MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 639 



fruit dark brown, about the size of a peach, with soft 

 luscious pulp when fully ripe. Thrives up to 1,000 ft.; 

 a first-class dessert fruit, well worthy of extended 

 cultivation. 



Papaw (Carica Papaya). A small, quick-growing 

 herbaceous tree; the large melon-like fruit, always in 

 season, is very refreshing and wholesome. In the unripe 

 state the copious milky juice is rich in pepsin, for which 

 the fruit is recommended for use as a vegetable, being 

 cooked and served like vegetable-marrow. 



Breadfruit (Art o car pus incisa). A very handsome, 

 quick-growing tree, with large, deeply cut leaves and 

 oblong green fruits of the size of one's two fists. 



Uguressa (Flacourtia Ramontchi var. Cataphracta). 

 A thorny, bushy tree of Malaya, producing large berries 

 which are purple or dull red when ripe; they are a 

 pleasant dessert fruit, and make excellent jam. 



Kamaranga (Averrhoa Carambola). A low, slender- 

 branched tree, bearing a profusion of peculiar winged 

 fruits, which are very juicy, though sour. Some varieties, 

 however, are sweet and worth cultivating as a dessert 

 fruit. 



Cochin Goraka (Garcinia Xanthochymus). A small, 

 ornamental, cone-shaped tree, with large leathery leaves 

 and attractive yellow apricot-like fruits, which are very 

 acid, but refreshing; the yellow pulp is suited for making 

 jam. 



Soursop (Anona muricata). A small tree, with large 

 green kidney-shaped fruits of a sweet sub-acid flavour. 



Bullock's Heart (Anona reticulatd). A small bushy 

 tree, the large heart-shaped fruits of which contain a 

 white granular pulp, which some people relish. Seasons: 

 January, June, and October. 



Custard Apple (Anona squamosa). A small tree; fruit 

 roundish or heart-shaped, with projecting scales, enclos- 

 ing sweet, custard-like pulp. 



Avocado Pear (Per sea gratis sima). A small tree, with 

 large pear-shaped green fruits, containing a large round 

 seed in the hollow centre. The greenish-white pulp 

 (pericarp) is agreeable and wholesome, though more 

 palatable when flavoured with vinegar, etc. Said to be 



