XIV 



CHAPTER 



XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 



XXIII. 



XXIV. 



XXV. 



XXVI. 

 XXVII. 



XXVIII. 



XXIX. 

 XXX. 



XXXI. 

 XXXII. 



CONTENTS— Ce«/»««*rf 



PAGS 



The Pineapple 2381 



The Banana 250 



The Fig 260 



The Date— The Cocoanut . . . .271 



The Japanese Persimmon . . . -283 



The Guava 287 



Rose and Malay Apples, Java Plum, Suri- 

 nam and Barbadoes " Cherries," and 

 Marmalade Box .... 295 



The Pomegranate 297 



The Avocado, "Aguacate," or "Alligator 



Pear " 299 



The Custard Apple, The Cherimoya, Sweet 



and Sour Sop, and Pond Apple . 301 



The Mangosteen — ^The Mammee Apple . 303 



Sapodilla, Mammee Sapota, White Sapota, 

 Star Apple, Cocoa Pliun and Egg 

 Fruit (or "Ti-es") . . . .305 



Six of the More Familiar Tropical and 



Semi-Tropical Fruits . . .307 



Some of the Less Known Fruits . .311 



