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but light, and is well worthy of attention as an ornamental tree. 

 Propagation is most readily affected by seeds, which should be planted 

 an inch deep. Cutting's made from ripened wood of the current 

 season's growth will strike in sand if placed in a close frame where 

 they will be protected from atmospheric, influences. 



SAPUCAIA NUT. 



The Nuts known under this name are the product of Lrc,i,ihix ollaria, 

 an evergreen tree indigenous to tropical South America, belonging to 

 the [Jecythideee section of the order Myrtacca 1 . The specific name 

 signifies an oil jar, in allusion to the form of the capsules. The tree 

 attains a height of about sixty feet, has yellowish-white flowers, and 

 its fruit consists of hard woody urn-shaped capsules about six inches 

 in diameter, and somewhat similar in form to those of the Eucalyptus 

 family. These capsules are furnished with a lid at the apex about 

 two inches in diameter, and when thoroughly ripe these coverings 

 fall off with sharp cracking reports, and the seeds fall to the ground. 

 The capsules, however, remain upon the trees after they are empty 

 for a considerable time, and are then called Monkey Pots. Each 

 capsule contains a number of soft-shelled seeds, or Nuts, from one to 

 two inches in length, which have a sweet pleasant flavour, and are 

 eaten either raw or roasted. The seeds are greatly relished by 

 monkeys, which are numerous in the native regions of this tree, and 

 these sagacious little animals are said to watch for the reports made 

 by the lids when separating from the capsules. Leciitliis Zabucajo, 

 another large evergreen tree, a native of the same regions, also vields 

 similar nuts. Being natives of tropical regions, the Sapucaia Nut 

 trees can only be grown in the warmer parts of Australasia. In 

 congenial localities they are well worth cultivating for their Nuts, 

 and also as handsome ornamental trees. Propagation is most readily 

 effected by seeds, which should be planted about two inches deep. 

 Layers root freely, but, as a matter of course, they can only be 

 obtained from small plants, and cuttings of ripened wood of the 

 current season's growth will strike in sand if protected from the 

 weal her. 



SEA-SIDE GRAPE. 



This is the common but somewhat inappropriate name of Cowniolja 

 //i'/fern (jutrriffora), a medium large evergreen tree indigenous to 

 Central America northward to Florida and the West Indies. It 

 belongs to the natural order IV>lygonacea>. or Buckwheat family, 

 which comprises but very few woody plants. The uTcenish-white 

 flowers are produced in spikes, and these are followed by bunches of 

 small dark blue berries, which are edible and possess a sweet or 

 sub-acid flavour according to the varieties, of which there are several. 



