82 NONDESCRIPT TREE AND FRUIT. [CH. IV. 



great distance eastward, and appeared to be connected with 

 the ponds of " Gorolei." 



Among the trees growing along the margin of this lagoon, 

 were several which were new to me ; particularly one which 

 bore clusters of a fruit resembling a small russet apple, and 

 about an inch in diameter. The skin was rough, the pulp of a 

 rich crimson colour, not unlike that of the prickly pear, and 

 it had an agreeable acid flavour. This pulp covered a large 

 rough stone, containing several seeds, and it was evidently 

 eaten by the natives, as great numbers of the bare stones 

 lay about. The foliage of the tree very much resembled the 

 white cedar of the colonists, and milk exuded from the stalk 

 or leaves when broken. 





JVatural size nf the fruit. 



