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integument is poison, but when I get ready to eat one of these 
fruits I can’t remember to save me which part is wholesome and 
which is poison and I have to go to the book to find out, for 
_ it is rather important that one should be sure. The tree 
will grow on well-fertilized pine land but it is tender. 
Carica papaya, Tropical Papaw. When well grown the cul- 
tivated form is one of the finest of ornamentals but in order to 
have it do well it should have good soil; pine land will do but it 
must be well fertilized. It likes lots of water. 
Carissa. The different species of this genus bear good fruits 
and the bushes are decidedly ornamental when well grown. 
They all have thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers; 
the fruits are generally red. C. grandiflora has quite large 
flowers with the fragrance of a tuberose; C. acuminata has small 
flowers in clusters with a peculiar fragrance and pretty berries 
like those of a barberry; C.carandas has slightly variegated leaves 
and blackish fruits. They are from Africa and rather tender. 
Ceratonia siliqua, St. John’s Bread, Carob Tree. A large tree 
in the Mediterranean region; I have seen a specimen not far from 
Nice that was eighty feet high with a large top. It has shining 
pinnate leaves and bears pods having a sweetish pulp. It is 
hardy and is quite ornamental. 
Citrus. It is not necessary to comment on the various species 
and varieties of this genus. One of the most attractive of the 
lot is the Kumquat, and the Bergamot Berry (Triphasia trifoliata) 
with its trifoliate, shining leaves and reddish berries is also 
beautiful. 
Coffee. There are several species of coffee in cultivation and 
all are handsome. They should be grown in good soil in partial 
shade; all are quite tender. 
Cecropia palmata is a small tree from the Caribbean Islands, 
with immense lobed peltate leaves, green above and silvery 
beneath. C. peltata has great leaves which are not so deeply 
lobed, a native of the West Indies. Both are dioecious and the 
female bears long, edible finger-like fruits. Both do well in 
lower Florida in any good soil and are very striking. 
Chrysophyllum cainito, Star Apple. One of the most beautiful 
trees I have ever seen, much like our native species. The upper 
