Name Date 
Origin 
Remarks 
Natal Plum 
F 
South Africa 
Local fruit for preserves. 
*Orange, King 
? 
Cochin-China 
Recently common in N.Y. City 
*Orange, Tangerine 
> 
Cochin-China, China 
markets. 
* Orange, Sweet 
C 
India 
Numerous hybrids with other 
*01ive 
A 
Syria, Southern Anatolia 
species. 
Does not fruit in Florida. 
Papaw 
F 
and neighboring islands 
Southern United States 
Local fruit related to the custard 
Papaw, True 
E 
T ropical America 
apple. 
Excellent breakfast fruit. 
*Passiflora 
F (?) 
Tropical America 
Used locally for ices, fruit salads. 
Pifluela 
? 
Mexico, Centra! America 
jams, etc. 
Sold cooked in Mexico. Common 
^Pineapple 
E 
and N. South America 
American tropics 
market fruit of Caracas. 
Red Spanish and Sugar Loaf, 
"Peach 
A 
China 
common market varieties. 
Hundreds of varieties. 
*Pear 
A 
Temperate Europe and 
Two species, and hybrids be- 
^Pomegranate 
A 
Asia, N. China 
Caucasus, Persia, Afghan- 
tween them. 
A seedless variety is known. 
*Plum 
A 
istan, Beluchistan 
S. Europe, W. Asia, N. 
Much hybridized group. 
*Plantain 
^Persimmon 
America 
Northern China 
Form of banana. 
Common in N. Y. C. markets: 
*Quince 
A 
Persia to Turkestan 
“Apple of Cydon" (Crete). 
^Raspberries, Red 
C 
N. Europe, Asia, North 
Varieties and hybrids of two 
^Raspberries, Black 
F 
America 
Middle N. America 
species. 
Locally much esteemed Ameri- 
Rose- apple 
B 
Malaysia, S. Asia 
can fruit. 
Rosewater taste and perfume. 
Rose-apple relatives 
Tropics of Old and 
Many promising local fruits. 
Sapote, Black 
F 
New Worlds 
Mexico 
Relative of persimmon. 
*St. John’s Bread 
Af?) 
Syria, S. Anatolia, 
Common dried pod fruit in N. 
Soursop 
? 
Barca ? 
West Indies 
Y. City. 
Locally esteemed. 
*S weetsop 
a 
West Indies 
Locally esteemed. 
Shaddock 
B 
East Indies 
Large pyriform relative of grape- 
^Strawberry 
F 
Temperate N. America, 
fruit. 
At least three species involved. 
Sandcherry 
F 
Pacific coast of N. and 
S. America, Europe 
N.W. United States 
Mostly hybrids. 
Local fruit. 
Strychnos apple 
F 
Bush veldt of S. Africa 
Tastes like clove-flavored pears. 
*Sapodil!a 
E 
West Indies, Central Amer- 
“Chicle" or chewing gum made 
Star apple 
E 
ica, N. South America 
W. Indies, Central America 
from its sap. 
Delicious. “Damson plum." 
Tahiti apple 
? 
Society, Friendly, Fiji 
Common tropical fruit. 
T ahiti apple relatives 
? 
Islands 
South America 
Common West Indian fruit. 
^Tamarind 
B (?) 
Either India or N. Africa 
Occasional N.Y. City fruit. 
"Tomato,” Tree 
? 
Peruvian Andes 
Apricot-flavored tomato. 
^Watermelon 
A 
Tropical and S. Africa 
Often a desert plant. 
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