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Islands and other warm temperate or sub-tropical countries. 

 A dessert fruit. The " Loquat " has been known in gardens of 

 England for at least a century; Loudon (Eneycl. PL) states 

 that " to ripen it with flavour it requires the temperature of the 

 stove, and conies into use in March. " 



Amongst other plants in the Order may be mentioned "Salad 

 Burnet " (Poterium Sanguisorba, Linn.), a plant common on 

 chalk downs and dry hills in England ; recommended in mixtures 

 for permanent pastures. "Quince" (Cydonia vulgaris, Pers.), 

 " Japanese Quince " (Cydonia japonica, Thunb., and C. Maulei, 

 T. Moore) (see K.B., 1917, p. 339) used for making marmalade 

 and jelly. The " June Berry" (Amelanchier canadensis, 

 Medic), sometimes used in North America for cakes and pre- 

 serves. "Saskatoon Berry" (Amelanchier alnifolia, Nutt.) of 

 Manitoba and North West Territories, fruits used fresh and 

 preserved by settlers and Indians. The "Coco or Cocoa Plum " 

 (Chrysobalanus Icaco, Linn.) of Tropical America, West Indies, 

 and West Africa ; fruit in the West Indies eaten fresh or 

 preserved, and in Angola after being dried. The " Mola " or 

 " Mobola " Plum (Parinariutn Mobola, Oliv.), the "Ginger 

 Bread Plum" (P. macrophyUum, Sabine) and Parinarium 

 curatellae folium, Planch.) of Tropical Africa, with edible fruits. 

 The " Mexican Hawthorn " (Crataegus jmbesccns, H.B.K.) of 

 Mexico, fruits edible and made into various kinds of 'pre- 

 serves (K.B., 1914, pp. 289-298). "Ghanzalor" (Crataegus 

 Azarolvs, Linn.) of Malta and the Orient: fruits edible. 



It is convenient to consider here Saxifrageae, which, 



though an extensive Order, contains only the "Gooseberry" 

 .nd "Currant" of interest as fruits, usually classed with 

 Rosaceae in "Small" or "Orchard" fruits. 



Ribes (itossularia, Linn.-, Gooseberry. 



A shrub common in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is found 

 wild in the North West Himalaya, Caucasus, Mountains of 

 Greece, &c. There are numerous varieties under cultivation. 

 In England this fruit is always looked forward to at Whitsun. 

 Kent, Won est -hire and Middlesex are common centres of 

 supply to the London Market Supplies of " Raw Gooseberries " 

 also come from Holland (4924), 13elgium (3646), Trance (474A 

 in all for 191-i, 9,056 centals. 



It is remarkable that "the wild irooseberry of tin* Himalaya 

 produces a small, hairy, \^vj sour fruit which is most unpalat- 

 able, and is hardly ever eaten even by (he native- "; but, on the 

 other hand, the fruit of the wild variety of "Black Currant" is 



id to be " very like that of the cultivated black currant, and 

 quite as lar^e and very palatable" (Watt). The "Wild Black 

 Currants" (Ribes ffudsonianum , Rich,, & R. americanum . 



Mill.) of North West Canada are also highly esteemed for their 



fruit (K.B. Nov. 188T, p. 16), and also the "Wild Smooth 



Gooseberry" (R. o -ycanthoides , Linn.) of Canada is said to 

 have a small fruit of g-ood flavour (Lc« p. 18)*. The last- 

 mentioned is the parent of the American Garden Gooseberries, 



