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Banana (Musa sapientum) — The banana is found in all places 

 suited to its growth throughout the Protectorate. Many varieties, 

 some of which are of first-rate quality, are grown by the natives. 

 Improved varieties have been obtained from the West Indies, 

 India and elsewhere, and distributed widely in the country. 



Citrus. — At various places in the coast littoral, and especially 

 in the Changaniwe District some few miles from Mombasa on the 

 Uganda Railway, citrus trees of large size and good bearing 

 properties are fairly common, but in regard to the orange, the 

 fruit is generally of very inferior quality, though here and there 

 exceptions to the rule occur. A form of the Seville orange and a 

 rough variety of lemon are more in evidence than the sweet 

 orange, and in the case of the rough lemon, seeds are being used 

 by local citrus growers for the raising of stocks for receiving 

 buds from imported improved varieties of orange trees established 

 during the last few years in several parts of the Protectorate. 

 Plots of budded orange trees, which include several forms of the 

 Washington Travel and other excellent varieties, are established 

 at the Government Experimental Parm, Kabete, near Nairobi, 

 and at the Experimental Station, Mazeras, in the Coast District. 



The bulk of the oranges imported into the Protectorate come 

 from Zanzibar, and is a large, thin-rinded, sweet and juicy variety, 

 but in view of the attention now being given to orange growing, 

 it seoms likely that the Protectorate will, in a few years, be in a 

 position to supply its own requirements and possibly have a 



surplus for export. 



-Bearing trees raised from seeds of the Zanzibar orange are 

 established at the Government Experimental Station, Mazeras, 

 and as regards growth and the excellence of the fruit are qnite 

 satisfactory. This fact is interesting, as showing that seod- 

 raised orange trees may be relied on to breed fairly true, yet 

 where graded fruit is required, budded trees are undoubtedly 



preferable. 



Small groves of choice varieties of orange have been established 

 in the Knirobi District and other parts of the highlands. The 

 trees commence to bear at least a year earlier than at the coast, 

 and large handsome fruit is produced, but they have a somewhat 

 thicker rind and are less sweet and juicy than coast-grown 



oranges. 



Lemons of commercial varieties are also thriving around 

 Nairobi, and samples of the fruit have been favourably reported 



on in Europe. 



Very fine samples of grape fruit (Citrus decumana, var.) have 

 also been produced at Nairobi and favourably reported on in 



England, . - -i i 



Orange, lemon, citron and lime trees are thriving and produce 



large crops of fruit at the Government Experimental Farm, 



Kibos, adjoining Lake Yictoria Nyanza, and furnish a furthef 



illustration of the wide range of country over which citrus fruits 



can be successfully produced in the East Africa Protectorate. 



Cashew Nut (Anacardinm occidentale) . — Common, grows to a 

 laro^e size and fruits abundantly in the coastal districts. The 



