THE WORLD 8 WONDERS. 



After the grass had been burnt, large qualities of the crimson 

 fruit of the wild ginger showed in many directions, growing 

 half -exposed from the earth. This is a leathery, hard pod, 



about the size of a goose-egg, filled with a semi-transparent 

 pulp of a subacid flavor, with a delicious perfume between 

 pine-apple and lemon-peel. It is very juicy and refreshing, 

 and is decidedly the best wild fruit of Central Africa. 



