SUB-TROPICAL OR TEMPERATE FRUITS 



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Carica candamarcensis (Passifloraceae). Mountain Papavv. 

 A small semi-herbaceous tree with a crown of large coarse palmate 

 leaves, native of Colombia and Eucador, similar to the Papaw of 

 the low-country, but with fruit only a fraction the size of the 

 latter. The tree has been introduced at Hakgala Gardens, Ceylon, 

 in 1880, and is now commonly grown in hill gardens for the sake 

 of its fruit, being often found in a semi-naturalised state about 

 up-country bungalows. The ovoid -green fruit is characterized by 

 longitudinal ridges, and is in season all the year round ; though 



CHERIMOYER, OK CHERIMOLIA. Anoiia Cticrinwlia. 



too acid to be used for dessert, it is very agreeable when stewed, 

 and can also be made into jam and preserves. When ripe the fruit 

 has a pleasant apple-like odour. Propagated by seed. 



Carya oliviformis (Juglandaceae). Pecan-, or Pican-nut. A 

 handsome tree with a straight trunk, reaching a height of about 70 

 feet, native of Texas, etc. The nuts are considered to be the most 

 delicious of the Walnut kind, and form an important article of 

 commerce in the Southern United States. The export of these 

 nuts from Texas is said to value about 12,000 annually. There 

 are several varieties in cultivation. The tree has not as yet been 



