. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 274 The World's Commercial Products The China or Canary Banana i)lant is usually four or six in huiglit. Largt; quan- tities of this variety arc cultivateil in Mad. iia and the Canary Islands, and most of the mark, t supplies are derived from these sourres. The fruits have to be cut before they are ripe, and the best time is when the>- h
. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 274 The World's Commercial Products The China or Canary Banana i)lant is usually four or six in huiglit. Largt; quan- tities of this variety arc cultivateil in Mad. iia and the Canary Islands, and most of the mark, t supplies are derived from these sourres. The fruits have to be cut before they are ripe, and the best time is when the>- have lost their early ani^'ularity and have become round and full, but are still (piite green. They are carefully in cotton wool, paper, dry banana leav. -. and packed in open .sided They can be carried on the dec ks of steanuTs or in a .....l room to the receiving : ripening contimies during the v.)yage -o long as the fruit is not e.\po-\d to either high nr low a tem|)eratiire. The Jamaica is a much larger i)lant, often twelve feet or so in height. The fruit i, larger also, and lia\ing a thicker skin it cm be shipjnd wilh.)ut the expense of the costly jjackiui; m crates being necessary. Sliiiis with specially litted rooms are jncivided on the Direct \\, .^ India Service, and in these the hunciies are placed |,,.i>e. Banana-, .ire now the chief exji'irt of Jamaica, the trade being over n.(HH).(XM». chielly with the United Statt'S. Recently an effort made ;.> export bananas from to Miigland. I'lie Can;ii\ method of packing wa> adopted, and the fruits arrived in Hiigland m good and reahsed high jirices. Improved shiiiiiing facilities are the priiuijial recpiisite to enMir,' a successful trade. A dull, purple-coloured is >.imetimes to be seen in the fruiterer'>. This is th. Claret Banana, ft is not to every taste of such flavour as the iiivceding, but is in certain demand owi
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