178  New  Vegetable  Foods  and  Fruits.    {A\l™h  fgjsm' 
frequently  seen  in  fruit  stores.  It  is  a  dwarf  orange,  slightly  smaller 
than  a  plum  and  of  an  elongated  oval  shape.  It  is  eaten  whole,  skin 
and  pulp,  and  is  of  an  agreeably  acid  and  aromatic  taste.  It  is  a 
native  of  China,  but  is  now  grown  in  many  other  countries.  It  is 
sometives  served  quartered  or  sliced  in  fruit  and  nut  salads  and  is 
also  made  into  marmalade  and  preserves.  At  state  dinners  in  China 
the  dwarfed  individual  trees  are  placed  before  the  guests  in  order 
that  they  may  pluck  the  fruit  from  the  branches  for  themselves. 
Lichi  (or  Litchi)  Nuts. — This  is  a  fruit  (N ephelium  litchi) 
grown  in  China  and  sold  in  a  dried  state  in  our  country,  usually  in 
the  Chinese  quarters  of  our  great  cities.  It  is  nearly  round  and  a 
little  over  one  inch  across  at  its  widest  diameter,  with  a  thin,  papery, 
but  tough  shell,  dark  brown  and  reticulate  externally,  enclosing  a 
dry,  reddish-brown  pulp,  tasting  somewhat  like  a  raisin  and  con- 
taining a  flat,  stone-like  seed.  The  composition  of  the  edible 
portion,  according  to  Atwater,  is  as  follows:  Water,  17.9  per  cent.; 
protein,  2.9  per  cent. ;  fat,  0.2  per  cent. ;  sugar,  77.5  per  cent. ;  ash, 
1.2  per  cent.  The  shell  constitutes  nearly  one  half  of  the  weight  of 
the  nut  as  found  in  commerce.  They  are  usually  eaten  as  sold,  but 
the  Chinese  infuse  them  with  their  tea,  to  which  they  communicate 
a  characteristic  flavor. 
Loganberry. — This  is  a  California  product  now  grown  in  many 
parts  of  the  East.  It  is  a  cross  of  the  blackberry  or  dewberry  and 
the  raspberry,  and  is  one  of  a  number  of  such  hybrids  bearing  such 
names  as  Lowberry,  Laxtonberry,  Phenomenal  Berry,  etc.  The 
composition  of  the  loganberry,  according  to  a  California  Experiment 
Station  Report  (1895),  is  as  follows:  Water,  79.26  per  cent.;  citric 
acid,  1.52  per  cent. ;  sugar  (invert),  7.15  per  cent. ;  protein,  4.55  per 
cent. ;  fat,  0.61  per  cent. ;  crude  fiber,  1.38  per  cent. ;  ash,  0.57  per  cent. 
It  is  used  in  the  fresh  state  and  in  the  form  of  preserves  and  the 
expressed,  unfermented  and  sterilized  juice  is  coming  to  be  widely 
sold  as  a  substitute  for  grape  juice  as  a  beverage. 
Loquat. — This  is  a  yellow,  oval,  plum-like  fruit  of  a  Japanese 
-tree,  Eriobotrya  Japonica,  found  frequently  in  American  markets. 
It  is  also  called  "  buroa,"  "  lukwate,"  "  pipa "  and  "  Japanese 
medlar"  or  " Japan  Plum."  Its  composition,  according  to  the  U.  S. 
Dept.  of  Agriculture,  is  as  follows:  Water,  77.9  per  cent.;  protein, 
0.2  per  cent. ;  sugar,  20.2  per  cent. ;  crude  fiber,  0.6  per  cent. ;  ash, 
1.1  per  cent.    There  are  395  calories  in  one  pound  of  loquats.  They 
