. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . 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
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . 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; but whether native there, orimported from America, cannot be ascertained. Itwas introduced into Eng-land in The Alligator Pear—Laurus Persea. The Avocado, or Alligator Pear, grows upon atree about the size of the common apple. It is anative of the West Indies. The leaves are oblongand veiny, the flowers of a yellowish green colour,and the fruit, which is the size of a large pear, isconsidered the most delicious in the world. It con-tains a kernel, inclosed in a soft rind; and the yellowpulp, which is firm, has the delicate rich flavour ofthe peach, but infinitely more grateful. It is some-times called Vegetable Marrow, and is eaten withpepper and salt. It appears necessary, on accountof the richness of the pulp, to apply some spice oracid, and thus lime-juice is also frequently added to THE ANCHOVY-PEAR, 383 it, mixed with sugar. Of the three kinds, the red,the purple, and the green, the latter is the best. Thefruit is eaten with avidity, not only by men, but bybirds and quadrupeds.
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