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The manner of preparing the nuts, is by gently toasting 

 and grinding them betwixt two smooth stones, when it be- 

 comes a mass of the consistence of dough. The whole is 

 made into rolls, and, when dried in the shade, put up for 

 use. 



ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



85. Chhysobalanus Jkaco, L. — Cocoa Plum. 



This bush often grows fifteen feet high, but will bear fruit 

 when very low. The leaves are of a dark-green colour. The 

 flowers are white, small and numerous. 



Cocoa plums are oval-shaped, and are as large as the Or- 

 leans plum. They taste sweet, and have a stone the size of 

 a hazel nut, in which is a white kernel, which tastes like the 

 almond. 



86. Comocladia integrifolia, L. — Maiden Plum. 



The trunk of this tree is commonly small, and of a con- 

 siderable height. It grows wild in woods and unfrequented 

 places, and sends off its branches towards the top, in form of 

 an umbrella. 



The flowers spring from amongst the branches ; they arc 

 numerous, small, and red. The fruit is a berry of the size 

 and colour of the cherry ; they taste sweet, and are eaten by 

 the children. 



The wood is hard, red, and ponderous ; it will take a fine 

 polish, but is too small for the use of the cabinet maker. 



