The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . sed in confectionary. Thetree is fifteen to twenty feet high and a native of hundred and forty tons of this nut are annually imported intoIndia from Kabul by the Bolan Pass. It should grow on thehigher lands of this group. Mangifcra iiidica, the Mango of the same family, need not beenlarged upon in this list as a very comprehensive paper on thisfruit has been published here. I need only say that having triedgood fruit in both the East and West Indies I think the formersuperior. It may, however, be noted that there are many wildvarieties
The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . sed in confectionary. Thetree is fifteen to twenty feet high and a native of hundred and forty tons of this nut are annually imported intoIndia from Kabul by the Bolan Pass. It should grow on thehigher lands of this group. Mangifcra iiidica, the Mango of the same family, need not beenlarged upon in this list as a very comprehensive paper on thisfruit has been published here. I need only say that having triedgood fruit in both the East and West Indies I think the formersuperior. It may, however, be noted that there are many wildvarieties in India eaten with relish by the natives that w^ould notbe liked by any European taste. Anacardiuni occidental^ the Cashew Nut, is cultivated here tosome extent and is readily grown from seed. It is a native ofSouth America and as a fruit is curious rather than delicate. Thenut, which yields an oil finer than olive oil, is outside of the swollenstem, which is the fruit. The nuts are roasted and are then con-sidered a good but rich Fig. l.—LONGAN fruit. Nephelium longana. Grown by Dr. Brigham. 298
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