Archive image from page 136 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 713 Islands. The chief horticultural regions are at A, B, D, E. are some extensive coffee sections on the island of Hawaii, particularly the district
Archive image from page 136 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 713 Islands. The chief horticultural regions are at A, B, D, E. are some extensive coffee sections on the island of Hawaii, particularly the district of Kona, whose coffee has established a reputation for peculiar excellence of flavor. There are no large areas devoted to horticulture, but perhaps the most important horticultural regions, at the present time, are on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu. Some of the elevated lands of Maui help to sup- ply the Honolulu market with potatoes. The main horticultural areas are designated on the map by the letters A, B. D, E. Present Status of Horticulture.—As will be seen from the foregoing statements, horticulture is as yet quite undeveloped. Almost all the scientific effort and investigation in agriculture (using that term in its wider meaning) have been devoted to sugar-cane, for until recently the sugar planters' experiment station has been the only agricultural institution in the islands. There is, however, some considerable variety of horti- cultural products, and the cultivation of some of these has assumed commercial proportions. Among the latter in the field of pomology is the banana, of which there are many different varieties in the country. Some of these grow wild in the woods, as do also oranges and limes. Bananas and a few pineapples are the only fruits grown to any extent for export, though the peo- ple are awakening to the horticultural possibilities, and some are planting other fruits. The export of bananas for the year 1808 amounted to 76,000 bunches, and the home con
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