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the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines are often seen in the 

 markets of Manila. 



Concerning the behavior of this plant in the Hawaiian 

 Islands, Gerrit P. Wilder says : " Many mangosteen trees have 

 been brought to Hawaii, and have received intelligent care, 

 but they have not thrived well, and have eventually died. 

 Only two have ever produced fruit, one in the garden of Mr. 

 Francis Gay of Kauai, which bears its fruit annually, and the 

 other at Lahaina, Maui, in the garden formerly the property of 

 Mr. Harry Turton." 



Joseph Jones, curator of the Botanic Station at Dominica, in 

 the British West Indies, writes in the Agricultural News 

 (March 4, 1911): 



" At the Point Mulatre estate, Dominica, two fine mangosteen 

 trees, thirteen years old, are now fruiting for the first time. One 

 specimen is bearing several dozen fruits, and the other a single fruit. 

 There are known to be four bearing mange steen trees in Dominica. 

 As quite a number of estates possess a few young specimens of this 

 interesting tree, it is probable that in the course of a few years the fruit 

 will be fairly well known in the island, and may, in course of time, 

 be available for export. 



" One point in this connection is worthy of notice. The seedlings 

 raised from trees established in the West Indies show much greater 

 vigor, and thrive better, than did the original imported plants. This 

 is probably due to acclimatization. With this increased vigor, and 

 with great care in growing and selecting land and position, it may be 

 possible to bring trees into fruit during their ninth or tenth year." 



The Trinidad and Tobago Bulletin for January, 1914, says : 



" In Government House Gardens there is a tree of the mangosteen 

 which has now borne fruit more or less regularly for several years. 

 There are also a few other fruiting trees in the Colony, e.g., at Arima 

 in the grounds of Mr. J. G. de Gannes and at Monte Cristo estate, 

 the property of Mr. H. Monceaux. 



"In addition to the old tree in the Government House Gardens 

 there is another which has not yet borne fruit, and a group at St. 

 Clair Experiment Station. The latter are now 11 years old and this 

 month (January, 1914) one of them bore a single fruit for the first 

 time. The age of this tree is definitely known as they were planted 



