erroneous name of “Grenadilla.” Plants are po at Kew in 
Tem mperate House and also in the cool Economic House. They anony 
bear late in the autumn, and hence the fruit seldom ripens properly an 
is not in good order. Through the agency of the Botanical Department 
widely distributed throughout British Colonies, and it may n 
considered fairly established i in most of the regions of a sabeceapical 
character suited to its gro 
the year 1884 it is stated that the akonei betacea “is a close 
“ . 
“and the West Indies. Its fruit, which is red, and the size of a 
“ pigeons egg, may be employed in all ways like the tomato, and 
“ resembles it in flavour. Seeds have been oe from Jamaica, and 
“ there are now many young plants at Ha 
at 6,000 feet some of the Tree Tomato plants “are now eet high, 
“ and the fruits produced are very y are eid about : 
* inches long and 2 inches i ine not and when fully ripe are of a 
“ bright yellowish-red colo ey make excellent tarts, are very 
“ good stewed, much relished by most people when quite ripe 
* and eate vt oseberries. The plant is very robust and ea 
“ to grow here, and T beliova 3 it will thrive and be very profitable from 
an elevation of 2,000 to 6,000 feet. Under favourable conditions 
* the plant remains in bearing for many (10 or more) years 
In the last Report to hand, that for the year 1886, it is stated 
that “ ‘the Tree Tonia has spread rapidly eas ne poe country. 
red, and a 
* and Cen < aa it might be largely cultivated i in the villagi for sale 
“ in the to 
Large quantities of seeds were ne sent from Jamaica to the Madras 
7 Through the Dies ee the x Socie, I have gee ibe from time to 
time a variety of seeds. Of these the Tree Tomat o (Cyphomandra 
betacea) promises to prove a orai success. The seeds germinated 
a and the plants shot up so st Sem fast that some of them 
“ are-now between 5 and 6 feet in height, without a branch, but the 
“ I have given them no particular care, and they have stood the test of 
“& our hot weather very well indeed. I distributed the pas freely to 
most of the planters and other permanent residents here 
From a Report to the same Society, dated 29th October 1885, from 
Sitenin, ANE by the Rev. Dr. G. Richter, it is stated :— 
« address thre e ripe fruits of nee mato” (Cy, save 
nt betacea), and would now ark sae in my experience the fr 
* answers in every respect the parposea = which the ordinary tomato 
“ is esteemed. As Mr. Morris, of Jamaica, stated in his letter to you in 
“ April 1884, when he sent the seeds, it peed agreeable as chutney, 
“ fried, ste wed, and in a tart, and may be useful for jam and jelly. 
“In using the fruit the rind should be well removed, as it has 
