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and sugared and eaten as a sweetmeat under the name of Keripi 
Durian, or they are pounded up to a flour and mixed with sugar 
to make cakes known as Dodol Durian. 
Lahia Kutejensis. — A native of Borneo lias lately been intro- 
duced into the Botanic Gardens. It is a tree very much resembling 
a Durian, the fruit of which is said to possess all the flavour ot a 
good Durian without the odour. 
TiliACE/E. 
The only fruits of this order that are at all eatable are those of 
Grewia latifolia and fibrocarfa, shrubs with yellow flowers and an 
orange coloured drupe about half an inch long of which the pulp 
which is very acid has a very pleasant flavour. I hey are not a 
very common plant. The fruits are used in curries by Malays as 
chutneys. 
OXALIDEiE. 
Of this order we have two trees of some importance the Blimbing 
Averrhoa Bilimbi , and the Carambola, A . carambola. 
The Blimbing is probably a native of India but does not appear 
to be known anywhere in a wild state. It is a small tree branching 
low down with pinnate leaves, leaflets oblong acute 3 inches and 
deep red flowers borne on the old wood of the branches and stems. 
The fruit is green and resembles a small cucumber or gherkin, 
It is generally" used in curries, or can be stewed. It is pleasantly 
acid, containing oxalic acid, so that it has somewhat the flavour o 
rhubarb when cooked. (./, . . . a 
The Carambola. is a somewhat similar tree with pink flowers, 
and small rounder leaflets. The fruit is about 3 inches long strong- 
ly four angled and of a half translucent yellow colour. 1 here are 
two forms of it one very acid, the other sweet enough to be eaten 
raw. It is however best stewed and makes a very excellent imita- 
tion of rhubarb tart. It can also be served with whipped cream. 
Both of these trees are raised from seed and planted in suitable 
soil, low lying and dark coloured, grow fairly rapidly. 1 hey last 
and fruit regularly and fairly heavily for many years. 
Both trees are worth cultivating in any garden but the carambola 
both from the larger size and better flavour of its fruit is the best 
of the two. , 
Connaropsis Griffithii.— The Pupoi is a tree about 60 feet tall 
with eatable fruits as large as a cherry. The fruits are made into 
preserves, or eaten with curry. It is not planted but occurs wild in 
Malacca. The smaller red fruits of C. monophylla , the Blimbing 
Pipit or Blimbing Kra, are also used by natives in curry. 'I he tree 
is smaller, and occurs wild in .Malacca, Perak, etc. 
Malpighiace^e. 
These are mostly American trees and shrubs, and the only ones 
which produce eatable fruits are Malpighia. ureus and glabra t, 
M . ureus , the Barbados Cherry is a pretty small tree with small 
leaves and pink flowers, followed by a fruit which in appearance 
resembles a white-heart cherry, of a bright cherry red colour, with 
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