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== ''Washingtonia filifera'' H. Wendl. ==
''Palmae''.

This palm is found in rocky canyons near San Felipe, California, attaining a height of 50 feet. The fruit is small, black, pulpy and is used as food by the Indians.

== ''Weinmannia racemosa'' Linn. f. ==
''Saxifrageae''.

New Zealand. This tree resembles the beech in leaf and general appearance and bears a fruit the color and size of a Damson plum. The fruit is sweet and pleasant.

== ''Willughbeia edulis'' Roxb. ==
''Apocynaceae''.

Himalayas, Burma, India and Malay. The fruit is of a dark orange color, the size of a large lemon, and is filled with a soft, yellowish pulp, in which are immersed a few seeds the size of a horse bean. It is thought good by the natives.

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