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kuru, and the lime, but the latter is not so plenti- 

 ful as the two others. Moli huru huru was seen at 

 some places planted as a "fightmg fence" around 

 some of the native towns. In many places the two 

 former, in a wild state, are more common than any 

 otlur kind of trees, and especially so between Suva 

 and Kaluha, where the air was loaded with the smell 

 of the decaying fruit. 



The orange, moli ni tahiti, is not so common as 

 any of the above, still, it is not rare. Eewa is noted 

 the excellent quality of the oranges, which used 

 to 1>>' exported to Australia before they began to be 

 exte isively cultivated in New South Wales. As the 

 orange ripens in Fiji at a different season from 

 Australia, ii might still be exported there, and espe- 

 cially to Xew Zealand, where the climate is too cold 

 to grow them in the open air. Auckland, New 

 Zealand, is about as near Suva and Levuka in Fiji as 

 it I- Sydney, and from the climate and cheapness of 

 labour, oranges could be grown at a less expense in 

 Fiji than in Australia. At Namosi, in the interior of 

 Viti Levu, oranges are abundant, and their quality 

 cannot be excelled by those of any country. Dr. 

 Seeman left seeds of the orange there with Mr. 

 Danford, known in Fiji as "Harry the Jew," and 

 him instructions as to the treatment the trees 

 required The healthy look of the trees, and the 

 large crop- of fruit that they bear annually, give 

 evidence that these lessons have not been neglected. 

 The appearance of young trees in other districts, 

 particularly in the neighbourhood of Sura, indicates 

 plentiful crop- of oranges in future years. But to 

 insure this result some attention must be given to 

 the trees, which,, like some other things in Fiji, are 



