Archive image from page 442 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . 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 cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 TROPICAL FRUITS exported in ice. The akee might be exported if pre- served. The part used is the large arillus attached to the seed, and it is served as a relish with meat dishes. The governor's plum is a fruit the size o
Archive image from page 442 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . 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 cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 TROPICAL FRUITS exported in ice. The akee might be exported if pre- served. The part used is the large arillus attached to the seed, and it is served as a relish with meat dishes. The governor's plum is a fruit the size of a green-gage and makes fane lelheb The casbew is useful when pre served but is tio tender fir export The Hrge seeds, ni tpl ml I tfl 1 t I IT f I t r ne of the 1 e t f I I I II exported in 1 t I II I When a 1 1111 -in excel excell nt 1 es ml the wittr kn I i 1 is desseit havmg the appearance and tl 1 i t 1 | goosel err\ though generally somew It \ \l I coccj liiKJ' or the genip is a ehil ii n ti i t i 1 is seldom seen it tible Like all similar truits there has practicilh bcin no stleaion and a large amount of vaiiition ippears This is very prominent m the genip Some are \er\ and while others are deliciouslv sweet This varntion as shown m seedlings is fullj sufficient to account for the diverse opinions as to the qualities of tropical fruits. The citrous tribes are. of course, sub-tropical fruits, but it is possible to grow them to great perfection in the tropics. When grown upon the sour orange stock, the trees are capable of reaching a large size, and will afford regular crops. An excellent start has been made in many West Indian islands in the cultivation of grafted plants of the best kinds. Trees in the tropics usually have their regular season of fruiting, but many trees, such as the mango and the orange, produce fruit out of season, or in the coolest season of the year. Trees which fruit at such a season are generally the most inferior kinds. Most visitors to the tropics
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