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The JoiRXAL of Heredity 



FRUIT (;rowin<; on l\k<;e bkanciiks 



The berries are j)roducecl on every part, from exposed rof>ts to the ends of small branches. Many 

 tropical plants bear fruit on the old wood, while the habit is relatively rare in temperate 

 regions; it seems possible that this habit is due to the softness of the bark, rather than to any 

 adaptation caused by Natural Selection. (Fig. 12.) . 



even at such altitudes, and it is doubtful 

 if the tree will withstand much frost. 

 At Lavras, in Minas (jeraes, ice is said 

 to fonn occa.sionally , althouj^h the 

 temperature for the last two years has 

 not gone lower than 33" F., accordinj^^ 

 to the oVjservations of C. C. Knij^ht of 

 the Escola Agricola; in this region the 



'Beitrage zur Ethnographic und Sprachenkun 

 Leipsig, 1867, 



jaboticaba must be given first place 

 among fruits. 



The name jaboticaba is a word of 

 Tu]n origin, derived, according to Mar- 

 tins'', from jahotim, meaning Itirtle, the 

 name signifying "like turtle fat," prob- 

 al)ly referring to the appearance and 

 consistency of tlie pulj) of the fruit. 



de Amcrikas zumal Hrasilicns, Vol. II, j). 397, 



