1914. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Ruralisms 
den of Col. Elvidio Estores Assis. at Ca- | 
bulla, Bahia, Brazil. The brilliant yel¬ 
low color, and agreeable, penetrating 
A VALUED BRAZILIAN FRUIT. 
MOXG interesting fruits described in 
Bulletin 93, issued by the Office of 
Foreign Seed and riant Introduction, is 
the pitomba. Mr. Dorsett, Mr. Shamel and 
Mr. I’openoe have collected a quantity 
of valuable things during their recent 
Brazilian expedition, giving especial at¬ 
tention to myrtaceous fruits, of which 
there are many in Brazil. The pitomba, 
botanically Eugenia luschnathiana, is 
thus described : 
The tree is from 20 to 30 feet in 
height, compact, densely foliated and 
very handsome in appearance. The in¬ 
dividual leaves are elliptical lanceolate, 
acuminate, about 3% inches in length, 
thick and leathery, glossy, deep green 
above, light green beneath. Veins scarce¬ 
ly discernible on upper surface. The 
fruits, which are produced on the small 
branches, are broadly obovate in form, 
about one inch in length and seven- 
eighths inches in breadth, on an average. 
The stem is one inch or more in length, 
slender. Apex flattened and broad, 
crowned by the persistent calyx, with 
odor of this fruit make it very interest¬ 
ing. Its flavor, though somewhat acid, 
is pleasant, and is used principally in 
the manufacture of jams and jellies, for 
which purpose it is highly esteemed by the 
Brazilians. Another Eugenia, E. uniflora 
(Michelii?) the pitanga, is already 
grown to a limited extent in Florida and 
California. In Brazil it is a favorite 
hedge plant. This is called the Cayenne 
or Surinam cherry, while the Jambolan 
plum and the rose apple or jambosade of 
the East Indies, the grumichama of Bra¬ 
zil and the Brush cherry of Australia are 
other Eugenias valued for their fruit. 
Burnet, an Old-fashioned Plant. 
AX you tell me where I can find the 
plant called “burnet,” which is an 
old-fashioned plant used in making 
drinks in hot weather? j. J. H. 
Jericho, E. I. 
“Burnet” is Poterium Sanguisorba, a 
perennial herb producing branching flow¬ 
er-stems three feet high, with reddish 
FOLIAGE AXD FRUITS OF THE 
PITOMBA. 
Fig. 334. 
four or five green lanceolate sepals one- 
half inch or more in length. Color of 
fruit deep orange yellow, when fully ripe 
almost bright orange. Skin thin, tender 
and easily broken, enclosing a soft melt¬ 
ing pulp, bright orange in color, very 
juicy, and of an acid, very aromatic 
flavor. The aroma of the fruits them¬ 
selves is very penetrating. The seeds, 
normally one in number but sometimes 
two, three, or rarely four, are attached 
to one side of the seed cavity, and do 
not adhere to the flesh. When single, 
the seed is nearly round, slightly less 
than one-half inch in diameter, the seed 
coat whitish. When more than one. the 
seeds are hemispherical or angular. The 
season here is December. The trees 
which we have seen do not produce as 
heavy a crop as the grumichama or some 
other myrtaceous fruit, hut nevertheless 
bear fairly abundantly. The fruit is es¬ 
pecially esteemed for making jellies, and 
is also used for jams and sherbets, while 
the negroes relish them when eaten out 
of hand. The flavor, however, is some¬ 
what acid, when they are eaten in this 
way; and the fruit will probably be of 
the greatest value for culinary use rather 
than dessert. It should be tried in the 
warmest parts of Florida and California. 
It seems to be vigorous and easily grown, 
great numbers of volunteer seedlings 
springing up around the base of the tree 
after the fruit has dropped. 
The picture, Fig. 334, shows foliage 
and fruits of the pitomba, from the gar¬ 
purple flowers. Both the common bur- 
net and a smaller variety called Lesser 
burnet are natives of Great Britain, 
where they are grown in old-fashioned 
gardens for the leaves, which are used 
in salads and in cooling drinks. We do 
not know where the plant may be pro¬ 
cured in th.s country, as it does not ap¬ 
pear in any catalogue accessible to us. 
The Canadian burnet, P. Canadense, or 
Sanguisorba Canadensis, is a native 
plant, found in wet woods in the North ; 
it has white flowers. The Poteriums be¬ 
long to the Rosace* or Rose family. 
Poisoning Corn. — I have noticed sev¬ 
eral articles in regard to treating seed 
corn and crows in your paper. I used 
to have lots of trouble in this way, but 
have hit on a plan that works very suc¬ 
cessfully for me. After planting the corn 
and rolling the ground I take a pint or 
a quart of corn, according to the size of 
the field, that has been previously soaked 
in 10 cents worth of strychnine and al¬ 
lowed to dry. Then I plant with a 
planter very shallow 10 to 12 hills in a 
place in the prominent parts of the field, 
being careful that the crows can see the 
marks of the planter. I usually do this 
in the evening, and in the morning there 
will be a few dead and dying crows, 
which keeps the rest from ever visiting 
the field again. d. b. weaver. 
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