Tamarindus indica L.

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U1 Taaarindus indietis L*
1902 Harris § Heas^nor, in Bail©^ feict* Sort.
XX 3.78?
•clle»*6d at the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradenlva
8»yl®n, May 30, 1907, and sent by the Director.	’
*? A large spineless tree. Flowers few together*
Petals ye 1 loir, striped with red. S The pods of the
Taaiarind, which are thick, linear, and 3-6 inches long
•ontains a pleasant acid pulp much used throughout the*
tropioe as the baafls of a cooling drink* The pul» is
also used in medicine, being rich in formic and hutTrie
acidso It is laxative and refrigerant and is also used r
to prepare a gargle for sore thron#. The pulp*of the
Tamarind is generally called the ‘fruit8 or »Tamarind8
and the pod is ispeken of as the shell. In the East t.,«««.
the shell is rdmeved and the pulp simply pressed together
into a	The Tamarinds of the Malayan Arohipelaeo
are considered better than those of India. Thev are ora
served without sugar, being merely dried in the'sun. Thaw
are exported from one Island to another and whan sent to
Europe are cured in salt. In the ffest Indies the fruit
ie prepared by removing the shell and placing alternate
layers of fruit and sugar in a lar and then pouring boi“it„.
syrup ov&r the mass, xxxxx An excellent preserve ia-
imported from Curacao, which is made from the unripe
preserved in sugar with the addition of spice. The El«t
Indir.n Tamarind has long nods; the. Fast India*, short <—-t
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