SAPOTACEZ. 365 
___ giving'a greenish precipitate with ferric salts, and 80 per cent. 
of oxide on the ignition of its lead compound. It contained 
also a resin, wax, caoutchouc, colouring matter, starch, and 7°5 
per cent. of mineral residue. 
The fixed oil from the seeds is of a light yellow colour, 
_ tasteless and odourless, and solidifies at a temperature a little 
above 15°C, At 17° it has a specific gravity of ‘9186. The 
saponification equivalent is 266°3, as the oil requires 21°] per 
cent. of caustic potash to form a complete combination with it. 
The oil yields 94°5 per cent. of insoluble fatty acids melting at 
—8P, and containing some stearic acid. 
Be The fruit juice evaporated by heat leaves a blackish extract 
or paste having a pleasant flavour andsweetness. The extract 
contains 70 per cent. of sugar, which answers to levulose or 
fruit sugar. It also contains a yellow resin soluble in ether, 
alcohol, and benzol, and some caoutchouc. Pectin, colouring 
matter and a small quantity of tannin occur in the soluble 
portion of the juice. 
ACHRAS SAPOTA, Linn. 
 Fig.— Bot. Mag., tt. 8111—3112; Gart. Fruct. 2, t. 104. 
- Sapodilla plum, Bully tree (Zng.), Sapotillier (F'r.). 
Hab.—West Indies, Cultivated in India, Tho bark, fruit 
- Vernacular.—Chiku (Mar.). 
ee sorys Uses, &c.—This tree has become completely 
ag : Gers of India it appears to be less common. In the 
ndies and South America the bark is used as a tonic 
has been recorded by Leprieur. In India the’ 
esteemed by the natives, who consider that, if 
: melted _butter all night and eaten in the i 
