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sorts or species are occasionally seen in gardens, but do not seem 

 to flourish much. The Ochro {Hibiscus esculenlus L.) is not 

 grown as an esculent in any of the islands. 



BoMEACEiE. 



10. Adanso^ia digitata L. — Calabaceira, 'Baobab or Monkey- 

 bread. Not in Madeira. A single small tree in a garden at S ta 

 Cruz in Tenerife. Not uncommon and doubtless indigenous in 

 St. lago in the Cape Verdes, where it attains a considerable size, 

 one near Porto Praia measuring 43 feet in circumference. The 

 dryish pulp steeped in water is said to make a pleasant acid drink, 

 like lemonade. 



STERCULIACEJ3. 



11. Theobroma Cacao L. Of this, the chocolate-nut tree, I 

 saw only a single plant, in the garden of my kind host Sr. Manoel 

 dos Eeis Borges at Os Orgaos in St. Iago. It did not appear to 

 flourish, and had not produced flowers or fruit. 



Malpichiace^. 



12. Malpigiiia punicieolia L. — Barbados Cherry. Seen also 

 once only in the Cape Verdes, in the Maniche garden in St. Ni- 

 colao. It is a pretty shrub, with small bright scarlet pendulous 

 subacid fruit, and pomegranate-like foliage. 



AURAtfTIACEiE. 



13. Atalantia monophylla (Eoxb.). Fruit sweet, the size oi 

 a small pea, transparent pearly flesh-colour. 



14. Triphasia trifoliata (L.) . Fruit acid, the size of a small 

 gooseberry, oval, orange or purple, tasting like an orange. 



Both these occur in gardens only, and that rarely, in the Cape 

 Verdes (S. Nicolao, at the Maniche). They are pretty shrubs, 

 with pleasant-tasted berries. Triphasia is armed with long spines ; 

 its flowers are white and like those of the Tangerine Orange. 



15. Cookia punctata Eetz. — The Wampee. Only in Madeira 

 and very rare (Valle garden), but flourishing and fruiting abun- 

 dantly and easily raised from. seed. A small tree with a bushy 

 head. Leaves odd-pinnate. Plowers small, white, in large pyra- 

 midal panicles. Pruit the size of a large or small marble, orange- 

 yellow, with a thick . tough skin and large seed, tasting like an 

 orange. - . 



16. Citrus' medic a L.~- Citron; Port. Cidra. Very fine and 



