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Lt is a prolific species that bears large round red fruit, which in size and 

 flavour is similar to an ordinary Tomato. This species is quite as hardy 

 as the common Tomato, and as it yields its fruit for a long period is 

 deserving of extended cultivation. Water in which the leaves of this 

 species have been soaked quickly becomes in lu'ilaginuiis, and is said to be 

 an effective remedy for dysentery. 



Tree Tomato. The plant known under this name is Soliuntm betaceum 

 (Cypknnuinclra betacea}. a tall evergreen shrub or small tree which 

 sometimes attains a height of twenty feet, it is indigenous to Central 

 America, where its fruit is generally used, as also in other warm countries. 

 The fruits are the size of large Plums, produced in succession, have a real 

 Tomato flavour, and are yielded through the greater part of the year. 

 As the fruit can be used for the same purposes as the ordinary Tomato, 

 this species is wsll deserving of attention in congenial localities. Another 

 recommendation is that the plant will bear the first or second year from 

 the time it is planted. It is also worthy of attention as an ornamental 

 plant, as its large light green foliage is very effective in shrubberies. The 

 Tree Tomato is about as hardy as the ordinary kinds, and is, therefore, 

 only suitable for warm to medium regions where frosts are not trouble- 

 some. It may, however, be successfully cultivated in moderately cool 

 localities if well protected from frost during the winter months. 

 Effective shelter is also required for this plant, as its foliage suffers 

 severely from the effects of cold strong winds. 



TREBIZONDE DATE. 



The fruit passing under this name is that of Eleagnus hortensis 

 (anguftifolia, oriental!*), an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing from 

 fifteen to twenty feet high, belonging to the order Kleagnacese. The 

 generic name is derived from elaia (an Olive) and win us (chaste), in 

 allusion to the form of the fruit and the appearance of the tree. It is 

 indigenous to the greater portion of Asia, including China arid Siberia, 

 the northern parts of Africa, and the south of Europe. The leaves have 

 a hoary appearance, in shape they are somewhat similar to those of the 

 Willow, and the small yellow flowers are strongly perfumed. The fruit is 

 oval, somewhat similar to a large Olive, has a stony seed, and is 

 produced in great abundance. In Persia the fruit is dried and eaten in 

 the same way as the Date, hence the common name, and it is also 

 Bounded and made into cakes. Several other species yield edible fruits 

 that are utilized in various parts of the world, the more prominent being 

 as follows : Eleagnus arborea, a robust evergreen small tree, a native of 

 Vepaul and other parts of Asia. Kleagnu* conferta, a strong growing 

 deciduous scandent shrub from the same regions, has fruit as large as 

 Damsons of a pale red or Cherry colour, and very acid. Both species are 

 generally eaten in their native countries, and make very good preserves. 

 The last-named species passes under ttu- name of the Wild Olive. 

 M ambeUat/'fi is a deciduous small tree from Japan which bears in 



