O. F. W. Collerliun. PLATE CXVI 



Atalantia bu.vifolia. 



This small tree of dwarfish habit is from tropical Asia. It is 

 closely related to the orange, and has large thorns. Its simple 

 leaves are alternate, coriaceous, emarginate, and from 1 to IjA 

 inches in length. The petioles are short. The small, solitary 

 flowers have five petals. The berry is globose and three-quarters 

 of an inch in diameter. When ripe, it is a shiny black, and has 

 a thick skin. The pulp has somewhat the flavor of a lime, and the 

 seeds are generally 1 to 5 in number. The only specimens of 

 this tree in Hawaii are growing in the garden of Mrs. Foster ; 

 they, presumably, were introduced by Dr. Hillebrand, as these 

 gardens formerl}' belonged to him. 



