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the tropical zone to medium warm districts in Australia as far south 

 as the Hunter River. It is specially well adapted for regions where 

 a strong moist heat prevails during the summer such conditions as 

 exist in the coast districts of Queensland and New South Wales. 

 Possibly, this tree would also be well adapted for Northern 

 Australia. The Li-tchi flourishes in any rich open soil, which should 

 lx> deeply worked, and shelter is essential to the well-being of the 

 trees. In making a plantation the trees should be placed in rows, 

 not less than twenty-four feet apart, as they will require that space 

 for free development. Independent of its fruit, the Li-tchi is worthy 

 of being cultivated for ornamental purposes in localities where it will 

 thrive, as it has beautiful Laurel-like foliage, handsome white flowers, 

 and makes a very effective tree for shrubberies. Propagation may be 

 easily effected by seed or layers. Seed should be sown in rich light 

 soil, covering it an inch and a-half deep. Layers should be put down 

 late in the summer or early in the spring. 



LONGAN. 



This is the Chinese name for the fruit of Nephelium Longanam 

 (J)imocarpus Longan, Euphoria Longana], an evergreen tree which 

 attains a height of about forty feet under exceptional circumstances, and 

 is indigenous to Southern 

 China and India. The tree 

 is very similar in appearance 

 to the Li-tchi, but the fruit 

 is smaller, varying from, an 

 inch to an inch and a-half 

 in diameter. In flavour it is 

 very similar, but is generally 

 preferred by the Chinese to 

 the Li-tchi, as they consider 

 it to be sweeter and to 

 possess medicinal qualities. 

 Most Europeans, however, 

 rsither prefer the Li-tchi on 

 account of its larger size and 

 its more showy appearance. 

 The fruit of the Longan is 

 iusod in precisely the same 

 way as the Li-tchi, and the 

 s;mio remarks will apply LONGAN. 



as regards cultivation and 

 propagation. 



LOQUAT. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



Botanically the Loquat is most generally known as Eriobotrya aponica 



