. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . ilany-headcd Pine THE MAMMEE. 381 ordinary monstrous state of the pine-apple is some-times seen, called the many-headed pine. It iscaused by the plant producinp,- branches bearinf^ fruitat each point where, under common circumstances,it produces single flowers. There are fine s])ecimenspreserved in spirits in the Library of the Horticul-tural Society, and the plant itself is in their The Mammee—Mainmea Americana. The mammee is a native of the West Indies, whereit grows to a large tree, six
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . ilany-headcd Pine THE MAMMEE. 381 ordinary monstrous state of the pine-apple is some-times seen, called the many-headed pine. It iscaused by the plant producinp,- branches bearinf^ fruitat each point where, under common circumstances,it produces single flowers. There are fine s])ecimenspreserved in spirits in the Library of the Horticul-tural Society, and the plant itself is in their The Mammee—Mainmea Americana. The mammee is a native of the West Indies, whereit grows to a large tree, sixty or seventy feet inheight. It is a handsome, straight-growing tree,with a spieading head, and the leaves are oblongand obtuse, with very many fine, closely set, parallelveins. The fruit of the mammee is yellow, notunlike one of the largest russet apples, either in shapeor in size. The skin, which easily peels off, and theseeds, of which there are two or three in the centre,are resinous, and very bitter; but the pulp under theskin, which, when ripe, is of a deep yellow, resem-bling that of the finest apricot, and of considerableconsistency, is very fragrant, and has a deliciousflavour. To people with weak stomachs it is said tobe move delicious than healthful; but still it is highly 2 L 382 VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. prized, very abundant in the West India markets,and accounted one of the best native fruits theyhave. The manimee was found by Don in the vici-nity of Sierra Leone; bu
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