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CACTEA. 
ao O tia, spp. Prickly Pears. There are several kinds of 
ux Prickly Pears grown in India for the sake of the fruits. Some plants 
= (possibly Opuntia Ficus-indica) have lately been brought from Malta. 
| [On Aten Ad Pears in India and the principal species cultivated in the 
$ Medi rranean region see Kew Bulletin, 1888, pp. 170—171.] 
RUBIACE. 
x -Canthium parvi rvifiorum. This is a rigid shrub covered with 
stout straight spines, The fruit has an agreeable acid taste, and is 
eaten by children. 
SAPOTACEX. , 
TUE Ac hras Sapota. Sapodilla-plum. "This West Indian fruit tree 
. is only cultivated so far in the Botanical Gardens. There are two 
varieties, viz., the round and oval-fruited Sapodilla. 
OLEACE. 
ue z “Glói cur europæa. The Olive. This has been cultivated in the 
Botanic Gardens for 20 years, but has never fruited. 
ÅPOCYNACEÆ, 
sa Carissa Carandas. Karinda. The fruit of this small n is 
.. &drupe 4-1 inch long, at first red, then black and : 
= wild state it is not unpleasant, and it might be improved and a Lot 
s great value b clinton, 
SOLANACE. 
.. Cyphomandra betacea.  Tree-tomato, This valuable intro- 
. duction to eee India (Kew Bulletin, August 1888, p. 2 has been. 
established at Bangalore and fruited several. times. On the Nilgiris 
dise im 
pu Ae using the fruit are contained in the recently issued volume of the 
-Proceedings Agri-Horticultural Society of Madras (New Series, 
urea Val des 1885-86-87). 
^ — LAURINEX. : 
oe Persea me e Tene Pear. This isa comparatively oe 
rare chats under cultivatio: E 
e EUPHORBIACEE. 
i "Aud Gioni sp. A plant of this genus, whose incite name I Der 
: am unable to determine, affords a berried fruit resembling a miniature — 
apple. E 
A Cicca disti icha. Star-gooseberry. The fruits of this tree are — — 
dike those of = goosebe: three or five-furrowed and some acid and - 
| eoo 
ways. 
i Phyllanthus Embli lica. This i is a tree sometimes of | : 
oe is are six-lobed, and resembles a bep 
tis seni % aci b» is | used i in Herde EDU. pena * 
ing. ‘hey are used either in a raw state or cooked in various p E 
