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with one or more seeds and a yellow, sweet aromatic pulp. 

 The fruit is eaten fresh, stewed, or preserved, but the flavor 

 is not commonly well liked. The flowers of the Mammee 

 apple yield by distillation an essential oil used in liqueurs under 

 the name eau de creole. The tree is propagated by seed. It 

 thrives well in Florida, where it bears fruit of the usual size 

 and quality. 



WAMPI 



The wampi (Clausena lansium) is closely related to citrus 

 belonging in the same family with these fruits. It is a small 

 tree attaining a height of 1 8 to 20 feet with a luxuriant de- 

 velopment of smooth pinnates leaves and small dense panicles 

 of white fragrant flowers. The wampi is native of southern 

 China. The fruit develops in clusters like the grape, the in- 

 dividual fruit being nearly spherical and the size of a large 

 marble. The rind is rough and leathery. The fruit contains 

 I to 3 seed and the juicy pulp possesses an agreeable acid aro- 

 matic flavor. The wampi is not well suited for dessert fruit 

 but may be used preferably in preserves and for flavoring 

 meat curries. For this purpose both the leaves and the fruit 

 may be used. The tree is propagated either by seed or by 

 layering. 



AMATUNGULA 



The amatungula or Natal plum (Carissa grandiflora) is 

 a South African fruiting shrub which was introduced by the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture and was later received for 

 experiment in Hawaii. This plant has become quite widely 

 distributed as a hedge and ornamental as well as a fruit bush. 

 The bush has a densely branching habit and bears bright 

 green leathery leaves and numerous thorns on the small 

 branches. The flowers somewhat resemble those of the or- 

 ange, being a pure white and slightly fragrant. The fruit 

 is egg-shaped and about the size of a plum, the color being 



