. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. FRUITS 183. Flc. 122. MaiifTosteen Bengal. In tlie Pliilippincs it is found at Dapitan, and even in Negros, but is not common north of Jolo. The fruit is brougiit to Manihi from Singapore. The mangosteen is a small tree with dark red flowers and dark reddish brown, spotted fruit. The husk of the fruit is red \\ h e re broken. Inside it is the white or rosy pulp. Fine mangosteens are almost seedless. In growing this fruit, care must be taken to secure rapid growth for some time after ger- mination. Santol is a very similar Philippine fruit, in
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. FRUITS 183. Flc. 122. MaiifTosteen Bengal. In tlie Pliilippincs it is found at Dapitan, and even in Negros, but is not common north of Jolo. The fruit is brougiit to Manihi from Singapore. The mangosteen is a small tree with dark red flowers and dark reddish brown, spotted fruit. The husk of the fruit is red \\ h e re broken. Inside it is the white or rosy pulp. Fine mangosteens are almost seedless. In growing this fruit, care must be taken to secure rapid growth for some time after ger- mination. Santol is a very similar Philippine fruit, in the same family; but it has not the mangosteen's fine flavor. Durian. The durian is a huge fruit, 15 to 20 cm in diameter, with a hard shell covered with pyrami- dal spines. It is a native of Malaya, now culti\-ated as far as 14° north in Siam, but unknown in the Philippines north of Mindanao. The trees are very large, and are said to bear in other places as many as two hundred fruits; but in Mindanao they usually bear very few. Inside the hard shell is a butter-like, creamy pulp, delicious in taste and vile in. 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 Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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