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large as the home-grown, and of u reddish color, supposed to be due to the 
reddish soil in which they are grown. 
ARAUCARIA (Coniferee). 
A noble genus of evergreen trees. The majority of species are not 
hardy. 
A. Biowintu. The bunya-bunya pine; seeds large and edible. A. 
Braziliensis and A. imbricata also produce large edible seeds. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (Ericaceze). 
The Manzanitas are beautiful evergreen shrubs, mainly peculiar to Cal- 
ifornia and Mexico. The name manzanita is the diminutive of manzana 
(Spanish for appte) and commonly applied to all the species, but belongs 
more especially to A. MANZANITA. The name is also applied to ArBuTus 
MENZIESII at times—a member of the same family, and all first cousins to 
the trailing arbutus, or mayflower of New England. More than a dozen 
species occur in California. 
A. MANZANITA Parry. A shrub (or rarely, a small tree) common from 
Oregon to Mexico. The small berries are edible, of a pleasant acid, and 
eaten by Indians and wild animals. The unripe fruit is said to make an 
excellent jelly, while an excellent quality of vinegar can be made from the 
ripe fruit. This is one of the earliest of our flowering shrubs, the white 
bell-like flowers appearing in clusters even before snow ceases to fall in our 
mountains. The shrub is of irregular growth, with exfoliating, reddish 
bark. The roots attain immense size, with dark, rich colored wood. 
A. UVA-URSI Spreng. The bearberry; a low, prostrate shrub, producing 
red berries which are credited with medicinal virtues. More northern in 
habitat. 
ARISTOTELIA (Tiliacez). : 
A. MAcQui L’Heritier. A shrub bearing small berries, largely consumed 
in Chili, having a pleasant taste of bilberries. 
ARTOCARPUS (Urticacese). 
A.INcIsA. One of the most beautiful trees; about forty feet high; in- 
digenous to Africa, but naturalized in the West Indies. The dark green, 
deeply-incised leaves ten by twelve inches in size. The fruit round, six to 
ten inches in diameter, is picked before fully ripe, then baked as a sweet 
potato, the rind removed and eaten with a knife and fork. The bread- 
fruit has a flavor much like dough mixed with eggs and lightly sweetened, 
and is seedless. A variety with seeds is also grown, but only the seeds 
are edible, when roasted having the flavor of chestnuts. 
ATALANTIA (Rutacee). 
A. GLAUCA J. Hooker. The desert lemon of New South Wales and 
(Jueensland ; recommended for trial on arid lands, and as likely to improve 
under cultivation. 
AVERRHOA (Geraniacewe). 
A. BILIMBI L. Fruit available for tarts, ete. A native of India. 
A. CARAMBOLA L. A small tree found in India; two varieties, one with 


