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USES. The fruit and evergreen leaves are lovely in places inside France where 

 they're not damaged by the cold. But it's hard to maintain the tree in open ground in the 

 northern provinces. The fruit occasionally is eaten in Provence, but it's not very pleasant 

 and it's a strong laxative. The species name, unedo, abbreviated from unum edo 9 means 

 that it's enough to eat just one. 



CULTIVATION. In the south of France, it propagates on its own. But around Paris, 

 it's propagated as soon as the fruit has ripened by planting the seeds in trays full of 

 somewhat loose soil. The pots are positioned toward the southeast until the seeds sprout. 

 When the seedlings are four or five inches tall, they are planted in small pots and left in a 

 conservatory over the winter until they're sturdy enough to be put in the ground. The tree 

 is also propagated by layering done in February or at the beginning of March. A variety 

 of this tree has red flowers. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Strawberry tree. 2. Intact corolla. 3. Calyx and pistil. 4. Corolla enlarged and 

 opened to show stamens. 



