. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . e and his companions were anxious tocarry with them some precise expression of its fla-vour ; but after satisfying themselves that it partookof the compound nature of the pine-apple and thepeach, they were obliged to confess that it had manyother equally good but utterly inexpressible fla-vours. There are two other species of this tree. Thesfeare the Celebes mangostan (^Garcinia celebica), andthe horny mangostan {Garcinia corned). The first isfound wild in the woods of Celebes, near Macassar,whence
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . e and his companions were anxious tocarry with them some precise expression of its fla-vour ; but after satisfying themselves that it partookof the compound nature of the pine-apple and thepeach, they were obliged to confess that it had manyother equally good but utterly inexpressible fla-vours. There are two other species of this tree. Thesfeare the Celebes mangostan (^Garcinia celebica), andthe horny mangostan {Garcinia corned). The first isfound wild in the woods of Celebes, near Macassar,whence it has been transplanted to Amboyna, Java,and other places; but the fruit, which is rather largerthan that of the true mangostan, does not alwaysripen. The corneous species is found in the highremote mountains of Amboyna: it is a lofty tree,though not of very great diameter. The fruit is soexcellent as nearly to equal the true mangostan. Thewood is very hard, heavy, and tough, and of thecolour of horn, from which latter circumstance thespecific name is given to it. 404 VEGETABLE The Durion—Durio zihetldinis. The durion, ■« hich is pretty generally diffused overIhe south-east of Asia, is accounted next to the man-gostan ; and, in the opinion of some, is superior to excellent the taste may be, the durion isrevolting to those unaccustomed to it; for it has astrong smell, which is said to arise from sulphurettedhydrogen. Yet this quality is soon forgotten, afterthe palate becomes familiar with it. Though of themost nutritious quality, and the most daintv taste,the durion never palls upon the appetite or injuresthe digestion: its effects are directly opposite. The tree which produces the durion is about thesize, and something in the form, of a pear-tree; butthe leaves are in shape like those of the cherry, onlythey are entire and smooth at the edges. The flowersare large, and of a yellowish white. The fruit islarge,—in some of the species as large as
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