we Fruits of Cuba. 
large pendent bunches, just under the leaves. One of 
these bunches may weigh twelve or fifteen pounds, and 
contain as many as five hundred nuts. "These are cov- 
ered externally, as the cocoa-nut is, with a fibrous husk, 
-which, however, is more easily separated from the shell. 
This is of.a yellowish green. Then comes a hard, 
round, black shell, irregularly grooved, and quite thick 
and strong, appearing to be of much the same texture 
-as the shell of the cocoa-nut. This encloses the meat, 
which is solid, white, sweet, of a similar flavor with the 
cocoa-nut, and about the size of a filbert. 
I caused two large bunches of this fruit to be put into 
the vessel which brought me home, but when they were 
examined on our arrival, the nuts had all dropped from 
the bushy stalks, and on being cracked were found to 
.be decayed and worthless. It should be mentioned that 
they were packed in a close box; had they been hung 
in the open air, they might have succeeded better. 
JawBosa VULGARIS, or pomestica. The’ Spanish 
name is Manzana de rosa, or Poma rosa ; the French, 
Pomme rose, or Jam-rose ; the English, Rose apple. 
The tree is one of the most be l-im Cuba, large 
and spreading, affording a fine shade. - The leaves are 
ample, oval, pointed, firm and glossy. The blossoms are 
large, white, and of pleasant odor, and their stamens are 
so long and numerous that they look like tassels. They 
are gigantic and fragrant myrtle blossoms. 
The fruit is round, or oval, and cárinated ; has, a 
smooth skin; and is cream-colored without and within. 
The pulp is of rather a firm consistence, sweet to the 
taste, and possessing a. decided odor of roses, from which 
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