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fruit is nearly a foot long. The pulp , which is " a little fari- 

 naceous, mixed with fibres," is tart and wholesome and 

 so distinctly refrigerant that it is often given fever 

 patients. 



The Bengal Quince, Elephant Apple, or Apple-boom 

 {Aegle marmelos) is related to the Citrus fruits and its 

 leaves and manner of growth resemble different Citrus 

 varieties. 



The "Bacury" of Brazil {Platonia insignis) has a rather 

 tart pulp containing a few seeds, the whole covered by- a 

 hard, smooth rind or shell of a gay yellow hue. The most 

 costly preserves of some parts of Brazil are made, it is said, 

 from this cocoanut-like "Bacury." 



The Chilian Myrtle {Myrtus ugin) has a soft, juicy, red- 

 brown fruit, in appearance rather like a "large, black 

 currant." It is particularly used, uncooked, ap a simple 

 dessert fruit or in cooling drinks and is delightfully 

 aromatic. 



The Capuassa (Deltonia luctea) is a Brazilian fruit tree 

 with extremely heavy foliage and a large-seeded, yellow- 

 meated fruit covered with a hard shell of rough, somewhat 

 furry appearance. , Rand says, in describing the strained^ 

 crushed, and diluted pulp of this wonderfully fragrant fruit, 

 that the resulting drink, called by courtesy wine, "is worth 

 a voyage across the Atlantic." . 



The Peach "Palm" {Guielma speciosd) bears a fruit 

 somewhat resembling the apricot, but triangular in form 

 rather than oval. It is used more like a potato, or the 

 cassava, or bread fruit, resembling also somewhat the 

 Spanish chestnut when roasted or otherwise prepared, its 

 ground meal often being made into bread or cakes for 

 baking. 



The Madagascar Voa-vanga {Vangueria edulis) pro- 

 duces edible berries nearly an inch in diameter. 



