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Among them are several quite familiar to us, and 

 others which are not common, if indeed known here. 

 The Antidesma Bunias from Java, with bright red 

 fruit changing into black, used for preserving ; the 

 Deltonia luctea of Brazil, where it is called the Capu- 

 assu, bearing fruit, one of which, we are told, when ripe, 

 will deliciously perfume the air. The pulp washed off 

 in water and strained, with sugar added, obtains the 

 title of "Wine of Capuassu," to drink which is said to 

 be worth a voyage across the Atlantic. The Lucuma 

 Caimito is a handsome ornamental tree, and its fruit one 

 of the best in Brazil The Chilian myrtle, the Leechee 

 Nepheliwn Litchi of China, said to be as delicious as any 

 fruit in existence. Platonia insignis, from the fruit of 

 which the choicest and most expensive preserve in Brazil 

 is made, are among the new arrivals, while the pamphlet 

 is embellished with coloured representations of some 

 Japanese plums, which, if they are as toothsome as they 

 are beautiful to the eye, must be delicious food. 



The above extracts will, it is hoped, be interesting to 

 our agricultural friends. They will serve to shew that 

 fruit growing, even under difficulties from which we are 

 happily free, can be made profitable. What is required 

 is quick transport to market. This, it may be, is beyond 

 the power of our small farmers to obtain without aid 

 from the Government, but it must not be forgotten that 

 state aid will not supply what are indispensable, but in 

 a large degree lamentably absent among our small- 

 industry people, viz. — Energy and Patience. 



