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In India it is frequently collected and made into delicious 

 tarts, being also in great demand at Simla and other hill stations 

 for making jam. In cultivation, the plant responds well to 

 similar treatment as that usually given to the Raspberry and 

 Bramble. A good rich soil should be afforded, and the old 

 and barren shoots cut out. Propagated by suckers dug out 

 during the rains. 



R. rosaefolius. " Mauritius Raspberry." A shrub con- 

 sidered to have been introduced from Mauritius, and said to be 

 commonly grown in gardens about Calcutta. The fruit, produced 

 in February, is similar in appearance to the English Raspberry, 

 but tilled with hard seeds, and, according to FIRMIXGER, having 

 no better flavour than a bad blackberry. SIR JOSEPH HOOKER 

 gives this as an indigenous species in India. 



R. Idaeus. English Raspberry. This has been tried at 

 Hakgala and Nuwara Eliya Experiment Gardens, but found 

 quite unsuited to the climate. The same remarks as under 

 Gooseberry may be applied. 



R. trivialis. American Dewberry. I am not aware that 

 this has been tried in Ceylon ; it has been reported to grow 

 vigorously and bear fruit well at Saharanpur in India. 



Sechium edule. Cho-cho. See under Sub-tropical Vegetables. 



Vaccinium meridionale (Vacciniaceae, Cranberry order). 

 The fruit is of the size of a Black-currant and is used in Jamaica 

 for making tarts, jam and jelly, according to MR. W. HARRIS. 

 Other species yield edible fruits, as the " Cowberry " (V. Vitis-idaea), 

 and Whortleberry (V. myrtillus}. The Cranberry is produced by 

 Oxycoccus palnstris and 0. niacrocarpus, the latter being a Canadian 

 species. 



Vitis Vinifera. Grape Vine. See Tropical Fruits. 



