Nature has supplied the Peruvians of the coast with fruits most suitable to their wants; and these, though often injurious when eaten in a state of immaturity, or when the stomach is not in a fit state to receive them, are yet, when used in season, most grateful to the taste, and salutary to the constitution, in the regions where they abound. We shall, therefore, introduce in this place a list of the fruits produced in the orchards in and about Lima, with a specification of the months when they are in season. This we are happily able to do by presenting our readers with a list, obligingly given to us by Mr. Mathews, an English botanist, now making rich botanical collections in the interior of Peru; but whose occupation, as an horticulturist at Lima, afforded him the best opportunity for exact and practical information on the subject. _January._—Grapes begin to ripen; and also apricots, and a few pears. _February._—Grapes, pears in abundance, apricots; peaches begin to ripen; lucumas scarce; figs. _March._—Grapes in abundance; pears scarce; peaches in abundance; apples begin to ripen; lucumas in abundance; figs in abundance. _April._—Apples in abundance; quinces, ceruela de frayle (_spondias dulcis_), and cerasas (_malpighia glandulosa_), palillas (_psidium lineatum_), and guavas; figs scarce. _May._—The same as April; a few grapes are seen in the market, brought from the southward; cherimollas. _June._—Cherimollas and guanavanas; sweet and sour oranges; a few apples. _July._—The same as June, with the exception of apples and limes; sweet lemons and sour lemons begin to ripen. _August._—The same as July; but slight demand for oranges this month. _September._—Lucumas, paltas, and the fruits of the previous month. _October._—Same as September; but a great demand for limes and sweet lemons. _November and December._—During these two months there is a great demand for sweet and sour lemons, for “_frescos_” or cooling drinks. Sweet oranges rarely remain good after the middle of November. Plantains produce all the year, but the greatest abundance is during the hot months. The pepino is also much eaten during December, January, and February. In the months of April and May, the pulp surrounding the seeds in the pod of the pacay are much eaten.