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should not became a matter of commercial importance. Three 

 varieties, the Amarillo, Havana and White, were examined. 



6717. Egg fruit or marmalade plum. (Luc ana mam- 

 mosa). This occurs in the wild state in the West Indies and the 

 Philippines and is cultivated in southern Florida and southern 

 California. The fruit is about six inches long, has a russet, 

 rough skin, and contains but a single seed. The flesh is reddish 

 in color, soft and sweet. It has been compared to a very ripe 

 pear, but is more luscious.* 



This fruit was grown at No Name Key, Key West, Florida. 

 Three specimens gave the following results : 



Pulp J 43-4 grams 82.70 per cent 



Peel 12.0 " 6.92 



Seed 18.0 " 10.38 



6718. Sapodilua or nasebfrry. {Achras Sapota). The 

 sapodilla is a small evergreen tree, native to tropical America. 

 In appearance the fruit resembles a small russet apple, while the 

 flavor is more like that of a sweet pear. It is very little known 

 in northern markets, although its' merits entitle it to a more 

 extended use. The juice of the green fruit and the sap of the 

 tree furnish the commercial article known as chicle, extensively 

 used as the basis of chewing gums.t 



Three fruits were received through the Division of Pomology, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. These were grown at Key 

 West, Florida. They weighed about 5 oz. each (150 grams). 

 Edible portion 88 per cent ; skin 8 per cent ; seed 4 per cent. 



5162. Loouat. (Briobotrya Japonic a). The loquat is 

 native to China and Japan, but is much planted in the Gulf 

 States and westward. It blooms from August until the approach 

 of winter, and ripens its clustered fruit in very early spring. 

 The fruit is often seen in northern markets. t 



The fruits analyzed were grown in the greenhouses of the U. 

 S. Department of Agriculture at Washington. Thirty-six fruits 

 weighed nearly a pound (413 grams). About 40 per cent was 

 refuse (skin and seeds). 



* Bailey. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, Vol. Ill, p. 94S. 



t Bureau of Chemistry, Bui. 87, p. 24, U. S. D. A. 



t Bailey. Cyclopedia American Horticulture Vol. II, p. 543. 



