This interesting tree was named I 

 Konig, in Annals of Botany, " in 

 of Admiral W. Bligh, whose service 

 dered to botanical science, in the 

 portation of rare plants from remote coun- 

 tries, have procured him this compliment." 



It is a native of tropical Africa, and was 

 brought to the West Indies in 1778, where 

 it is now become naturalized. The fleshy 



April, in the stove, which is necessary for 

 its preservation : we have not hitherto pro- 

 pagated it. The soil should be rich loam : 

 it is a robust and vigorous growing plant, 

 and appears likely to ripen its fruit with u s . 



