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and Cliiiicsc 1\ pes ol' iiniii'/cs hear asliinisliinu;ly wril. and slnMild tin- trees lie 

 liKiri' intelligently anil extensively enltivated tliey wiinld yii-ld e\i'n more alinnd- 

 antly. 



The w i III- Tahiti apple -'^ has a unldeii I'rnit that ^rows in elnsters. nn a tree 

 reseinliliiiL; tile waliint ill appearance. The rriiil. wiiieli is the size nl' a peaeh, 

 and has a eiirimis seed, simieuhat sneuests the piiieapph' in llaviir. It is a 

 native III' the Siiiith I'aeilie islands and is nnw widely dist rilmted in the tropies. 



Tiiio Crs'i'.Mti) Ai'i'LK .\xi> I'i's Ai.ijks. 



The I'listard apple eeims,-^ ol' whieh inoi'e tlian lit'ty sjieeies are l;ni>\vn, is 

 I'epreseiited in tlie islands liy at least three eiiiiiinon speries that iieeiir here and 

 there, iisiiall.x' as iirnaiiiental trees or eiiriosit ies in dnor-yards aliiiiit the ishmils. 

 ilieliided in this ^einis is the siiiir sop.-"' It eoines I'l'oiii the West Indies, where 

 it is a I'ax'iirite I'mit. This thril't.v ureen tree lieai'inj: a larL'e eimieal iio-irt- 

 sliaped. ereeii, spiiiey I'rnit, six to eiiilit iiiehes loii'.^' and weiehinn' as iniieh as five 

 poiinds, will lie reel i<jiii zed at oliee li,\' the lliuiee. 'I'he white, soft, .jnie.W Sllll-aeid 

 pulp oF t he Iriiil is used to si mie extent as a tla\orini; lor sherliet and I'rnit piinrli. 



The sweet sop "■" hears a I'niit resembling' a short pii me in shape that is 



three or I'liiir inelies in diameter, yellowish-yreen and t iiliel-eiilate. The pnip is 

 i'ream,\-yelliiw, eiistariMike and very sweet. 



The eiistard apple,-'' a smooth I'mit, is also a I'ax-orite in the West Iniiies, 

 \\ hi I'll is priilialily its home. I iot h 1 he eiistard apple and t he sweet sop an- \\oi-t h,\- 

 III' more attention in Hawaiian uardeiis. 



(Iierimiiya •-' is a thi-il'ty tree eomiiiL; orit^inally I'rom I'ern, liiit now widely 

 naturalized. It is nl' eompa I'at i \el_\ reeent int rodiiet ion into Hawaii, the I'rnit 

 I'limini!' mostly rrom Knna. The I'l'iiits are slit;htl,\ llatteiied spheres, two iw 

 more inelies in diameter, lii'owiiish yellow in eolnr with the llesh soft, sweet and 

 rieli in tlavor. It is a well known I'mit in the tropies. .Ml tliive ol' the Anonas 

 just II lent ion ed are easily propatiated Irom seed and t liri\e in oi'ilinai-y heavy soils. 



The sapodilla,''-' a t ree nl' ( 'eiit ral .\meriea, is miieli esteemed under t he more 

 eomnioii name of Sapola pear. The I'mit is the size and eolor of a sm:il! nisspt 

 apple. It is a linn I'rnit with ten or twehe eompart meiits and as many larue 

 lilaek seeds. The llesh is sweet and pear like in lla\or. k'rolii the sap of the 

 tree I'hewiiiti-miiii is made. 



The loipiat'"'' or Japanese plum, a native ol' ('lima and .lapaii, is a siinll 

 trei' with thii'k, everereeii, iival-oliloiiu' leaves that are eovered with riist.\' hail' 

 lieneath. it hears well in Hawaii, usually prndneiiiL:' two erops eaeli ,\ear. and 

 is an eNi-elleiit ileeorali\e I'mit. The pear-sli.iped I'l'ilif is yellow with lariie seeds 

 and has a pleasant tlavor. It is exteiisivel.\ planted in southern Calirornia and 

 elsewhere in the southern states. 



i<'ii;s, (ln.M'ios .wii .M i'i.iii;k'kii:s. 

 Several varieties ol' lius ■'•"' are ernwii here, and hut for the attaeks of birds 



