. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. C8 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. March 11, WEST INDIAN FRUIT. SHOW OF COLONIAL FRUIT. In reference to a note in the A(/ricultui'(d Av;^ (Vol. IV, p. 20) to the effect that a second show of colonial fruit was to be held by the Royal Horticultural Society on Thursday and Friday, JIarch :]0 and .31, it may be mentioned that the prize list shows that provision has been made for, amonp^ others, the follow- ing exhibits with which fruit growers in the West Indies are more particularly interested :— DIVISION I. COLONIA
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. C8 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. March 11, WEST INDIAN FRUIT. SHOW OF COLONIAL FRUIT. In reference to a note in the A(/ricultui'(d Av;^ (Vol. IV, p. 20) to the effect that a second show of colonial fruit was to be held by the Royal Horticultural Society on Thursday and Friday, JIarch :]0 and .31, it may be mentioned that the prize list shows that provision has been made for, amonp^ others, the follow- ing exhibits with which fruit growers in the West Indies are more particularly interested :— DIVISION I. COLONIAL-i:ROWN )l;lJIT. Class 5.—Pine-apples. ,, ().—Rananas. „ 7.—Mangos. „ 8.—Grapes. „ 9.—Oranges. „ 10.—Limes and Lemons. ,, 11. - Shaddocks, Pomelr and other like fruit. „ 17. -Any other colonial-grown fruit. DIVISION II. COLONIAL-GROWN VEl^KTABLES. Class 18.—Yams, Sweet Potatos, and other tubers. DIVISION III.—PRESERVED FRUITS, .JAMS, ETC. This division includes exhibits of colonial-grown and oulouial-prepared fruits—bottled, tinned, or dried; colonial- grown and colonial-preserved vegetables; and colonial-grown fruits made into jam, jelly, sj'rup, etc., in the colony. CANNING PINE-APPLES IN HAWAII. In the Ai/ricultaral Xewd (Vol. Ill, p. .S40) an extract appeared with regard to canning pine-apples in Hawaii. Writing on the subject of pine-apple cultivation m those islands in the Hnivdiicii Foir^'tcr iijul Agriculturist, Mr. J. Kid well states :— Perhaps the most important thing in connexion with this industry is to have an efficient canning plant, for as has been said before, the shipj)ing of fresh pines has many < ; but given enough growers in one neighbourhood to support a well-equipijcd cannery, then, with reasonable effort, success ought to be assured. ^Vithout any desire to advertise any particular system of canning plant, it may not be amiss to .say that the ' Piaker Process ' is a very convenient <nie, so far as cooking th
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