46 F0B15S -5 TREES. 



There are two distinct varieties ia local cultiva- 

 tion, one being small and sweetish, while the other is 

 larger, coarser, and very sour. 



Two crops are borne during the year, the first in 

 the hot season and the second in September and 

 October. The pinnate leaves are sensitive to the 

 touch. > 



Cultivation.— Unless the seeds are well matured 

 onareser^d tree, they either do not germinate at 

 all, or the seedlings soon damp off. This is espe- 

 cially the case with the small, sweet-fruited variety. 

 Plant at 20 feet apart, irrigate during periods of 

 drought, and manure heavily once a year rluring the 

 south-west monsoon. The land between the trees 

 should be kept open and free of weeds. 

 102 Averrhoa Bilimbi, Linn. 



Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh CoUediori. 

 A small evergreen tree bearing somewhat similar 

 fruit to the above, but not angular, and too acid to 

 be eaten raw. The fruit is cylindrical, has a pecu- 

 liar soapy feeling, and is much esteemed for pickling. 

 Nevertheless, the two species are much confounded 

 and many persons mistake the one for the other. 

 The pinnate leaves oi A. Bilimbi are longer than in 

 the preceding species, and have usually 15 to 17 pairs 

 of leaflets. The crimson flowers are said to make 

 a good preserve. 



Cultivation.— The same as for A. Carambola. 



XVI. RUTACEiE. 



103 Zanthoxylon Rhetsa, Do. Kan. jimmi mara. 



A small corky-barked tree of the "Western Ghats, 

 usually very prickly. The carpels and root-bark 

 possess pungent and aromatic properties. Good 

 herbarium specimens would be an acquisition athead- 

 quarters. 



