CONTENTS 



I. INTRODUCTION By Albert H. Benson, Director of Fruit Culture 

 II. NOTES By James Collins, Fruit-grower and Plant-breeder, Kedland Bay . . 7 



III. NOTES By William Soutter (previously Manager, Queensland Acclimatisa- 



tion Society), Coolibar, Sunnybank .. .. .. .. .. 8 



IV. PROPAGATION AND GRAFTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 



V. CULTIVATION, PRUNING, DISEASES, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 



VI. SPECIES AND VARIETIES, INCLUDING TABULATED DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



THIRTY-TWO FRUITS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 



Frontispiece Tree of Pink's Mammoth, grown by James Collins, 



Eedland Bay 4 



Plate Original tree of Pink's Mammoth, grown by G. D. Katterns, 



Bowen Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 



Plate Tree and fruit of Anona muricata L. Soursop. . . . . . . 26 



Plates Illustrating varieties of fruits described . . 15, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30, 



32, 34 



