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jam, and some varieties of which are now cultivated, 

 especially in the United States, and the RASPBERRY 

 (Rubus Idceus, L.). The GOOSEBERRY (Ribes Gros- 

 sularia, L.), the BLACK CURRANT (R. nigritm, L.), 

 and the RED and WHITE CURRANTS (R. rubruui, 

 L.) are allied species of the order Ribesiacese, which 

 occasionally occur in a naturalized state in England. 

 These small fruits, besides their use in puddings and 

 jams, are ingredients, as are also the berries of the 

 ELDER (Sambucus nigra, L.), in British wines. 



The PINEAPPLE (Bromelia Ananas, L.) is not 

 truly a single fruit, but a collection of fruits on a 

 fleshy peduncle, or flower-stalk. Originally native 

 to Brazil, and cultivated in hothouses in England for 

 two centuries, it is now extensively imported from 

 the Bahamas and Azores, both fresh and in tins, so 

 as to be retailed at a very low price. 



The MULBERRY (Merits nigra, L.) is similarly 

 the united product of a cluster of flowers. The 

 leaves of the perianth become purple and juicy. The 

 tree has been grown in England for three centuries, 

 being originally a native of Western Asia. It belongs 

 to the same order (Moracese) as does 



The FlG (Ficus Carica, L.). In this tree a native 

 of the Eastern Mediterranean region the edible 

 portion is an enlarged peduncle, or flower-stalk, 

 enclosing numerous minute flowers, which in the 

 ' Green Figs ' grown in this country, especially at 

 Worthing, Sussex, are never fertilized, as they are, 

 by insect agency or artificially, in their native 

 countries. Hundreds of tons of figs are annually 

 imported in a dried state, mainly from Smyrna. In 



