The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 379
he same branch-let, the male (a) mostly laterally, and thefemale (6) terminally. The fruit (c) is amuricated pericarp, it varies considerablyin shape, and the fleshy part is eaten bythe natives, and by strangers, after theyhave become accustomed to its very strongand offensive smell. When rotting… … 370 Botanical Magazine. seeds, however, are allowed by all to be good, and even, when roasted, to havethe taste of chestnuts. In Amboyna, the bats greedily devour this fruit, and,passing the seeds entire, thus aid the more extended propagation of theplant. In Ceylon, where the tree grows most…
