THE PLANTS AND GARDENS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. 103 
ing in Senor Don Cayetano de Lugo's garden, near the Catalina 
Hotel, Grand Canary. The Water Lemon (P. laurifolia) is 
one of the best of the Passion-fruits, and might be suitable for 
export. Like the others, it is borne on a twining stem, and 
requires the support of a trellis or wall. 
Okro, or Gombo {Hibiscus esculentus). — This annual shrub 
produces the horn-like fruits which are largely eaten in the 
tropics for the sake of the mucilage they contain. They are 
useful also for making soup and pickles. The seeds yield oil 
and the stems a good fibre. 
Rosalie {Hibiscus SabcJariffa). — The fleshy involucres of the 
fruit have a sharply acid flavour and a rich red colour. They are 
used for making summer drinks, for preserves and jellies. The 
plant grows in almost any soil. 
Brinjal, or Egg-plant (Solaimm Melongcna), allied to the 
Tomato. — The fruit is long, oval, or pear-shaped ; white, striped, 
or purple. It is an excellent vegetable, and might be produced 
for export. 
Tree Tomato {Cyphomandra hctacca). — Although not a 
Tomato, it belongs to the same family, and has somewhat the 
texture of a Tomato. The plant is a native of Peru. It is a 
large shrub with leaves sometimes a foot long. The flowers are 
very fragrant, and succeeded by an egg-shaped fruit of a reddish- 
yellow colour. It has a fresh, piquant flavour, and is agreeable 
either fresh or cooked. It makes excellent jam and jelly. It is 
occasionally imported into this country from Madeira under the 
erroneous name of " Granadilla." It deserves to be more widely 
grown, both for local use as well as for shipment. 
Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana). — This is hardy 
enough to occupy almost any waste land without cultivation. 
The fruit is enclosed in a leafy bladder, and is most agreeable 
either fresh or made into jam. At the Cape it is very abundant, 
and makes " admirable preserve." In Natal it is a valuable 
fruit ; " the jam made from it is hardly ever known to ferment." 
Capers [Gapparis spinosa). — A spiny shrub with the habit 
of a bramble, and bearing large white flowers. The flower buds, 
and sometimes the unripe fruits, pickled in vinegar, yield the 
capers of commerce. The chief supply comes from Sicily. The 
plant is occasionally grown in the Canaries. 
Carambola {Averrhoa Caramhola) and the Bilimbi, or Tree 
