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Subfamily I1.—MONODOROIDEAE. - 
94. Isolona Hngl. in Engl. & Prantl. Naturl. Pflanzenf, Nachtr, 
3, 2: 161 (1897).—10 spp., Trop. Afr.; Madag.; type sp. 
I. madagascariensis, Madag.—Engl. & Diels, Monogr. Afr, 
Anonac. 82. ne 
95. Monodora Dun.—14 spp., Trop. Afr., Madag.; type sp. 
M. Myristica, Sierra Leone to Uganda and Angola (cult. 
West Ind.).—Engl. & Diels, Monogr. Afr. Anonac. 84. 
XXII.— THE CITRUS INDUSTRY IN FIJI. 
The following paper on the Citrus Industry in Fiji and the 
possibilities of its extension is a welcome contribution to the 
series of papers that have appeared in the Kew Bulletin, from 
time to time, on the various agricultural crops that have been 
tried as commercial ventures in these islands. The paper has 
been written by Mr. C. H. Wright, Government Agricultural 
Chemist, and sometime Acting Superintendent of Agriculture, 
Fiji, and has been communicated by the Crown Agents for the 
Colonies. 
The orange is not a native of Fiji; it was introduced into 
the Colony, according to the ‘“‘ Narrative of the United States 
Exploring Expedition,” Vol. III, p. 335, by Mr. Vanderford in 1823 
from Tahiti, where the orange had been introduced from Rio de 
Janeiro as seed by Captain Cook. The mandarin (a variety of 
the orange) was a much later introduction into Fiji. This fruit 
is not mentioned in ‘“‘A Year in Fiji’’, 1881, by John Horne, who 
was in the Colony during the years 1878-9; and the omission 
is significant, since he devotes a whole chapter to the fruits of 
Fiji. Enquiries made as to the introduction of the mandarin 
failed to elicit the country of origin; but all the facts collected 
pointed to the conclusion that this fruit was introduced into the 
region of the lower Rewa River in the very early eighties; and 
an old resident in Fiji remembers first seeing mandarins at Nuku- 
moto (then owned by Hennings Brothers) about 1883. 
Orange trees are now found all over Fiji, but these, as well as 
mandarin trees, are very abundant on the lower Rewa River. 
They have grown from seed, being mostly self sown; they are 
generally found in or near Fijian villages, -where they are not 
systematically cultivated; nor do they recéive any special care or 
attention, but are growing in an almost wild state. Yet these 
citrus trees bear large crops of oranges of very good quality, 
most of which are of medium size, have a thin skin and contain 
very few pips; and abundant crops of mandarins, which are above 
the average size, have a thin loose skin and are of an excellent 
flavour. These trees do not appear to be affected by any fungoid 
diseases; they are attacked to a limited extent by mealy bugs 
