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core, just as there is, only less decidedly, in our apple 
and pear; and from this -appearance it has derived its 
English name of Star-apple. Broad, plump, black 
seeds, flattened on the sides, with a scar as in the Sapo- 
tilla, regularly disposed, and surrounded by a tough 
gelatinous substance, form us — of the central 
star. v 
Nothing can he richer than the appearance of the pow 
itself. It consists of innumerable fibres of a sumptuous 
purple color, intermingled with veins of a thick white 
cream, which is continually oozing out. It may be 
likened to a mixture of strawberries and cream, and, 
though it possesses not tlie high flavor of that compound, 
it is very pleasant, sweet, and good. But it should be 
eaten fully ripe, in order to be properly appreciated. 
I have described the purple conical variety. There 
is another variety which is like it in all respects, except 
that it is globular instead of conical in form. I have 
also seen two varieties, one of which is globular, the 
other conical, which have a green skin. and a white 
pulp, and are smaller than the purple varieties. ‘There 
may be other varieties still, some of which may deserve 
to be ranked as ee 
Cirrus. . This is a well known genus, belonging to 
the order Aurantiacee, and common in tropical, and the 
warmer temperate regions, though said not to be a na- 
tive of the western world. It includes under it, as spe- 
cies, the orange, lime, lemon, citron, &c. It is known 
among its congeners by the numerous stamens of its 
flower, divided into unequal bundles, and by the tough 
rind of its fruit, which is distinctly and readily separated 
