more scope for employment than that of field crops, and 

 if the wine produced could be standardized so as to 

 have a product of good quality and uniform type, an 

 export trade of fine wines might be created which would 

 become a reliable and permanent source of agricultural 

 prosperity. 



Besides the fruit trees mentioned and described in 

 the following pages, others have been introduced now 

 and then which did not agree either with the soil or the 

 climate and therefore have proved a failure. The 

 cultivation of the mango (Mangifera indica L.) has 

 been attempted many times. Seeds saved from choice 

 imported fruits have been sown and germinated quickly. 

 The plants with their long leaves of metallic green at 

 first made satisfactory growth, but generally succumbed 

 during winter. Seedlings of mango grown in vegetable 

 mould in sheltered situations have survived for three 

 or four years, but were ultimately killed by the cold. 

 The pine-apple (Bromelia Ananas L.), is not a tree, 

 but its cultivation was successfully undertaken under 

 glass by the late Mr. Bisazza in his villa at Rabato, 

 and was frequently fruited to perfection. In summer 

 the pine-apple thrives very well in the open air in full 

 sunshine or in the shade of tall trees, but when the 

 thermometer descends to i5C. the growth is checked 

 and the plant must have the shelter of a glass house, 

 otherwise it will perish. Even under glass the growth 

 suffers a severe check unless steps are taken to apply 

 some artificial heating in the coldest months, December- 

 February. The mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostend), 

 Vangueria edulis, the bread fruit tree (Artocarpus 

 incisa, A. integrifolid) , and other tropical fruits have 

 been introduced in our gardens with negative results. 

 Nephelium Litchi, the Litchi of South China, has been 

 repeatedly introduced in the Island from Hong- Kong by 

 the late Captain Worcester, local agent of the Peninsular 



