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delicious fruits in existence. A native of Brazil, it is now cultivated in the" tropics of both old 

 and new worlds. Its cultivation is also successfully carried on in hot-houses in this country, 

 and, strange as it may seem, English-grown pineapples surpass in size and flavour 'those 

 grown in the tropics. Large quantities of pineapples are imported into this country chiefly 

 from the' Bahamas and other West Indian islands. 'o.. 



Mango (Mangifera indica), a medium-sized tree with large egg-shaped-fruit, a native of India, 

 and now cultivated throughout the tropics of the world. There are many varieties of Mango 

 differing in size, shape, and flavour. The better kinds are esteemed among the finest of tropical 

 fruits ; the inferior ones are practically inedible. The unripe fruits are much used in India 

 in conserves and tarts, and in the making of chutney. 



Olives. Pickling olives are the unripe fruits of Olea europaea, deprived of a portion of 

 their bitterness by soaking in water to which lime and wood ashes are sometimes added, and 



then bottled in salt 

 and water flavoured 

 with aromatics. 

 The olive is a small- 

 growing evergreen 

 tree, native, in all 

 probability, of parts 

 of Southern Europe 

 and Asia Minor and 

 cultivated largely 

 on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean ; also 

 in California, Aus- 

 tralia, and other 

 parts of the world. 

 It is chiefly grown 

 for its excellent oil. 

 The tree is very 

 slow growing and 

 lives to a great age. 

 The Pomegran- 

 ate (Punica Grana- 

 tum), native of 

 Upper India, and 

 possibly Northern 

 Africa and Western 

 Asia, is usually a 

 large bush or small 

 tree, fifteen to 

 twenty-five feet 

 high, with scarlet 

 flowers and large 

 globular fruits. 

 Pomegranates are 

 greatly valued in 

 warm countries on 

 account of their de- 

 licious cooling and 

 refreshing pulp. 



By permission of Messrs. Duperly & Son, Kingston, Jamaica 



JAMAICA. BANANA HIGGLERS 



