Arbutus unedo
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Arbutus unedo Linn. ARBUTE. CANE APPLES. STRAWBERRY TREE. Mediterranean countries. Theophrastus [1] says the tree produces an edible fruit; Pliny [2], that it is not worth eating. Sir J. E. Smith [3] describes the fruit as uneatable in Ireland, but W. Wilson [4] says he can testify from repeated experience that the ripe fruit is really very palatable; In Spain, a sugar and a sherbet are obtained from it.