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of preserving the fruit is by drying with sugar and packing like Dates or 

 Fig?, or in small bundles. The wood of the Tamarind is heavy, hard, 

 firm, and durable. It. affords excellent timber for building and other 

 purposes, and also makes a superior charcoal. 



Tamarind. 



CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION. 



The Tamarind being indigenous to warm regions can only be grown 

 successfully in tropical or semi-tropical parts of Australasia, or in 

 localities further south where the climatic conditions may be favourable. 

 It is only in warm humid regions that the Tamarind will flourish, and it 

 is a tree well suited for the coast regions of Queensland, northern river 

 districts of New South Wales, many parts of North Australia, the north- 

 west portion of West Australia, and will thrive to perfection in all the 

 warmer islands of Polynesia. Whenever the climatic conditions are 



