62 GARDEN FRUITS GROWN. 



seem to me to comprise most of those peculiar to 

 this part of India, and which might be worth the 

 trouble of naturalization in a foreign colony. 



Of fruit trees capable of being naturalized in 

 India, the number already introduced from the 

 West Indies, Tropical America, and other countries, 

 is considerable. Amateur Horticulturists have led 

 the way in this branch, and in their hands it may 

 probably most safely be left. 



Several of the better sorts of China fruits are, I 

 believe, now grown in Bombay, as the Litchi, &c. 



The gardens at Parell and at Dapoorie can boast 

 of the Blighia sapida of New Zealand, now pro- 

 ducing fruit (at least at Dapoorie) annually. The 

 Achras Sapota flourishes well at Dapoorie. The 

 Avocado pear has been introduced into Bombay 

 from the West Indies, and also into the Deckan 

 by the late Major Ford. One tree exists at 

 Dapoorie. 



The apple, plum, pear, and quince have been 

 naturalized to a degree probably as great as the 

 nature of the climate will admit of. The first of 

 these attains some size in the higher level of 

 Ahmednuggur, but is not such as to be worthy 

 of a rank with either English or tropical fruits. 



