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FRUITS, 



Antidesma venosum, E.M. isi-Bamuloti. Euphorbiacese. 



A small tree whose fruits are eaten by natives and children, 

 they are not very palatable, and probably inight be injurious if 

 eaten in quantity. 



Anona senegalensis, Pers. i- Rabija. Anonac-ese. 



A small tree bearing a fruit something like the custard 

 apple, but much smaller, both, this plant, the custard apple, 

 sweet and sour sops, and cherimoyer, belong to the same genus, 

 but the fruit of A. senegalensls is much inferior to any of them. 

 It is also a native of S. America. 



Aberia caffra, Hk. & Harv. um-Qokolo. Blxineae. 



A small tree or shrub, often used for hedge purposes, the 

 fruits are large, and very sour, except perhaps when quite ripe. 

 They are often used for preserving, and Baron Mueller suggests 

 that they might perhaps be dried " by which means the sour- 

 ness might be lessened. " 



Arachis hypogaea, Linn., Ground Nut. Leguminosae. 



This plant is cultivated in most tropical countries, and is too 

 well known to need further description. The legumes are de- 

 posited beneath the surface of the ground, and the seeds 

 yield a bland oil which is but little inferior to that obtained 

 from the olive A kind of butter made from the seeds is much 

 esteemed by vegetarians and others. 



Bridelia micrmtha, Planch. um-Hlalamaquababa. Eaphorbiaceae. 



A tree bearing berries a little larger and about the same 

 colour as a black currant, they are sweetish and edible. 



Cassia occidentalism Linn. Leguminosae. 



A small undershrub bearing yellow flowers and long slender 

 pods, it is probably not really indigenous, but has become 

 naturalised in the coast districts The seeds have been used 

 as coffee when roasted, and are said to be beneficial to asthmatic 

 patients when used in this way. 



Ghrysophyllum natalense, Sond um-Tongwaan. Sapotaceae. 



A moderately sized tree reaching to 20 or 30 feet in height, 

 the fruit is sour but edible, and is sometimes caled the Natal 

 Plum. 



Carissa acuminata, A. DC. um-Vusamkunzi. Apocynaceae. 



A low rambling shrub attaining about 10 feet in height, the 

 fruits are eaten by natives and are also used for preserving, 



