14 THE CUBA REVIEW 
The Mamoncillo Tree of Cuba. 
has not yet been investigated, but it has possibilities for important technical uses in a 
large way. Moreover, the fruit could be prepared and served in different ways. It 
would make a delicious dessert and from it could be made a marmalade equal to that of 
any fruit. Another way to serve it would be in the form of a pudding. Although the 
writer has no information of such use, it may be safely asserted that a beer or brandy 
could be prepared from these juicy fruits. 
The seeds when freed from the pulpy matter are about as large as a hazel nut and 
have a relatively thin shell. The inner portion or kernel is a starchy mass not unlike 
that of a chestnut and children are very fond of these nuts when roasted. If these 
seeds were properly collected, prepared and roasted in a commercial way, a market could 
be developed for them in the States, same as there is now for the cashew and other nuts 
that are imported so largely. 
As an ornamental tree the genip is very attractive and well worth cultivating. 
The beautiful glossy green of its foliage, forming a very dense crown, contrasts pleasant- 
ly with the lighter and darker shades of green of the surrounding trees. The trees are 
