STURTEV ant's NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 26 1 



E. inocarpa DC. 



Brazil. The fruit is about the size of a plum, with a fibrous, acid-sweet flesh.' 



E. itacolumensis Berg. 



Brazil. The berries are eaten.^ 

 E. jambolana Lam. black plu.m. jambolan. jambolan plum, jambool. jambu. 



JAVA PLUM. 



Asia and Australian tropics. This tree yields in India, says Dutt,' an abundant crop 

 of subacid, edible fruits. In some places, the fruit attains the size of a pigeon egg and 

 is of superior quality. Brandis * says the fruit has a harsh but sweetish flavor, somewhat 

 astringent and acid, and is much eaten by the natives of India. Firminger ^ compares 

 it to a damson in appearance and to a radish in taste. 

 E. jambos Linn, malabar plum, rose apple. 



Tropical eastern Asia. The tree is cultivated in many parts of India for its fruit, 

 which is of the size of a small apple, with a delicate, rose-water perfxune but dry and 

 hardly worth eating.' It can hardly be considered eatable, being of a poor flavor and of 

 a dry, pithy consistency ' but is made into preserves.* The tree was introduced into 

 Jamaica in 1762. The rind, says Lunan, has a sweetish, watery taste, with a flavor like 

 roses but it is not in much esteem as a fruit.'" It was introduced into Florida by 

 C. Codrington," Jacksonville, before 1877. 

 E. javanica Lam. jambosa. jumrool. 



A moderate-sized tree of the islands of the Indian Archipelago. The fruit is the size 

 of a small apple, pure white, shining, wax-like and has a raw, watery, insipid taste. It is 

 hardly fit to be eaten.'^ 



E. ligustrina Miq. 



Brazil. The berries are eaten in Brazil. 

 E. lineata DC. guava berry. 



West Indies. A small tree of Tortola. The fruit is small and excellent for dessert. 

 It is also used for a preserve and forms a favorite cordial." 

 E. longipes Berg. 



Florida. The small, red fruit with the flavor of cranberries is edible." 



'Baillon, H. Hist. Pis. 6: $47. i88o. 



' Ibid. 



' Dutt, U. C. Mat. Med. Hindus 164. 1877. 



Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 234. 1874. 



' Firminger, T. A. C. Card. Ind. 264. 1874. {Syzygium jambolanum) 



Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 233. 1874. 



' Firminger, T. A. C. Card. Ind. 265. 1874. {Jambosa vulgaris) 



Smith, J. Dom. Bot. 371. 1871. 



' Lunan, J. Hort. Jam. 2:127. 1814. 



' Ibid. 



^^ Amer. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 66. 1877. (Jambosa vulgaris) 



" Firminger, T. A. C. Gard. Ind. 266. 1874. {Jambosa alba) 



" Smith, J. Diet. Econ. Pis. 202. 1882. 



Sargent U. S. Census 9:89. 1884. 



