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 707.-NOTES ON ORANGES AND OTHER FRUITS. 



Many inquiries have been made recently on fruit-growing — espe- 

 cially on oranges, and the following answers to questions addressed to 

 this office are submitted for general information : — 



Question 1. — What are the best kinds of oranges to plant for 

 export to England or America ? 



Answer. — The best kind of oranges for general export should 

 have the following qualities : — 



(a.) Tough skin; (6.) Good distinct flavour; (c.) Good 

 size and shape ; (d.) Few or no seeds. 



The following possess some or all of the above qualities : Jaffa, 

 Navel, Pine-apple, St. Michael and Parson Brown. 



Question 2. — Can plants be obtained at the Gardens and at what 

 price per thousand ? 



Answer. — Budded plants of the above varieties can be obtained 

 at the Experiment Station nurseries, St. Clair at 24 cents each, but 

 large quantities should be ordered about six months before they can 

 be supplied. 



Question 3.— What is the best kind for securing oranges with 

 few seeds ? 



Answer. — The variety with fewest or no seeds is " Navel." 



Question 4. — Is any shade necessary for the cultivation of 

 oranges '? 



Answer. — No shade is necessary to grow oranges successfully, 

 but they grow well and fruit freely where protected from wind and 

 in some places where they are shaded as on Cacao Estates. 



Question 5.— Can Citron plants and other fruit trees be had at 

 the Gardens, and at what price '? 



Answer. — Plants of Citron and other fruit can be had at the 



nurseries, St. Clair at the following prices : — 



$ c. 



Oranges : 



Budded plants 

 Seedling 



Limes : 



Budded plants (seedless and spineless) 



Seedling ,, 

 Citron 



Shaddock ... 

 Grape-Fruit 

 Guavas : 



Large melon -shaped 



Mangos : 



Finest varieties grafted plants 

 ,, ,, seedlings 



Lit-chi (Ntphelium Lit-chi) 

 Pomme-malac (Eugenia maiaccensia) 

 Belle-Apple (Passifloru laurifolia) 

 Grandadilla (Passiflora macrocarpa) 

 Mamme-Apple (Mammea americana) 

 Sugar- Apple (Anona squamosa) ... 

 Custard Apple (Anona reticulata) 



