. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . he banana has frequently produced itsbunches of yellow fruit in hothouses in this king-dom ; particularly at Wynnstay, the seat of Sir W. ; and at Messrs. Loddiges, at Hackney: and,according to Mr. Lindley, it appears probable thatthere will be as little difficulty in ripening the fruit,as that of any tropical tree whatever. The Tamarind—Tamarindus Indica. The tamarind-tree is a native both of the EastIndies and of tropical America, and probably also ofArabia and some parts of Africa. It was
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . he banana has frequently produced itsbunches of yellow fruit in hothouses in this king-dom ; particularly at Wynnstay, the seat of Sir W. ; and at Messrs. Loddiges, at Hackney: and,according to Mr. Lindley, it appears probable thatthere will be as little difficulty in ripening the fruit,as that of any tropical tree whatever. The Tamarind—Tamarindus Indica. The tamarind-tree is a native both of the EastIndies and of tropical America, and probably also ofArabia and some parts of Africa. It was very earlyintroduced into this country; for Gerarde, whoseHerbal was published in 1633, makes mention ofit as growing here. It does not often flower inEngland, thougli it has done so in the Royal Gardensat Kew. It is, howe\er, a common ornament of ourhothouses. Where it is a native, it grows to be alarge tree, and affords excellent timber—heavy, firm,hard, and durable. The stem is large, covered withbrown bark, and divides into many branches; the * Hort. Trans, vol. v. THE TAMARIND. 369. The Tamarind—{Tamarindas indica.) leaves are not unlike those of the mountain ash, onlythey are of a brighter orten, and the leafets arecloser to the mid-rib. The leaflets are small,.but thenumber in a leaf (sixteen or eighteen pairs in a leaf,with an odd one at the extremity) give the tree a verylight and elegant appearance. The flowers come outfrom the sides of the branches in loose bunches, andare followed by the pods, of which there are gene-rally about five or six on a bunch. The pods of theWent India tamarinds are, on an average, about threeinches long, and contain about three seeds; thosefrom the East are about double the size. The pulj), in which the seeds of the tamarind areinclosed, contains more acid than any other vegetablesubstance, in a natural state, with which we areacquainted ; and therefore it is used both for sharp-ening food and drink; and for medicinal
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