. Forty years in Brazil . hesitatingly give the preference to thosegrown in that portion of the country which lieswithin the Tropics, particularly to those grown inBahia, which State is, indeed, famed for its best are those known as Laranjas de Umbigo :they are very large, and have a peculiar depressionat the point opposite the stalk-end, which has evi-dently given rise to the name, , umbilical to say, however, there are many otherkinds. It may not be generally known here that we getour word marmalade from the Portuguese Marmel-lada, which is merely quince pres
. Forty years in Brazil . hesitatingly give the preference to thosegrown in that portion of the country which lieswithin the Tropics, particularly to those grown inBahia, which State is, indeed, famed for its best are those known as Laranjas de Umbigo :they are very large, and have a peculiar depressionat the point opposite the stalk-end, which has evi-dently given rise to the name, , umbilical to say, however, there are many otherkinds. It may not be generally known here that we getour word marmalade from the Portuguese Marmel-lada, which is merely quince preserve. This fruit,, the quince, grows in boundless profusion inBrazil, as indeed almost every kind of fruit immense pity about it being that great quantitiesare allowed to fall to the ground there to lie untilthey rot. It is to be hoped that when the works now incourse of construction at Para and Pernambuco—the two ports nearest to Europe—are completedgreater facilities will be afforded for the exportation. The Public Gardens, Para. Fiovi Brazil in 1912. VINE CULTIVATION 27 of fruit from Brazil to the countries of the oldworld. At present the export trade in fruit is chiefly—indeed, I believe exclusively—directed to BuenosAires and Montevideo, the former being a goodcustomer. I notice that I have not placed it on record herethat the vine is being cultivated in the southernStates, namely, Sao Paulo, Santa Catharina andRio Grande do Sul. In the last-named State it isbeing cultivated on a large scale in the ItalianColonies, where it is, in fact, the principal is a vine in the Colony of Caxias (pronouncedCasheeas) which is about eighteen years old, andhas already produced as much as 1,900 kilogrammesof grapes in one year, or more than 37 cwt. I maysay, however, that the wine made from the SouthAmerican grape is decidedly rough to the is a very fine vineyard at a place called Alegretewhich produces what is generally considered to bethe
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