FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



appear in the bazars under so many forms and colours that a tyro might 

 fancy he was dealing with several species. They are arranged into six 

 classes in the " Asiatic Researches," vol. 11, page 182, note, viz. 



Ilelileh-zireh, the fruit dried when just formed, and the size of cumin- 

 seed, zeerah. 



Helileh-jawi, the fruit dried when the size of a barley-corn, jaw. 



Helileh-zengi, the fruit dried when the size of a raisin and black like a 

 negro, zengi. 



Helileh-chini, larger than last, and greenish. 

 Helileh-'asfer, the fruit near maturity and yellow, asfer* 

 Helileh-cabuliy the fruit at full maturity. 



Mature Cabul Myrobalans sell for a rupee apiece in Bombay under the 

 name of Surwarree-hirda. Besides the Myrobalans catalogued under the 

 present natural order, an Emblic Myrobalan is known in modern com- 

 merce. These are quite distinct from the ancient Myrobalan, the seeds of 

 the Moringa aptera as already noticed, and their Phcenicobalanus, the nut 

 probably of the Doum palm of Egypt, Hyph&ne thebmca. They have no 

 connection either with the Myrobalanus chebulus of Wesling, the Bala- 

 nites cegyptiaca of Delile, although the fruit of this tree is commonly 

 mixed up with mature Cabul Myrobalans in Bombay either by accident or 

 fraud. Mouriria Fuse which has a small palatable fruit belongs to N. O. 

 82, Melastomacese. See " Tans " and " Woods." 



N. O. 85. MYRTACE^. MYRTLE BLOOMS. 

 Jambosa malaccensis. W. et A. Malay Apple. 



Linn. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a fruit. 



Vernacular. Malacca-jamrool, Hind. Namball-paio, Mai. Jamboo- 

 malacca, Tarn. Watu-jambu, Cey. Jambu-kliny, Malaya. 



Habitat. East Indies. 

 Remarks. First mentioned by Van Rheede. 



Jambosa VUlgaris. W. et A. Narrow-leaved Eugenia. 



Linn. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, Rose Apple, used as a fruit. 



Vernacular. Jambu? Raja-jambu, Sans. Gulab-jam, Hind. Beng, 

 Dec. Jumboonawel, Tarn. Jumbooneredie, Tel. jRata-jambif> 

 Cey. Goolab-jamaiiy Pers. 

 Habitat. East Indies. 

 Remarks, First described by Garcias ab Orto, 



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