PI. 310. 
FRUITS OF THE NARANJILLA. 
(Solarium quitoense Lam., S. P. I. No. 51394.) 
In general appearance this solanaceous fruit suggests an orange, whence the name "naranjilla" 
(little orange) . When taken from the plant, its surface is covered with stiff, grayish bristles, 
but these are rubbed off before the fruit is carried to market. Within the thin, orange-colored 
skin is a mass of yellowish green translucent flesh containing numerous small seeds; the latter 
are strained out, and the juice and pulp are used to make refreshing drinks and ices, which 
have a flavor suggesting a combination of pineapple and lemon. In Colombia the native 
name of the fruit is "lulu"; the term "naranjilla" appears to be limited to Ecuador, where 
the plant is commercially cultivated in several regions. (Photographed, natural size, by Wilson 
Popenoe, Bogota, Colombia, September 20, 1920; P18089FS.) 
