hardly to be thought of in face of 

 present importations. 



Terminalia catappa of the family Combretaceae, the Umbrella 

 tree, often miss-called kamani, is common in gardens, but the nut. 

 which is highly prized in the islands of the western Pacific, is 

 seldom eaten here. The kernel is quite palatable. 



The Myrtle family yields us almost as many fruits as any other. 

 To this family belong our Metrosideros, Eucalyptus, Barringtonia 

 and other trees as well as the following fruits : 



Psidium guyava, the common guava, which has become thor- 

 oughly naturalized on all the islands. 



Psidiuin cattleyamiin, the Strawberry Guava, both red and yel- 

 low. The manufacture of charcoal from guava wood by the Jap- 

 anese is becoming more important than are the fruits. It is per- 

 haps impossible to state the amount of charcoal made from this 

 source, but I seldom meet less than two large wagon loads daily 

 in driving from town to the Museum. 



Eugenia malaccensis, the ohia ai of the natives, the mountain 

 apple of the whites, is one of the few native fruits. It looks bet- 

 ter than it tastes, but I cannot find that it is any better in the East 

 Indies where it also grows or is native. Several allied species 

 are cultivated here, Rose Apple, etc. 



Eugenia jamholana, the Java plum. This myrtle grows rapidly 

 and bears several crops in the year, but is not regarded as a very 

 good fruit. In the East Indies it is much more highly esteemed, 

 both as a fruit and as medicinal. Properly boiled the fruit yields 

 a good syrup. 



Eugenia piperita, Barbados cherry, a shrub easily propagated 

 and growing rapidly. It is very ornamental even when not cov- 

 ered with its white inflorescence, and the lobed fruit which varie<^ 

 from scarlet to deep crimson when ripe, is juicy and wholesome. 

 Its quality varies greatly in cultivation ; if neglected it beconKv- 

 small and insipid. 



Eugenia uniflora (I'j, the vSpanish Cherry, is a favorite 

 fruit with those who know it. My first introduction to it 

 was on a tree in Pauoa Valley planted by Manini (hence the 

 name Spanish). It does look like a cherry with its long stem., 

 and the blossom still more stronelv resembles the inflorescence of 



