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what agreeable acid flavour. When eaten in any quantity the fruit is 

 said to produce narcotic effects. In Corsica the juice of the fruit is 

 converted into wine, which is a fairly palatable beverage, but if drank in 

 excess has powerful narcotic effects. From the wine by distillation a 

 strong spirit is obtained. The Strawberry Tree is a very handsome 

 evergreen with bright glossy foliage and beautiful pearl white flowers, 

 which are produced in the early winter months, and last for a considerable 

 time. The fruit is also handsome, being about the size of Cherries, and 

 in colour from bright yellow to orange and deep red. It will hang for a 

 considerable time, and adds greatly to the beauty of the trees during the~~ 

 winter months. There are numerous varieties which differ somewhat in 

 the size and form of the leaves, as also in colour, some having pink 

 flowers. They are all very desirable ornamental plants, and should be 

 generally planted in shrubberies. They will thrive in any ordinary good 

 soil, and more especially a sandy loam, and will adapt themselves to a 

 great variety of climate from the coldest to medium warm regions. 

 Propagation may be effected by seeds, which should be covered half an 

 inch deep. Plants are easily and quickly obtained from layers, and 

 cuttings of the ripened wood of the current season's growth will strike in 

 sand in a frame or under a glass. 



TAHITI APPLE. 



This name has been applied to the fruit of Spondias duhis, a noble 

 evergreen tree which attains a height of fifty or sixty feet. It is 

 indigenous to various parts of Polynesia, and belongs to the natural order 

 Anacardiacea?. The fruit is also known as the Yi, or Wi. Apple. The 

 trees bear freely, and the fruit, which often weighs a pound or over, has 

 an agreeable flavour somewhat similar to an Apple. In its native regions 

 it is highly appreciated as an eating fruit, and makes an excellent preserve. 

 The Tahiti Apple may be cultivated successfully from tropical to medium 

 warm regions that are not too dry. It requires a rich soil, shelter and a 

 moderately moist climate. Propagation is easily effected by seeds, which 

 should be planted two inches deep. Cuttings of the ripened wood strike 

 freely in sand under shelter, and plants may be readily obtained from 

 layers when they are available. 



TAHITI GOOSEBERRY. 



The fruit known under this name is the product of Cicca distich a 

 (Phi/llanthus Cicca], a small evergreen tree with light green feathery 

 foliage, belonging to the order Euphorbiacete. The common name is a 

 curiously inapt one, as the fruit does not in any respect resemble a 

 Gooseberry, and neither is the plant a native of Tahiti. It is indigenous 

 to India and other warm regions in Asia, and usually bears two crops in 

 the year. The flowers are green, and the fruit is round, ribbed, and 



