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FRUIT CULTIVATION 



Chrysobalanus Icaco (Rosaceae). Icaco ; Coco-plum; 

 Spanish-nectarine. A small spreading shrubby tree, native of 

 Tropical America. It bears fruit of the size and shape of a plum, 

 varying from round to egg-shape, with a purplish tender rind ; the 

 scanty white pulp, adhering to the kernel, is of a somewhat agree- 

 able acid taste. The fruit is said to be largely made into conserves 



BUTTERNUT TREE. Ciiiyoctir micifei'iini. 



in Cuba, being in this form an article of export ; but in Ceylon it is 

 a very poor fruit, hardly worth growing. The tree succeeds in the 

 moist low-country up to 2,000 ft., and is propagated from seeds. 



Chrysophyllum Cainito (Sapotaceai). Star-apple; "Rata- 

 lawulu" S. ; " Seemaipala- Pallam " T. A fairly large and 



