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In flavour they are sharply acid, and the juice may be used as a 

 substitute for the Lemon. The wood is yellow, hard, and close-grained. 

 Citrus Planchoni (Citrus australis, Limonia auatralis). -This is a fine 

 evergreen tree indigenous to the coast districts of Queensland and 

 Northern New South Wales, which attains a height of forty or fifty 

 feet. It is commonly known as the Native Orange. The fruit is 

 about an inch and a-half in diameter, almost globular in shape, and 

 yields a sharply acid juice. The wood is hard, fine -grained, and 

 takes an excellent polish. Both these species are worthy of attention 

 in the semi-tropical coast regions of Australia as ornamental plants, 

 and possibly their fruits may be improved by cultivation. They may 

 possibly also prove useful stocks for other species of the Citrus family 



in congenial localities. 



PALILLAS. 



This is the Peruvian name for the fruit of Campomanesia linearifolia f 

 an evergreen small tree indigenous to South America, also known as 

 a species of Psidium, or the Guava family. It belongs to the order 

 Myrtaceee, and attains a height of twenty or thirty feet. The fruit 

 is the size of a small Apple, and in colour is a deep yellow. It has a 

 pleasant acid flavour, and makes a good preserve. The tree is fairly 

 hardy, and may be grown successfully through the greater part of 

 Australasia, excluding the very cold and also the tropical regions. 

 As an ornamental plant the Palillas is worthy of a place in shrubberies,, 

 and it may with advantage be cultivated for its pleasant Guava-like 

 fruit. Propagation may be effected by seeds, which should be 

 covered to the depth of half-aii-inch. Plants are readily and quickly 

 obtained from layers, and cuttings from ripened wood of the current 

 season's growth will root in sand if protected from the weather. 



PALMS. 



YiKi.mxG EDIULK FKTITS. 



Several genera of the Palm family that yield important commercial 

 fruits, including the Cocoa Nut, Date, and Gingerbread, have been 

 dealt with in special articles, but there are others which, though less 

 prominent, are well deserving of attention as economical plants. The 

 principal of these are dealt with collectively in this article, though 

 possibly one or two useful kinds may have been overlooked by the 

 writer. 



Brahea dnlcis and Bra/iea edulis, two compact growing species, which 

 attain a height of about twenty feet, and are indigenous to Lower 

 California, yield large clusters of Plum-shaped fruit that often weigh 

 from thirty to forty pounds. The fruit is somewhat harsh, but is- 



