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at Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, but outside of Brazil and Peru 

 is little known. Recently it has been introduced into the 

 United States, and should prove sufficiently hardy for cultiva- 

 tion in southern Florida, although probably it is too tender 

 for any part of California. From its abundance in Para it can 

 be judged that it delights in a moist climate, uniformly warm 

 throughout the year. It does well at Rio de Janeiro, however, 

 where the weather is cool during part of the year. 



Lucuma Caimito, Roem., is a synonym of Pouteria Caimito, 

 Radlk. Because of its specific name caimito, this plant is 

 sometimes confused with the West Indian ChrysopJiyllum 

 Cainito (star-apple, see above), which is commonly known in 

 Spanish as caimito. According to Pittier, its name in the Cauca 

 Valley of Colombia is caimo. 



The tree's cultural requirements are similar to those of the 

 canistel. The Brazilians say that a soil rich in humus is the 

 most suitable. Propagation is usually by seeds, but such vege- 

 tative means as budding and grafting should be successful. 

 Huber reports that there are many seedling varieties at Para, 

 differing in the form and size of the leaves as well as in the fruits. 

 The latter are sometimes round, sometimes elongated ; in some 

 the flesh is firm and in others soft and mucilaginous ; some are 

 insipid in flavor while others are very sweet and pleasant. 



THE YELLOW SAPOTE 

 (Liwuma salicifolia, HBK.) 



Both in foliage and fruit the yellow sapote closely resembles 

 the canistel, but its fruit is, perhaps, slightly the better of the 

 two. It is a small tree, attaining 25 feet in height, and usually 

 of slender erect growth. The leaves are lanceolate, acute at 

 the base and obtuse at the tip, 4 to 7 inches long, and light green 

 in color. The small whitish or greenish flowers are solitary or 

 in pairs in the leaf-axils. The fruit, commonly slender and 



