. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. oticed it only at Santarem. Jaeute-pe, or Tortoise-foot, is a scaled fruit, abouttwo inches in diameter, inclosing seeds and a richly-flavor-ed pulp. The small tree which yields it is not cultivated,but grows wild in the Middle Amazons. It is unknownon the coast. CuMA, or SoRVA, is not unlike a Seckel pear; but thehard skin contains a gummy milkand a delicious pulp. The Cuma-tree (one of the Dogbanes) is alsorestricted to the elevated parts ofthe Solimoens. Pama, an uncultivated stone-fiuit, is oblong in shape, but oth-erw
. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. oticed it only at Santarem. Jaeute-pe, or Tortoise-foot, is a scaled fruit, abouttwo inches in diameter, inclosing seeds and a richly-flavor-ed pulp. The small tree which yields it is not cultivated,but grows wild in the Middle Amazons. It is unknownon the coast. CuMA, or SoRVA, is not unlike a Seckel pear; but thehard skin contains a gummy milkand a delicious pulp. The Cuma-tree (one of the Dogbanes) is alsorestricted to the elevated parts ofthe Solimoens. Pama, an uncultivated stone-fiuit, is oblong in shape, but oth-erwise resembling a cherry. Thetree is one of the loftiest in theforest of the Middle Amazons. Cajij {Anacardhim occidentale)is the fruit of a Terebinth, abound-ing in dry, sandy soils from Santa-rem to Moyobamba. It has the r-vjuNut shape and size of an or-dinary pear, vdth a kid-ney-shaped nut at thelower end. An excellentwine (considered anti-syphilitic) is made fromthe fruit, and the nutsare roasted and {Persea gra-Abacate Pear. tissimct), or Alligator.
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