169 



p 



Lotos. Zizyphus Lotus, Desf. (Riiamne.e). 



Theophrastus' says the lotos without stones is the best. 

 Phny^ says that the fruit which has no stone in the inside is the 

 best. Decandolle identifies this lotos with Zizyphus lotos, Des- 

 font' This fruit is of the size of sloes, containing large stones'\ 

 and is an important article of food in Tunis and Barbary. The 

 Arabs are excessively fond of it, and Park in Africa describes the 



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small farinaceous berries as of a delicious taste. Consult Spren- 

 ^ gels Hist. Rei Herb. p. 22, %i and 251. 



LUCUMA UIFERA, MOL. (SaPOTACE^). 



This Chilian tree, according to Molina^, bears fruit twice a year. 

 The one set early in summer, have no kernels; the other set in 

 autumn have two kernels- It is cultivated. 



Malay Apple. Eugenli Malaccensis, L. (Mvrtace.k). 



This tree is cultivated in the Indian Archipelago, the Pacific 

 Islands, China, India, etc\ Firminger says the fruit is of the 

 size and form of a very small apple, perfectly smootl), of a pure 

 translucent white with a crimson blush, that some persons eat it, 

 but that it is not worth the eating. Cook^ says the fruits at Bata- 

 via are pleasant and cooling, but not possessing much flavor. 

 Seemann describes the flavor as delicate : Lindley says when well 

 ripened, delicious. Louriero commends it in Cochin China. 

 There are apple-shaped, quince-shaped and pear-shaped varie- 

 ties mentioned. Bauhin in his Pinax, 1623, mentions a stoneless 

 variety. 



Mango. Mangifera Indica, L. (Anacardl\ce.k). 



Of this fruit there are numberless varieties, differing in color, 

 ^ form and savor as do the pears and apples of Europe, says 



Loureiro. In some of its varieties it is esteemed delicious. About 



1 Theop. liist. pi. lib. iv. c. 4. 



2 Pliny, lib. xiii. c. 32. 



3 Don. Gard. Diet. 



4 Molina, Hist. nat. du Chili, Paris, 17S9, p. 169. 



5 Firminger, Gard. in India, 265. 



6 Cook, Voy. i. 305. 



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