FRUIT GROWING 979 



injury to these crops has nearly always been due to spring frosts, it is 

 evident that the alternation of good and bad years is due to the tendency 

 of such frosts to occur alternately in consecutive seasons. 



760 - New or Noteworthy Tropical Fruits in the Philippines.— wester p. j., in The 



Philippine Agricultural Review, Vol. VIII, No. 2, pp. 103-114, plates VI-IX. Manila, 1915. 



It is pointed out that many tropical fruits might be grown much more 

 widely than they are now, and attention is called to the following species, 

 little known comparatively in the eastern hemisphere, or even in the Far 

 East, except in the Philippines, and some of them quite new to fruit 

 growers : 



Antidesma Bunius Spreng. (" Bignay "). A member of the Euphorbia- 

 ceae, a native of Malaya common to the Philippines. 



Dillenia philippinensis Rolfe (" Catmon "). Fam. Dilleniaceae, native 

 and common in the greater part of the Philippines, but rarely cultivated 

 elsewhere. The fruits, which are too sour to be eaten raw, are excellent 

 when cooked. 



Lansium domesticum Jack. ("lyansone "). Fam. Meliaceae, very much 

 cultivated in the Philippines for the Manila market. 



Eugenia Curranii Robinson (" I/ipoti "). Fam. Myrtaceae, very prob- 

 ably native to the Philippines, rarely cultivated. Its fruit, too sour for 

 eating raw, forms an excellent jelly. 



Diospyros discolor Wild. (" Maholo "). Might be beneficially crossed 

 with kaki, the fruit of which would give its aroma to the hybrid. The 

 " maholo " would provide the plant with the means of adaptation to trop- 

 ical climates. 



Garcinia Mangostana I^. (" Mangosteen "). 



Arctocarpus odoratissima Blanco ('' Marang ") and A. elastica Reinw. 

 (" Gomihan "). 



Sandoricnni Koetjape (Burm.) Merr. (" Santol "). Fam Meliaceae, native 

 to Malaya yielding one of the best known fruits in the Philippines. 



Gamma ^w/m Kurz. (" Baniti "). Fam. Guttiferae. This plant is only 

 found wild in the Philippines. The fruit is of fine appearance and the pulp 

 free from fibre. It is too sour and too lacking in sugar to be eaten raw, but 

 forms an excellent preserve. Its composition is as follows : 



Water 84.42 % Invert sugar 2.64 % 



Insoluble matter 6.78 Acidity (citric acid) 3,61 



Protein (N X 625) 0.82 Ash 1.73 



Canarium ovatum, Engl. (" Pili "). This member of the Burseraceae 

 grows wild in some parts of the Philippines. It is not cultivated. Its 

 nuts are very widely used. There is a form with long nuts (55 to 70 mm. 

 and more), and another with shorter ones (45 to 60 mm). The chemical 

 composition of their kernels is identical, as shown by the following Table. 



