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called sablier or sandbox, is often seen near the villages; 
and another Euphorbiaceous tree, described and 
by Pére Nicolson as “‘noisettier” (loc. cit. 276. pl. 2) I 
have identified as the candle nut of Polynesia, Aleurites 
triloba, the beloved kukui of the Hawaiians, who eat its 
oily kernels together with certain seaweeds as a relish at 
their feasts. Among the Myrtaceae are the common 
guava (Psidium guajava), from which excellent jelly is 
made; Amomis caryophyllata (Pimenta aeris), the source 
of bay rum, here called bois d’Inde; the introduced 
pomme de Tahiti (Eugenia malaccensis) ; and the giro- 
flier, or cloves tree (Eugenia aromatica) from the need ae 
Archipelago, which is occasionally cultivated. 
In the gardens of the country people many of the one o 
vegetables are cultivated as in Porto Rico and Nees 
The indigenous ones have lost their Carib_ names but 
have been given pretty Creole names instead, and 
exactly like musk, fe ‘tee 
dicus is known as pois de C 
- its origin; and introduced y 
