The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . Fig. l.—LONGAN fruit. Nephelium longana. Grown by Dr. Brigham. 298. Fig. 2.—LITCHI FRUIT. Nfphclium litchi. Variety grown at Piinahou. 299 Spondias dulcis, the Vi or Wi, the Tahitian quince, is well-known here and grows well from Hawaii to Kauai. While someare very fond of this fruit others consider it a very inferior fructification varies considerably; some seasons the fruit isnumerous in clusters, but small in size, at others there will bebut a few fruits in a cluster, but they will be large. Anotherspecies is common in Guatemala and might we
The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist . Fig. l.—LONGAN fruit. Nephelium longana. Grown by Dr. Brigham. 298. Fig. 2.—LITCHI FRUIT. Nfphclium litchi. Variety grown at Piinahou. 299 Spondias dulcis, the Vi or Wi, the Tahitian quince, is well-known here and grows well from Hawaii to Kauai. While someare very fond of this fruit others consider it a very inferior fructification varies considerably; some seasons the fruit isnumerous in clusters, but small in size, at others there will bebut a few fruits in a cluster, but they will be large. Anotherspecies is common in Guatemala and might well be introducedhere. Spondias IvJca, a plum-like species. The tree in Guatemalagrows to considerable size, and as even large branches when stuckinto the ground readily take root the tree is much used for fruit* is either yellow or orange and very juicy. From thejuice a good cider is fermented, that has considerable intoxicat-ing power although the dose must be considerable to produce thehilarious effects I have seen among the Guatemaltecan seed bears a remarkable resemblance t
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