hi 



Note also fruits, seeds and wood of the Indian Horsb CASE 

 Chestnut (A. Indica, Colebr.). A handsome ornamental 27. 

 tree similar in appearance to the European species. In 

 India the wood is employed for a variety of purposes, but 

 more particularly for turned articles. The fruits are 

 given as food to cattle and goats, and in times of scarcity 

 are grouiid and mixed with flour and consumed by the 

 hill tribes. 



No. 151. Fruit of the Akee {BHghia sapida^ Koen.). 

 A tree of West Tropical Africa. The edible portion is 

 the arll^ the succulent socket developed round the base of 

 each seed. This aril is eaten when cooked and forms a 

 very palatable food but it must be eaten before fermen- 

 tation sets in, otherwise it is considered unwholesome. 

 The seeds yield by expression a solid oil or fat, a sample 

 of which is exhibited. 



No. 152. Wood, fruits, oil, and twigs bearing lac, of 

 the KosuMBA (Schleichera trijuga^ Willd.), an important 

 deciduous forest tree of India, Burma, &c. The wood is 

 very strong and durable; used for oil and sugar mills, 

 rice-pounders, agricultural implements, &c. The fruits 

 are edible, and the seeds yield an oil used for burning 

 in Southern India and Burma, and reputed to be the 

 original Macassar oil. The best lac is produced on this 

 tree. 



No. 153. Soap Berries, the fruits of Sapindus 

 Saponaria^ L., a small tree of Tropical America and the 

 West Indies, where the seed-vessels, which contain 

 saponin, are employed as a valuable substitute for soap. 

 The hard black seeds take a fine polish and are used for 

 making necklaces, buttons, &c. 



The fruits of S. trifoliatus^ L., and S. Mukorossi, 

 Gaertn., Indian species, are also used as soap for washing 

 silk and woollen fabrics, clothing, &c. 



No. 154. LiTCHis (Nephelium Litchi, Camb.), the 

 fruits of a handsome evergreen tree of China, now largely 

 cultivated in northern India. The fleshy aril surrounding 

 the seed is highly esteemed for dessert, more particularly 

 in a fresh state. The dried fruits may frequently be seen 

 in fruiterers' shops in this country. 



