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20. Golden Apple, or Pomme Cythére (Spondias dulcis). 
—Habitat, Boned a Season, July to September. This fruit is 
common in and, and it is esteemed by the , people. It could, 
o Meanie. indica). — Habitat, East Indies, but 
tore throughout the West Indies and South America, Season, 
April to October. The supply of Mangoes in the island is practically 
unlimited, for the tree is one of the commonest in the lowlands. The 
people being very fond of the fruit—indeed, in the season it forms an 
important part of their food—they eat it whilst walking along the 
roads, and throw the seeds away. The seeds soon germinate, and as 
the seedlings are very hardy the tree springs up in all directions, and 
it is found by the sides of all the roads and paths. There are many. 
varieties of the Mango in the island, the grafted kinds yielding the best 
and most luscious fruits. As will be seen from the table of exports, 
ui numbers of Mangoes are shipped to the neighbouring islands. 
Cashew and Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale).— 
Habitat, West Indies. Season, May to September. ‘The Cashew tree 
is wild in the island, and it gives practically two * fruits "—1the Nut 
and the “ Apple.” The latter is simply the large pear-shaped swollen 
receptacle of the Nut, called by botanists a pedicel. It has a pleasant 
acid astringent flavour, and is liked by many persons. It contains 
much juice, which in Brazil is made into an excellent wine. The nuts 
are roasted, in order to destroy an acrid oil which pervades them. 
They are shipped from the ee in small quantities to the neigh- 
bouring islands and to Europe. nut is an excellent one, and the 
trade might be greatly increased. 
: LEGUMINOS&. 
23. Ground Nut. (Arachis hypogea. )—Habitat, West Africa. 
Season, April to June. is nut is cultivated in the island in smal 
quantities only for local consumpti It grows well, bears abundantly, 
to Marseilles iid there made into a olive oi A good deal of this 
islands, and it would, doubtless, pay well to cultivate the nut and 
make the oil on the spot, and thus save half a dozen profits " the 
consumer. 
(Tamarindus indica. grana ge et Indies 
Season, to September. The Tamarind occurs in great abu ndance 
in the ping: and, as I have shown, it is a constant Side of export 
d cid 
in its preserved state. The fruit is Rd. to be eaten raw. It is 
candied or Sosa Re in syrup. The mon commercial article, known 
«T simply the Hoe "fruit deprived : its shell and 
packed in ride doin which afterwards molasses is run and finds its 
way after a time into all the interstices of the fruit. 
ecd CHRYSOBALANE. 
256. Zicack. (Ch osos Teaco. )— Habitat, West Indies, 
ason, November to January, This fruit is wild, and the shrub 
_ bearing it grows along de; sea shore, and a little way in es interior 
SM is not much esteemed, = many you. like the flavour. It is so 
_ times called “ fat pork " in consequence of the likeness of the pulp to 
| aei fat of =< It ud make ecules candied fruit, 
