







THE IMBU TREE AT HOME. 



In the dry interior of northeastern Brazil the imbu 

 (Spondias tuberosa Arruda) - is one of the most important 

 fruits. The tree grows wild throughout the dry lands 

 or catingas and produces abundant crops of golden yellow 

 fruits the size of a plum. It can nearly always be dis- 

 tinguished from other plants on the catinga, even at a 

 distance, by its broad, spreading form. The specimen here 

 shown is growing near the town of Bom Fiin, in Bahia state. 

 A native has taken advantage of the shelter from the sun's 

 rays offered by this tree and built his hut close to the 

 trunk. Brazilian Expedition Photo No. D 2097, taken at 

 Bom Fim, Bahia, Feb. 27, 1914. 



