90 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 
mandra betacea) and sapodilla {Achra^ sapota.) The lo- 
quat, as its name indicates, is a Japanese tree of medium 
height, belonjpngto the apple family. Its fruit resembles the 
crab-apple but differs in flavor. The rose apple is also a 
medium sized tree with white and rose-tinted fruits as 
lars^e as an egg, containing a sweet snow-white ptilp. The 
fruits of the tree tomato may be likened to goose-berries 
though they are as large as the largest plums. Thev are 
used fresh or preserved and in the West Indies are known 
as vegetable mercury from their action on the liver. The 
sapodilla is also called the naseberrv. It is an oblong fruit 
like a large peaeh, brown in color and full of a granular 
sweet pulp. 
Other names in the list from which we quote are en- 
tire strangers to the writer but the descriptions sound 
attractive enough to make one wish for an opportunitv 
ot testing their qualities. The rambutan ( Nephelium lappa- 
ceum) is noted as a large spreading tree with bur-like, 
yellowish red fruits which contain a pleasantly acid white 
aril around the seed. This is evidently a relative of the 
Chinese nut or litchee {.V. Jkhi) found so commonly in our 
fruit stores, if indeed it is not the same thing under a dif- 
ferent name. The Brazil cherrj- ( Engenia Micheli) has bright 
red, tomato-like fruits that are acid and slightly aromatic. 
This is another fruit of the rose apple family. Related to 
the mangosteen but less valued is the Cochin goraca {Gar- 
cwa Xanthoscymus) with very acid, yellow, apricot-Hke 
fruit. Theuguressa {Flacourtia Rammontchh X3.r. cata- 
pbracta) isdiscribed as a thoniy tree bearing large dull red 
or purple berries and an allied species the lovi-lo'vi (F. fner- 
mis) bears bright red, very acid cherry-like fruits. The 
Kamaranga {Averrhoa caramhola) with juicy winged 
fruits the nam-nam {Cynometra) cauIiHora tearing short 
thick juicy pods on the trunk, the Ket-embilla {Aheria 
Gardner! )with pur|>le velvety fruits like gooseberries, the 
Kei apple (.4;jer7a cafEra) and the Davidson plum (David- 
sonia prariens) are among the other fruits that are names 
only to those of terai>erate climates. 
