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Spain, Turkey in Asia, Greece and Australia; oi Curranti 

 1,459,142 centals were imported, Greece supplying no less than 

 1,452,543 centals of the whole; and of fresh Grapes, the home 

 supply (giown under glass) was augmented in the same y »r 



from Spain (554548), Portugal (4933m, Channel Islands (16264), 



Belgium (15121), Holland, I pe of Good Hope, &C., bo a total 



of 652,441 centals. 



f 1. 1888, "Cochin China Vine" {Vitu Martini, Planch.), pp. 



134-135; 1889, " Vine Cultivation in the Gironde," pp. 227-230; 



1894, "Viticulture in Malaga/* pp. 34-36; 189T, ' Wiue Pro- 

 duction in France," pp. 201-203, 



Sapindaceae. 



Acer saccharinum, Wanah.; Sugar Maple. 



A tree upwards of 100 ft. high witn a trunk 3 or 4 ft. in diain., 

 native of the United States and ( anada. The production of 

 Maple Sugar and Syrup appears to he confined to the countries 

 mentioned. The tree was introduced to England in 1735. Seeds 

 specially obtained from Philadelphia were despatched from Kcav 

 to Kashmir about 20 years or so ago. The Sycamore (Acer 

 PseudoplatanuSj Linn.), abundant in this country has long been 

 known to yield sugar, but -not in paying quantities, and onlj 

 recently (1918) a correspondent of the Director of Kew made \ 

 fair trial with some trees on his estate; but finally gave it up 

 as impracticable. 



I. 1895, Cl Maple Sugar (Acer saccharin am)," pp. 127-128; 

 1911, "The Sugar Maple," pp. 303-304. 



The fruits of "Horse Chestnut" (Aesculus Hippocastanuw. 

 Linn.) are said to be used in Switzerland and Turkey for feeding 

 sheep, horses, &c. The fruits of " Litchis " (Nephelium Litchi, 

 Camb.) and " Longans " (N. Longana, Camb.) of China and 



the East Indies are sometimes imported into this country for 

 dessert. 



" Akee Apple M (Blighia sapida, Koenig.), a tree of West 

 Africa and West Indies, has the seeds set in a creamy white 

 arillus which is edible, and when cooked forms a very palatable 

 food: but unless quite fresh this is decidedly unwholesome and 

 sometimes poisonous. 



The fruits of the " Lac Tree" or "Kosumba " (Schleichera 

 trijuga, Willd.), a large deciduous tree of India & Ceylon, are 

 edible ; the seeds in commerce are of greater value for the 

 oil they yield; but " the jungle tribes in times of scarcity gather 

 the fruits for their own consumption rather than for trade 

 purposes M (Watt). 



1. 1899. "Lungan Pulp," pp. 219-220. 



la. ix. 1 (1908) " Blighia sapida," pp. 167-168. 



Anacardiaceae. 

 Pistacia vera, Linn,; Pistachio Nut. 



A small tree of Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia: cultivated in 

 Sicilv and other parts of Southern Europe from whence they 

 are imported into this country. E:\ten in fig-cakes in Cyprus 



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