*Orange, sweet C India Numerous hybrids with
other species.
*Orange, Cochin-China, China
tangerine ?
Papaw F South’n United Local fruit related to the
States custard apple.
Papaw, true E Tropical America Excellent breakfast fruit.
*Passiflora F (?) Tropical America Used locally for ices, fruit
salads, jams, etc.
*Peach E China Hundreds of varieties.
*Pear A Temperate Europe Two species, and hybrids
and Asia, N. between them.
China
*Persimmon (?) Northern China Common in New York
City markets.
*Pineapple E American tropics. Red Spanish and sugar
loaf, common market
varieties.
Piñuela (?) Mexico, C. America Sold cooked in Mexico.
and N. South Common market fruit
America of Caracas.
*Plantain Form of banana.
*Plum A S. Europe, W. Asia, Much hybridized group.
N. America
*Pomegranate A Caucasus, Persia, A seedless variety is
Afghanistan, known.
Beluchistan
*Quince A Persia to Turkestan “Apple of Cydon” (Crete).
*Raspberries, Middle N. America Locally much esteemed
black F American fruit.
*Raspberries, red C N. Europe, Asia, N. Varieties and hybrids of
America two species.
Rose apple B Malaysia, S. Asia Rose-water taste and
perfume.
Rose apple Tropics of Old and Many promising local
relatives New Worlds fruits.
*St.-John’s-Bread A (?) Syria, S. Anatolia, Common dried pod fruit
Barca (?) in New York City.
Sand cherry F N. W. United States Local fruit.
*Sapodilla E West Indies, “Chicle” or chewing gum
Central America, made from its sap.
N. South America
Sapote, black F Mexico Relative of persimmon.
Shaddock B East Indies Large pyriform relative of
grapefruit.
Soursop (?) West Indies Locally esteemed.
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