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colored, fleshy sarcocarp, which surrounds the central cavity contain- 

 ing a mass of nearly black seeds. The latter are spheroidal, and have 

 an aromatic, pungent taste. 



FIG. 197. Papaw (Carica Papaya) : A large shrub growing in Cuba and showing 

 the large long-petiolate, deeply lobed leaves and the clusters of fruits beneath 

 them. After Alacan. 



Constituents. The alkaloid, carpaine, a cardiac tonic, occurs 

 in the young leaves to the extent of 0.25 per cent; in older leaves 

 it is found to the extent of about 0.1 per cent. It is only found in 

 traces in the fruits, seeds and stems of the plant. The latex of 



