510 The Andes and tue Amazons. 



the region of Para. The third is larger in diameter than 

 the andna, which is the ordinary variety. Wild pine-apples 

 abound in the campos, about the size of an apple, having 

 the true flavor, but little pulp. 



Ata {Anona squamosa), called " Pinha " in Pernambu- 

 co and Bahia, and " Fruto do Conde " in Rio. It grows 

 wild on a tree in the neighborhood of Santarem, and is 

 one of the most delicious fruits in the tropics, rivaling the 

 Chiriraoya and Mangosteem. It is about as large as an 

 orange ; and its scaly rind, incrusted on the inside with 

 sugar, incloses a rich, custardy pulp, having the flavor of 

 perfumed cream. 



Fruto do Conde {Ano7ia imiricata), called " Ata " at 

 Rio. — This is similar to the custard-apple, but has a smooth, 

 pear-colored skin. It grows sparingly at Manaos. 



BiEiBA is the name of a favorite fruit cultivated at Fonte 

 Boa, related to the Ata, but much larger, being five inches 

 in diameter. 



Papaw {Carica paj)aya), by Brazilians called " Mamao, 

 is a large melon -shaped fruit, of an orange -yellow color, 

 growing on a herbaceous tree, cultivated particularly on 

 the wooded slopes of the Andes. It is eaten raw when 

 ripe, like water-melon, and is considered wholesome and 

 anthelmintic. "When fully grown, but not ripe, it is cook- 

 ed, resembling in flavor vegetable marrow. Meat boiled 

 with it is made tender. " Indeed," says Mr. Spruce, " I 

 know that a tough parrot or macaw grows tender when 

 wrapped for some time in the leaves." 



Sapott (^cAyas sapota), or Sapotilla, a very sweet fruit, 

 of the size of an egg and with a yellowish-brown exterior, 

 is most abundant in the eastern valleys of Peru. 



Abio {Achras cainito) resembles the former. It is very 

 sweet, about as large as an orange, with a yellow exterior 

 and light-blue interior. 



