210 VEGETATION 



ANANAS SATIVUS Lindl. (Pineapple). 



Plate XXV, Fig. 2. 



The pineapple is grown on most of the islands, and exported fresh or 

 canned. 



MUSA SAPIENTUM L. (Banana). 



Plate XXVI, Fig. 1. 



Bananas are grown in suitable pot-holes in the settlements throughout the 

 Bahamas. 



MUSA PARADISIAC A L. (Plantain). 



.Plantains are grown in most available pot-holes, but the fruit is not 

 exported. 



ARTOCARPUS INCISA L. (Breadfruit). 



Fruit and seeds both edible when roasted. Gardner, Brace and Dolley 

 say that the bark, which is very tough, is beaten out into fine, white cloth by 

 the natives of Tahiti and other islands of the Pacific. A tough gum, useful 

 for calking boats, can be made from the sap. 



Ficus CARICA Willd. (Fig). 



The edible fig is rare in the Bahamas, and we did not hear of it except in 

 Nassau. 



ANONA SQUAMOSA L. (Sweetsop or Sugar Apple). 

 A small tree seen only at Nassau. The fruit is fairly agreeable, but can- 

 not compare with the mango. 



ANONA MURICATA L. (Soursop). 



A somewhat larger tree than the sweetsop. The fruit is pleasantly acid 

 and makes a refreshing drink with sugar and water. f 



PERSEA PERSEA (L.) Cockerell (Avocado Pear). 



A good-sized tree with pear-shaped fruit that is highly esteemed. I 

 have seen this fruit in the New York markets, but it is not exported from the 

 Bahamas. The tree is common around Nassau and in other settlements. 



TAMARINDUS INDICA L. (Tamarind). 



Plate XXX, Fig. 1. 



When in full foliage the tamarind, with its delicate, compound leaves, is 

 a very handsome tree, and it is a favorite on Nassau lawns. The pulp of the 

 long fruit makes a very pleasant conserve. 



