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Malay Apple and Java Plum

The Malay Apple (E. Malaccensis) is not unlike the Rose Apple, though larger; in colour the same: pink and white. The Java Plum (E. Jambolana) bears a sweet purple fruit about the size of Northern plums.

SURINAM OR CAYENNE CHERRY (Eugenia Micheli) This cherry is both black- and red-fruited, the black variety being considered somewhat sweeter than the red. Although not a cherry it may be treated almost identically the same in food preparations; in simple cookery or "put up."

The Barbadoes "Cherry" (Malphigia-glabra) resembles the Surinam, though not the same fruit. It is a little more tart but may be treated the same in food preparation. MARMALADE BOX or Genipa Americana This plant or small tree is not distantly related to the Coffee Plant and Cape Jessamine of the Madder Family, and bears a curious and delicious fruit called familiarly "Marmalade Box." It is much valued in Dutch Guiana, Brazil, and other tropical countries.

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