BY J. F. BAILEY. 97 



merit of Agriculture in 1892. I saw a plant in fruit 

 at the Botanic Gardens^ Townsville, in 1899. 



Jack or Jaca Fruit (Artocarpus integrifolia). 



Introduced from India by the Brisbane Botanic Gardens 

 in 1856. 



China Quince (Cydonia sinensis). 



Plants received by F. M. Bailc^y from South Australia, 

 and distributed in 1866, and plants worked from these 

 were presented to the Acclimatisation Society in 1870 

 by C. W. Jarrott. 



Cherry (Prunus Cerasus) 



Several varieties have been cultivated in the Stan- 

 thorpe District during the past twenty years. 



Chinese Raisin {Hove.nia dulcis). 



Introduced by J. C Bidwill in 1850. Was growing 

 in Captain Wickham's garden, Xewstead. in 1856, 

 and in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1861. 



Orange {Citrus aurantium). 



Dr. Lang records having seen oranges growing at 

 Brisbane m 1845. They were grown by Captain 

 Wickham. at Newstead. in 1856. Ten varieties were 

 represented in the Brisbane Bctp^nic Gardens in 1861, 

 those doing best being St. Michael, Mandarin. Bahia, 

 Siletta, Blood and Parramatta. Forty-six varieties 

 were growing in the Gardens in 1870. The Bahia 

 Xavel and Jaii[a varieties ^\ere introduced by the 

 Department of Agriculture in 1888. In 1908, 440,312 

 bushels of fruit were produced on 3,121 acres. 



Lemons (C. medica var. Umonum) ; Citrons (C. medica), 

 and Shaddocks (C. decumana) 

 Were seen by Backhouse and Walker in 1836. and 

 Lemons, Citrons, and Limes [C. medica var. limetta) 

 were growing in the Botanic Gardens prior to 1870. 

 4,366 bushels of lemons were produced from 47 acres 

 in 1908. 



Pomelo (C. decumana var.) was growing at Bowen Park 

 in 1866. 



Custard Apples {Anona spp.) 



A. squamosa {Sweet Sop). 



Plants were sent to M. C. O'Connell, Port Curtis, and to 

 a frardener in Brisbane, in 1854, from the Sydney 



