Anchoyv Pear

Anchoyv Pear (Grias cauliflora), a tree, the only known species of a genus somewhat doubtfully referred by Lindley to his order Barringtoniaceæ (now regarded as a sub-order of Myrtaceæ). It grows in boggy places in the mountainous districts of Jamaica and other West Indian islands, attains a height of 50 feet, and has great oblong leaves 2 or 3 feet in length. This fruit is pickled and eaten like the East Indian mango, which it much resembles in taste.