516 The Andes and the Amazons. 



Inga-puct^" is a7i enormous pod, a yard in length by two 

 and a half inches wide, bearing an excellent bean. The 

 tree, of moderate height, is cultivated at Fonte Boa. Inga- 

 vERA, or Pacay, grows at Moyobamba. 



TJiKi is a wild fruit, of an oblong shape. When ripe, 

 the thick green rind opens by a natural cleft across the 

 middle, disclosing an oval seed, of the size of an apricot, 

 of a vivid crimson color. It is used on the Solimoens to 

 give to stewed bananas a rosy tint and rich creamy taste 

 and consistence. 



U191, or WiSHi {Myristica f), is another wild fruit of the 

 Middle Amazons. The fatty bitter pulp surrounding the 

 large stony seeds is eaten mixed with farina, and is very 

 nourishing. 



Map ATI, or Cootjra {Pourowna cecrojpicefolia), one of the 

 finest fruits of Equatorial America, is a i-ound juicy berry, 

 growing in large bunches, and resembling grapes in taste. 

 It is cultivated on the Middle Amazons. Two smaller 

 species grow wild on the Upper Rio Negro. 



Aapikanga is a bright, vermilion - colored berry, with 

 hard skin and sweet, viscid, seedy pulp. It occurs on the 

 Tapajos. 



WAJDEtJ {Achras?), of the size of a gooseberry, contains 

 a sweet, gelatinous pulp, inclosing two large, black, shin- 

 ing seeds. 



Bacuei, or Pacouey-uva {Platonia iiisignis), is a deli- 

 cious sour berry, of a bright lemon color, and containing 

 almond -like seeds. It makes a fine golden jelly. It is 

 found on the Solimoens. There are two kinds — B. suma 

 and S. curua. 



Cashipaei-aeapaa is an oblong scarlet berry from the 

 same region. 



AssAi (Euterjye oleracea), a slim and beautiful Palm- 

 tree, yields a cherry-like fruit, having a dark-blue pulp. 



