FRUITS OF QUEENSLAND. 



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THE LOQUAT. 



A handsome evergreen tree, that can be grown in the more Southerly 

 coast districts, in the foothills of the coast range, and on the coast tablelands. 

 There are several types of the fruit, whose chief value consists in that it ripens 



Fruit of Loquat (\ natural size). 



its fruit in early spring, when there is a shortage of stone fruits, and that it 

 withstands wind well, so makes a good break for the protection of exposed 

 orchards. Its cultivation is not extensive, nor is it likely to become so. 



