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like chestnuts. Pounded into Hour, they are said to be sometimes 

 made into a substance like "vegetable-ivory." The Durian tree 

 thrives in the moist low-country of Ceylon up to 2,000 ft. elevation, 

 and luxuriates in deep alluvial or loamy soil. In Peradeniya 



DURIAN-FRUIT. Durio zibcthiiins. 



Gardens there are magnificent specimens well over 100 ft. 

 in height. They usually flower in March or April, and the fruit is 

 ripe in July or August, but sometimes the flowering and fruiting 

 period change with an abnormal season. Durian fruits are variable 



