cultivating in England. By Mr. John Lindley. 93 



{pdteuse), and very nourishing. The inhabitants either eat 

 it alone, or with milk and honey.* 



Voutaca is a fruit as big as a quince, and as hard as a 

 Gourd, or Calabash. It is full of seeds resembling Nux 

 vomica, but smaller. The juice and the flesh are melting. 

 When fully ripe it is agreeable, and gives out a grateful per- 

 fume ; but if not ripe is dangerous and disagreeable.f 



Voaucrome is a violet-coloured fruit, as small as a red 

 Gooseberry, sweet, and very pleasant. It gives out a black 

 and violet colour.^ 



Azonualala is a little red fruit of a pleasant flavour, and, 

 like the last, about the size of a red Gooseberry ; but not 

 so fleshy. It grows on a little bushy tree.|| 



Alamotou is a spiny bush with leaves like those of a 

 Plum tree. It bears a kind of black Plum, which has the 

 flavour of that fruit when ripe. There is no stone, but in 

 the room of it ten or twelve little pips.§ It is thought to 

 be the Flacourtia Ramontchi, whirh was brought to this 

 country in the year 1775.** 



Among the fruits of the 



WEST INDIA ISLANDS, 

 although they are neither so numerous, nor so beautiful as 

 those of the Indian Archipelago, are some which can bear a 

 comparison with the most exquisite productions of the Old 

 World. To those who are disposed to attempt the cultiva- 

 tion of these, every inducement is offered, not only by trees 

 of all the best of them already existing in our gardens, but 



• Flacourt, Histoire de Madagascar, page 121. f Ibid. 



% Ibid, page 122. || Ibid, page 123. § Ibid, page 124. 



** Aiton's Hortus Kewensis, 2nd Edition, Vol, v. page 405. 



