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J'ar. j3 ; pauciflorum (Lam. ill. no. 2473.) leaves ovate, acu- 

 minated, almost glabrous on both surfaces ; flowers few together. 

 Glabrous Star Apple. Clt. 1823. Tree 15 feet. 



20 C. ROXBU'RGHII ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous 

 on both surfaces ; fruit globose, 5-seeded. I? . S. Native of 

 Silhet, where it is called Pltakara. C. acuminatum, Roxb. fl. iad. 

 2. p. 346, but not of Lam. Leaves with parallel veins, 3-4 inches 

 long. Pedicels recurved. Stigma 5-lobed. Fruit size of a small 

 crab, yellow when ripe, smooth, and is greedily eaten by the na- 

 tives of Silhet, although insipid ; the pulp is tolerably firm, but 

 excessively clammy, adhering to the lips or knife with great 

 tenacity. 



Roxburgh' t Star Apple. Tree middle-sized. 



21 C. MTIDUM (Meyer, esseq. p. 116.) leaves oval, drawn out 

 at the apex, obtuse and emarginate, glabrous on both surfaces, 

 shining above. Ij . S. Native of the continent of America, 

 about Essequibo, in woods. Branches terete, clothed with 

 rusty, adpressed, silky tomentum, when young. Leaves 3 

 inches long. Calyx tomentose, with roundish segments. Corolla 

 downy : with ovate, obtuse, rather concave segments. Ovarium 

 villous. Stigma crowned by 5 tubercles, full of liquid. 



.Shining-leaved Star Apple. Tree. 



Cult. The species of Star Apple are grown in hot-houses, 

 only for the sake of their beautiful foliage, which are either 

 clothed with golden yellow, or silvery, silky, glossy down, 

 beneath ; for they cannot be grown for their fruit in this country, 

 as they never bear until they attain to large trees. A mixture of 

 sandy loam and peat is a good soil for them ; and cuttings taken 

 from ripened wood strike root in sand, under a hand-glass, in 

 a strong moist heat. 



VII. A'CHRAS (ax/>ac, achrat, the Greek name of the wild 

 pear.) Lin. gen. no. 438. Schreb. no. 538. Jacq. amer. p. 

 56. Juss. p. 152. R. Br. prod. p. 530. H. B. et Kunth. nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 239. Sapota, Plum 4. Gaertn. fruct. 2. t. 104. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx 6 rarely 5- 

 parted. Corolla 6-cleft. Stamens 12, 6 of which are sterile 

 and scale-formed, alternating with the other 6, which are fertile. 

 Ovarium 12-6-celled. Style filiform; stigma obtuse. Fruit 

 12-6 seeded. Seeds or nuts compressed, bony, scraped length- 

 wise in front, albuminous. Lactescent trees ; with scattered, 

 coriaceous, quite entire leaves; and axillary, 1 -flowered pedun- 

 cles. Fruit large, edible. 



1 A. SAPOTA (Lin. spec. 470.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, veinless, glabrous ; flowers solitary, hexandrous ; pedun- 

 cles and calyxes clothed with fine tomentum ; calyx 6-parted. 

 1? S. Native of South America, on the main land, within the 

 tropics. About Cumana it is called Nitpero. Jacq. amer. p. 57. 

 t. 41. ed. pict. t. 41. Sapota A v chras, Gjertn. fruct. 2. p. 103. t. 

 104. Mill. diet. no. 1. A'chras, Browne, jam. p. 200. t. 19. Loef. 

 itin. p. 186. Plenck, icon. 277. Leaves 3-4 inches long. 

 Flowers white, scentless. Bark of tree full of cracks. Fruit 

 elliptic or globose, bigger than a quince, covered with a thick, 

 brown, scabrous rind, which, when the fruit is ripe, becomes 

 tough and yellowish ; the flesh is yellow, it smells well, and the 

 taste is agreeable to many. 



far. pj zapotilla (Browne and Jacq. 1. c.) fruit roundish. 

 J- . S. Native of Jamaica, and many parts of South America. 

 Sloane, hist. 2. p. 171. t. 230. p. 172. t. 169. f. 2. Catesb. car. 

 2. t. 87. Fruit about the size of an apple, when ripe of a deli- 

 cious mellow flavour. The kernels of the seeds are bitter, and 

 may be used occasionally in strengthening emulsions. Called 

 Sapodillo tree, or small Sapota. 



Common Sapota Tree. Fl. ? Clt. 1731. Tree 10 to 50 feet. 



