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VARIOUS EDIBLES. 
Nelunibium speciosum, Don. ( Nympheacm .) 
Teratai (Mai.). 
The seeds and flour made from the rhizome are eaten by the 
Chinese and 
Spec. 420 Lotus seeds, from Siam, imported by Teo 
G-uan Tai. 
423 Flour from rhizomes, from Swatow. 
Citrullus vulgaris , L. (Oucurbitacece) . 
Water-melon. 
Spec. 424 Red water-melon seeds, from China, imported 
by Teo Go an Tai, Singapore. 
Spec. 425 Black water-melon seeds, from the same. 
Peyhap Flowers. 
Spec. 428 imported by Teo Guan Tai. 
KjaWSit. 
Spec. 419 imported byiTeo Guan Tai. 
I Bi. 
Spec. 421 imported by Teo Guan Tai. 
FRUITS AND PRESERVES. 
Anona squamosa, L. ( Anonacece .) 
Custard Apple. 
A South American fruit much cultivated here under the name 
of Nona. 
Spec. 454 preserved in spirits, from Malacca. 
A. reticulata, L. 
Nona Kapri (Mai.). Bullock’s Heart. 
Spec. 453 in spirits, from Malacca. 
Garcinia mangostana, L. (Guttij'erce). 
Mangosteen. 
Spec. 448 from Malacca. 
G. atroviridis. Griff. 
Asam Gelugur (Mai.) . 
A very handsome fruit, chiefly dried by the Malays in slices, 
for eating with curry, and by no means as well known to Euro- 
peans as it should be. A very excellent preserve can be made 
from it. 
Spec. 462 Dried Asam Gelugur, from Negri Sembilan. 
Lansium domesticum, Jacq. (Meliacece,) 
Langsat (Mai.). 
Fruit of a fair sized tree, very popular among Europeans and 
Natives. 
Spec. 445 in spirits, from Malacca. 
