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Sorrel (.4. Bilimbi), yield acid fruits suitable for preserves. The 
first of these is grown in the neighbourhood of Las Palmas. 
Pod Peppers {Capsicum frutesccns). — These pods are borne on 
somewhat low bushes about 2 to 3 feet in lieight. The fresh 
fruits are hot and pungent, and are used as seasoning and to 
supply some of the Cayenne Pepper of commerce. Some varieties 
are less pungent and almost sweet. Pod Peppers in the fresh 
state might be tried as one of the exports of the islands. Bird 
Peppers (C. anniium) would grow freely in dry, stony places. 
The pods picked when ripe, sun-dried, and packed in mat bags 
would fetch from 70s. to 1405. per cwt. 
Igname, Taro, orEddoe [Golocasia antiquormn). — This plant 
is common in damp situations. The leaves and the tuberous 
stems are extensively used as food in tropical countries. In the 
Canaries they are not specially cultivated, and probably they have 
deteriorated and become semi-wild. 
Apples are grown in the mountains, and in some years the 
crops are considerable. Canary-grown apples are to be found in 
the public market at Las Palmas. They are chiefly French sorts 
with a transparent skin, hard, and rather insipid. The Pears 
are still less palatable. There are numerous Plums and some 
Cherry trees to be seen. The fruit of these is probably reserved 
for private use. The Strawberry is cultivated, but not largely. 
This delicious fruit might be produced in excellent quality during 
the early spring months. 
Besides the fruits above mentioned it might be added that a 
large number of tropical and sub-tropical fruits arc grown in 
gardens in very small quantities. They are interesting to visitors. 
They also show the capabilities of the islands. There are to be 
met with : Tamarind, Jujube, l^arbados Cherry, Baobab, Cape 
Gooseberry, Cashew-nut, Cocoa-nut, Star-apple, Date, Hog- 
plum, Jack-fruit, Kumquat, Litchi, Mango, Mulberry, Persimmon 
or Date Plum, Pine-apple, Pomegranate, Rose -apple, and 
Sapodilla Plum. 
Carob-tree (Ccratonia Siliqua). — This is grown in hedge- 
rows, very much like the Elm in England. It is a compara- 
tively low tree, with two or three pairs of oval leaflets of a 
leathery texture. The small reddish flowers hang in clusters. 
The pods are (> to 10 inches long, with many seeds embedded 
in pulp. The tree lias many names. It is the Algaroba of th(3 
