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5. LignmnTitae . 



6. Black Thorn 



7. Crab Tree 

 Timber of Trees cultivated 



principally on account of 

 their Fruit 

 Cherries, Apricots, Wild 

 Plum, Pear, Apple 

 Fancy Woods 



PART II.— FRUITS. 



CHAPTER I. 



iNTKODrCTION . . 213 



The Apple . . . .223 



The Pear ... 232 



The Quince . . .234 



The Medlar ... 237 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Pomegranate . . 239 

 The Fig . . . .242 

 The Vine ... 252 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Mulberry . . 261 



The Currant and Gooseberry 264 

 The Raspberry . . 269 

 The Strawberry . . 270 

 The Barberry . . .274 

 The Elder ... 275 

 The Bramble . . .276 

 The Cloudberry . . 277 

 The Bilberry, or Bleaberry 279 

 Gualtheria sballon . . 281 



CHAPTER IV. 

 The Melon ... 282 

 The Cucumber . . .287 

 Gourds . . . .288 

 Love-apple . . . 291 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Peach and Nectarine 293 



The Apricot . . . 307 

 The Plum ... 309 



The Cherry . . .311 

 TheOUve ... 315 



CHAPTER VI. 

 The Walnut . . .321 

 TheChesnut . . . 322 



The Hazel-nut . . 323 



The Carob-tree . . 325 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Okanoe Genus . 328 

 The Citron . . 331 

 The LemoQ . .332 



The Lime . . 333 



The Oranire . . 333 



The Shaddock . 336 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Date ... 349 



CHAPTER IX, 

 The Plantain . . .363 



The Banana . . . 364 



The Tamarind . . 369 



TheGuara ... 370 



TheAkee ... 373 

 The Negro Peach, or Edible 



Peach . . .374 



Monkey's Bread . . 375 



CHAPTER X. 



The Pine-apple . . 376 

 The Mammee . . . 381 



The Alligator Pear . 382 

 The Anchovy Pear . . 383 



The Custard Apple . . 334 



Wild Plums ... 386 



Star Apple ... 386 

 Melon Thistle, Torch Thistle, 

 Creeping Cereus, Indian 



Fig, or Prickly Pear . 387 

 The Papaw . , .390 



Grenadillas . . . 391 



Cocoa-nut . . . 393 



The Cashew-nut . . 396 



ThoJuvia ... 397 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Mango ... 399 



The MangosUn . , 402 

 The Durion . . .404 



The Malay Apple . . 406 



TheJaca ... 407 



Litchi. — Longan . . 408 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Bread- Fruit . . 411 



The Otaheite Hog Plum . 419 



Limooia Australis . . 420 



Castanospermum Austrsle A21 



