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Flacourtia or Governor’s Plum, is a 
berry that grows on a hedge plant. 
Genipa Americana or Marmalade Box 
has an acid fruit that grows on an ever¬ 
green shrub with glossy, leathery leaves 
resembling the Cape Jasmine. 
Grewia caffra is a bushy plant from 
Natal, having a pink, star-shaped flower 
that is almost constantly in bloom. The 
variety denticulata resembles the Mul¬ 
berry, and produces great quantities of 
berries that are useful for wines, vinegar 
and table use. 
Garcinia kola and Morelia both bear 
edible fruits. The famous Mangosteen 
belongs to this family and it is possible 
that it may be grown in the rich moist 
lands in the far southern parts of our 
state. This fruit is rich purple on the out¬ 
side and the pulp is said to resemble the 
peach and grape in flavor. The first two 
species are growing in Prof. Simpson’s 
garden near Miami. 
The Harpephyllum caffrum or Kaffir 
Plum promises to be one of the finest or¬ 
namental evergreen trees that can be 
raised in Florida. It is growing as far 
north as Orlando and may stand the tem¬ 
peratures even farther north. It has a 
particularly pleasing arrangement of foli¬ 
age, different from the average tree and 
its composite, dark green, glossy leaves 
are very handsome. The new leaves in 
the spring time are a rich claret color. 
The fruit is of a pleasing- flavor, but the 
tree would be desirable for its foliage 
alone. It is said to reach a good size for 
street planting, but as a rule fruit trees 
do not make good street trees on account 
of the messy condition that the dropping 
fruit makes on the walks. 
Hovenia or Honey Tree makes a good 
shade tree. The peduncles of the fruit of 
this tree are edible. 
Juglans cordiformis or Japanese Wal¬ 
nut is a magnificent tree with great leaves 
that spread out in a great umbrella top. 
The nuts of this tree are borne abundantlv 
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and are very sweet. 
Lansium domesticum belongs to the 
Bead Trees and its sub-acid fruit is edible. 
Lucuma mammosa, the Mammee Sap- 
ota of Jamaica or the Marmalade Plum, 
is a highly desirable fruit about 6 inches 
long and is borne directly from the bark 
and not from the angle of a branch 01- 
leaf. 
It is said to taste like a very ripe pear, 
but more delicious. The variety Rivicoa 
is the Egg Fruit Tree, the fruit tasting¬ 
like the yolk of an egg that has been 
sweetened. 
Macadamia ternifolia or Queensland 
Nut is another of the nut trees that will 
do well in south Florida. The nuts re¬ 
semble filberts. 
Malphigia glabra or Barbadoes Cherry 
is a low growing shrub with a handsome 
flower and a pleasing, small, acid fruit. 
Mammee Americanus or Mammee Ap¬ 
ple is a fruit from 3 to 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter and is borne on an evergreen tree of 
very handsome appearance, resembling 
the Magnolia. The pulp of the fruit is 
eaten with wine and sugar or sugar and 
cream. The bark makes an astringent 
infusion that has several medicinal quali¬ 
ties. 
Mangifera or Mango is a well-known 
fruit of south Florida that has as many 
fine qualities as any tree that can be grown 
in semi-tropical locations. It makes a 
