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The fruit is surrounded by a loose papery husk. It is eaten 

 either raw or in sauce, pies, and jam. In Hawaii the Cape 

 gooseberry is called poha and is cultivated to a considerable 

 extent. The fruit ships well and is sent to Honolulu in large 

 quantities from the Island of Hawaii. The fruit contains 2 

 per cent, protein and 8 per cent, of sugar. In a fresh condi- 

 tion the Cape gooseberry is decidedly laxative. 



PASSION FRUIT 



A number of closely related species of passion vine bear 

 edible fruit. The water lemon (Passiflora laurifolia) is a 

 climbing vine, native of the West Indies, which bears yellow 

 fruit about the size and shape of a goose egg. The rind is 

 tough and leathery and the numerous seed are embedded in 

 a gelatinous pulp. This species of passion fruit is widely 

 cultivated in Hawaii. The passion fruit so widely cultivated 

 in India and Australia is Passiflora edulis and has a purple 

 rind. The granadilla (P. quadrangularis) is perhaps the 

 most vigorous grower of all the species of passion fruit It 

 is a climbing vine, native of tropical America, and has become 

 quite generally distributed throughout the Tropics. The fruit 

 is oblong and attains a large size, being often 6 to 8 inches long 

 and 3 or 4 inches in diameter. 



The water lemon carries well in cold storage and may be 

 safely held at a temperature of 32° F. for 3 months or longer. 

 Their fine foliage and handsome flowers make all of these 

 species suitable for ornamental purposes. 



MAMMEE APPLE 



The Mammee apple (Mammea americana) is a native of 

 South America and the West Indies. The tree reaches a height 

 of 35 to 60 feet and bears white fragrant flowers and spherical, 

 round, brown, hard-shelled fruit 3 to 5 inches in diameter, 