2 A. SESSILIFLORA (Poir. ency. 6. p. 531.) leaves cuneate- 

 oblong, obtuse and emarginate, coriaceous, glabrous ; flowers 



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almost sessile, solitary. Tj . S. Native of the Mauritius. 

 Calyx rather downy. 



SestiU-Jlorrered Sapota Tree. Tree. 



3 A. COSTA'TA (Endlicher, prod. fl. ins. norf. p. 49.) leaves 

 obovate-elliptic, bluntish, ribbed ; pedicels and calyxes pilose ; 

 flowers pentandrous ; sterile filaments linear, subulate; fruit 1- 

 4-seeded. Iy . G. Native of Norfolk Island. Bauer, ill. pi. ins. 

 norf. t. 161. Fruit about the size of a walnut. 



./?&6ed-leaved Sapota. Shrub or tree. 



4 A. ACSTRA'LIS (R. Br. prod. p. 530.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 glabrous as well as the calyxes and peduncles ; sterile filaments 

 linear-subulate ; ovarium 6-celled. ij . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Calyx, as well as corolla, often 5-cleft. 



Southern Sapota Tree. Fl. ? Clt. 1827. Tree 20 feet? 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Chrysophyllum, above. 



VIII. LUCt?MA (the name of one of the species in Peru.) 

 Juss. gen. p. 152. Gaertn. fruct. 3. p. 129. H. B. et Kunth. 

 nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 239 A'chras species, Lin. Jacq. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 

 5-cleft. Stamens 10, 5 of which are sterile and scale-formed: 

 the other 5 fertile, alternating with sterile ones. Ovarium 

 10-5-celled. Fruit 1-10-seeded; nuts or seeds bony, marked 

 by a large umbilical areola, without albumen. Lactescent trees, 

 with scattered quite entire coriaceous leaves; and 1 -flowered 

 axillary or lateral peduncles, which are either solitary or 2-3 in 

 a fascicle. 



1 L. MAMMOS A (Gaertn. fil. fruct. 3. p. 129.) leaves obovate- 

 lanceolate, and oblong, cuspidate, , glabrous ; Sowers solitary. 



^ . S. Native of South America, in many places within the 

 tropics ; and of many of the West India Islands, where it is also 

 cultivated. A x chras mammosa, Lin. spec. 1. p. 469. A'chras 

 Sapota major, Jacq. amer. 56. t. 182. f. 19. ed. pict. p. 32. t. 

 59. Sapota mammosa, Mill. diet. no. 2. Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 104. 

 About Javita it is called Johoinco. Sloane, jam. 2. p. 124. t. 

 218. Plukn. aim. p. 39. t. 268. f. 2. A tall tree, with a 

 spreading head. Leaves 1-2 feet long, shining. Flowers 

 small, whitish. Sterile filaments subulate. The Mammee Sa- 

 pota, or American Marmalade, is a large oval or top-shaped 

 fruit, covered with a brownish, rough skin, under which is a soft 

 pulp, of a russet colour, very luscious, which is called natural 

 marmalade, from its likeness to marmalade of quinces. In the 

 West Indies, and parts of the main land of South America, the 

 tree is commonly planted in gardens for its fruit. There is a 

 variety of this tree called by P. Browne, the Bully tree, or 

 Nisberry Bully tree, because it generally grows the tallest of all 

 the trees in the woods ; its fruit is small, and the wood is 

 esteemed one of the best timbers in Jamaica. 



Common or Teated Mammee Sapota. Clt. 1739. Tree 50 

 to 100 feet. 



2 L. CAIMITO (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 701.) leaves 

 obovate-lanceolate, glabrous, coriaceous ; flowers aggregate, te- 

 trandrous ; calyx glabrous ; fruit oval, 1 -seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru, on die Andes. A'chras Caimito, Ruiz et Pav. fl. 

 per. 3. p. 18. t, 240. A lofty tree, with a frondose head. Fruit 

 softer, with a better flavour than the preceding ; pulp soft, 

 yellow. Corolla ovate-tubular, yellowish. Calyx 4-parted, 

 fulvous. The fruit is called Caimitos, and the tree Caimito, 

 in Peru. The wood is yellow, and used for various useful 

 purposes. 



Caimito Mammee Sapota. Tree 50 to 100 feet. 



3 L. BONPLA'NDII (Humb. mss. ex H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 240.) leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, cuneated at the 

 base, papery : having the nerves and veins, as well as the petioles 

 and calyxes, downy. ^ . S. Native of Cuba, cultivated about 

 the Havanna. Branchlets pilosely tomentose. Leaves 8-9 inches 



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