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O. P. TV. Collection. Plate LXXXIX 



Garcinia inangostana. 



MAXGOSTEEN. 



This tree is a native of Sumatra and of the Islands of the 

 Eastern Archipelago. It is of medium size, the stem rising to 

 a height of about 20 feet ; and its branches coming out in regular 

 order give the head of the tree the form of a parobola. The 

 leaves are about 8 inches long and 4 inches broad at the middle ; 

 thev are a beautiful green on the upper side and a delicate olive 

 on the under side. The flowers resemble a single rose with dark- 

 red petals. The fruit is round, about the size of a small orange, 

 and has a characteristic persistent calyx. The shell is at first 

 green, and when ripe changes to purplish-brown marked with 

 yellow spots. The Mangosteen is called the queen of fruits, and 

 the tree upon which it is produced is most graceful and beautiful. 



Those who have tasted this fruit in its perfection declare it to 

 be indescribably delicious. The Mangosteen must have a hot, 

 moist, and fairly equable climate throughout the year. 



I\Iany Mangosteen trees have been brought to Hawaii, and 

 have received intelligent care, but they have not thrived well ; 

 and have eventually died. Only two have ever produced fruit ; 

 one in the garden of ]\Ir. Francis Gay of Kauai, which bears its 

 fruit annually, and the other tree at Lahaina, Maui, in the gar 

 den formerly the property of Mr. Harry Turton. 



