cultivating in England. By Mr. John Lindley. 117 



Besides the preceding, which may be considered the best 

 fruits of the East India Islands, there are a few others of 

 inferior degrees of goodness, chiefly found in a wild state, 

 but some of which boast a fine flavour, and probably might 

 be improved by culture.* Mr. Marsden mentions as natives 

 of Sumatra, Buah Kandis (a sort of Garcinia), Sikaduduk (a 

 Melastoma), Buah Malaka (Phyllanthus Emblica), Iiukam 

 (Carissa spinarum), BaJigkuda or Mdngkuda (Morinda citri- 

 folia), and Kitapan (Callicarpa japonica). In Amboyna a 

 sort of Pomegranate is cultivated, with white granules,f and 

 several fine sorts of Jujube some of which are as large as a 

 middle-sized Apple, and very juicy, vinous, and sweet.J 



Of the fruits just described a considerable part are also 

 brought to great perfection upon the 



CONTINENT OF INDIA, 

 but as it is unnecessary to recur to them again, I shall now 

 confine myself to such as are not found in the islands, and 

 the greater part of which are but little known. 



The Maredoo of the Telingas (iEgle Marmelos), is a large 

 tree, with prickly branches, ternate leaves, and white branches 

 of axillary flowers. The fruit is of a light brown colour on 

 the outside, and internally is divided into from ten to fifteen 

 cells ; its size is about that of a China Orange, and besides 

 the seeds, it contains a large quantity of exceedingly tenacious 

 transparent gluten.|| When ripe its taste is delicious, and 

 its fragrance so exquisite as to be compared by some to the 



* Marsden, page 105. t Rumphius. Vol. ii. page 94. 



H Rumphius, Vol. ii. page 117. + Roxburgh, Vol. ii. page 23. 



