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ÅNONACEÆ. 
1 ponz Sop Een muricata).—Habitat, West Indies, Season, 
to October, but it may be obtained in small q teri s during the 
greater part of the year. It is a large fruit with a dine n skin and 
n so of a pleasant acid flavour. The pulp, which | is is white; is 
sometimes mixed with sugar and water and it then es cious 
drink during hot weather. The fruit is ag common in the island, the 
tree bearing it aa wild in many place 
2. Custard Appl e (Anona Aves m .—Habitat, West Indies. 
Season, October to February. This fine fruit occurs abundan antly, and 
like the Sour Sop it grows wild in many places. It has a sweetis tish pulp 
ofa pleasant flavour, which is also sometimes made into “ Custard Apple 
dri TL 
. Sugar Apple (Anona en — Habitat, West Indies. 
Ban June to August. This fruit is abundant and its pleasant sweet 
pulp is much esteemed. ` Were fr uit seer with cold chambers to run 
between the Antilles and London, Sugar Apples, per Sops, and Custard 
Apples could easily be delivered in good condition at the home markets, 
where they would doubtless me with a ready sale 
MALYACEX. 
4. Sorrel nities Sabdariffa). Hash, Not th Africa, Sonam, 
November to Janua This frait, the pro of an annual, 
common in the island, I ke an bs day [ee and it is used for 
tarts, pies, &c. pleasant beverage, called ‘ Sorrel drink ” is 
also made from it in be following manner. The Sorrel capsules, with 
a little spice to nae are boiled with water until they become pulpy. 
The next day the pulp is strained out, and the resulting clear fluid is 
sweetened with sugar, bottled off, and ‘allowed to remain until slight 
fermentation sets up, when it is ready or use. 
GUTTIFERZ. 
5. Mammee Appie (Mammea americana) — ca Indies. 
ay and August to December. Occurs in a undance, . 
and is exported in small quantities to the neighbouring islands and to 
America. The fr ait Sie a thick leathery rind, and four e seeds 
which are covered with a dense pulp having somewhat the flavour of an 
Apricot. In fact the fruit is called “ Zabricot” by the natives. 
MALPIGHIACEJE, 
6. Barbados 1 Chert — hia Laseene foe —Habitat, West 
Indi ts usd The s g this fruit is 
Nery tubsindn Manlii pe" Olei "me spd, basis Le PF 
making jams, and they are also candied with sugar. The fruit. 
exported only i in cold chambers. = 
E Suri inam Cherry Ga ined glows): — Habitat, South 
Am Season, April to July. This is not grown to any 
sint i in the island, for as it has somewhat id an aromatic taste, it is 
not much liked except by a ide persons. 
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8. Citron (Citrus Medica). ewe ee India, but naturalised in the 
West Ind The Citron grows well i the island, but it is not very 
common as ar fruit is used only in peu mereri for the purpose of - 
