. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. 56 COMMERCIAL BOTANY. different class from those we have just been considering, is Lime Juice, obtained from the fruit of the lime (Citrus medico,, var. acida), a native of India, but now cultivated on a very large scale at Montserrat. The first lime-tree orchards were planted in that island in 1852, and the plantations of the Montserrat Company
. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. 56 COMMERCIAL BOTANY. different class from those we have just been considering, is Lime Juice, obtained from the fruit of the lime (Citrus medico,, var. acida), a native of India, but now cultivated on a very large scale at Montserrat. The first lime-tree orchards were planted in that island in 1852, and the plantations of the Montserrat Company now cover an area. Coffee {^nffea arabica). of more than 600 acres, and contain 120,000 trees. The trees are systematically cultivated, and the juice prepared especially for the English market for use as a beverage. It is brought to this country in large casks, and is here clarified and bottled for the retail trade. Mixed with water, it forms not only an agreeable and refreshing beverage, but it is also. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jackson, John Reader, 1837-1920. London [etc. ] : Cassell & company, limited
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