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Sugarapplc. — This also should be written as one word. It is 

 also called Sweetsop in many British colonies. A new name is 

 needed. 



Mamoii. — This fruit has also suffered under the names "Alli- 

 gator Apple," "Monkey Apple," and "Pond Apple," but since it 

 has nothing to do with any of the indicated objects it should be 

 given a square deal. 



Hcz'i. — This fruit has passed under the name of Otaheite (or 

 Tahiti ) Apple, or Vi, but the old Polynesian name used in its own 

 home, so to speak, is much to be preferred. It is properly knowm 

 to botanists as Spoiidias cythcrca (nee S. diileis). 



Roselle. — This promising new vegetable-fruit came near being 

 called "Jamaica Sorrel" a few years ago; the principal reason 

 for such a name was the sour taste of the leaves and the so-called 

 fruits. By the way, it has recently been misquoted, purposely or 

 otherwise, as "Grosella," which is translated currant. 



Bai'ino. — This new^ fruit in its very brief period of existence 

 before the horticultural world has already been called Balun, 

 Balona, Bayuno, and Bayono ; but, there being little choice among 

 these names, we should follow the native name mentioned in the 

 original description by Mr. Robinson, of the Bureau of Science. 



Papaya. — This word is probably Polynesian in origin and, 

 therefore, of very easy pronunciation. It is not a "tree melon" 

 and since another fruit {Asiinina triloba), quite unrelated, is also 

 called "Pawpaw" the latter word should be dropped as a synonym. 



Cassavii. — While there may be some reason for using the old 

 Brazilian word "manioc," or "mandioca" for this crop, there is 

 no good excuse for the Spanish-American "yuca," nor the fortu- 

 nately rather rare British East Indian "tapioca." It is pardon- 

 able to sometimes use the commercial product when figuratively 

 speaking of a raw material crop but we should no more speak of 

 a "tapioca plantation" than of a flour field. 



Sonrsop. — Unfortunately there seems to be no escape from 

 using this objectionable name for a perfectly good fruit. It is 

 known as "Araticu" in Brazil, as "Guanabano" in Spanish Amer- 

 ica, and "Guyabano," etc., in the Philippines, but since we are 

 dealing with English w^ords we must fall back upon soursop for 

 Anona murieata. 



Yambo. — This fruit certainly does smell like roses and taste 

 as roses ought to taste, but it is not an apple in any sense of the 

 word and, therefore, we should relinquish the beautiful but in- 

 appropriate name "roseapple." "Jamrosade" is also too much 

 of a good thing; but yambo is the old name for this excellent 

 fruit — which, we hope, will soon be much more popular here. 



Mandarin. — Let us not use the word "tangerine" any longer. 

 Tangiers, or as we should say, Tanger, is the adopted home of 

 many good citrus fruits but it is hardly fair that we should 

 accredit that city with the so-called "kid glove" type of oranges 



