306 



Sweet Variety Sour Variety 



Edible portion 1007o ' 100% 



Waste none none 



Total solids 8.22 8.69 



Insoluble solids 3.13 2.84 



Ash 421 .408 



Acids as H,SO, 784 .309 



Protein 719 



Reducing sugars 3.40 5.25 



Sucrose none .16 



Total sugar 3.40 5.41 



Fat 7?S .314 



Fiber 1.237 .992 



The seeds are minute, flat and brown. The funicle is dilated into 

 a fleshy, bilabiate, irregularly cut aril. The embryo is straight, 

 with thin foliaceous cotyledons in a fleshy albumen. 



In the Hawaiian Islands the carambola is most abundant in 

 the Honolulu region and in certain parts of the long-settled dis- 

 tricts of Lihue and Waimea, Kauai ; \\'ailuku and Makawao, 

 Maui ; Kohala and Hilo, Hawaii. It grows well at the lower 

 elevations, 100-2000 feet above sea level. Within its tropical 

 temperature requirements, moisture is a more important control 

 factor than elevation. 



Aven'hoa bilimbi Linn., the South American cucumber tree, is 

 native to and extensively cultivated in South America, but has 

 not been introduced into Hawaii. It was introduced into India 

 by the Portuguese at a very early date, and has become thor- 

 oughly naturalized there. It is a large tree, 20-60 feet high, with 

 smooth, green, cucumber-shaped fruits. These are commonly 

 pickled or candied. The flowers are made into preserves. It is 

 to be hoped that in time both the carambola and the bilimbi will 

 become much more widely known in Hawaii and on the main- 

 land. 



