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Sl'uiidias liiteu. 



HOG PLUM. 



This tree is distributed over Tropical America, West Africa 

 and Java, where it is commonly called the Ho;;^ Plum, and is used 

 for fattening swine. In Jamaica it grows well, up to an elevation 

 of 4000 feet. It is a large, graceful tree, about 50 feet high, with 

 spreading branches, and it is particularly beautiful when in fruit. 

 The pinnate leaves are a clear green, the leaflets are ovate-hn- 

 ceolate, and the golden-yellow fruit hangs in clusters. It ripens 

 in September and October. The fruit is ovoid, about 1 inch long : 

 it has a smooth skm, having a disagreeable odor. There is one 

 large seed, which resembles the husk of a ground-nut. This fruit 

 is cooling and aromatic. To my knowledge there are but two 

 trees of this kind in bearing in the Hawaiian Islands, and these 

 are growing in private grounds in Honolulu. 



