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long, in the Kew Museum (Derry, 1893) grown in Malacca, was 

 stated to be worth £30 per ton delivered in London (Kew Bull. 

 1893, p. 368). Samples of fibre have been reported on by the 

 Imperial Institute from S. Rhodesia (1903) — "very fine, white, 

 well cleaned fibre of average length, 11 inches,*' the broker's 

 report being ** very strong, but very short " and if ** of greater 

 length would probably be worth from £30-£40 per ton '' (Col. 

 Rep* JMisc- No. 58, 1909, p. 49), the Gold Coast (1907)--3| ft. 

 long, well-cleaned, soft, white, somewhat lustrous, of even 

 diameter and of good strength, suggested for use as a flax sub- 

 stitute, nominal value £30 per ton (I.e. p. 51 : Bull. Imp. Inst. 

 1908, p. 242) and Northern Nigeria (1909)—*' of fair quality and 

 worth £16 £17 per ton" (Col. Rep. Ann. No. 656, 1910, p. 24 : 

 N. Nig. Gaz. May 31st, 1911, p. 101). 



The Pine-apple has been found to contain 11-7 per cent, of dex- 

 trose. In the Fed. Malay States wines or champagnes are reported 

 to have been made, but apparently with little success (Kew Bull. 

 1912, p. 117). The manufacture of wine from Pine Apples has 

 been discussed (Salles, Rev. Agr., Sao. Paulo, viii. No. 78, 1902, 

 pp. 14-17— Note in U.S. Dept. Agric. Exp. St. Rec. xiv. 1902-03, 

 p. 1102; Neuville, Journ. D'Agric. Tropicale, seq,) at various 

 times and it is estimated that one ton of Pine-apple waste will 

 produce 1700 lb. of juice in the process of canning, yielding 

 17 lb. citrate of hme and 20 gal. of molasses — and 100 lb. of 

 dried pulp (U.S. Dex)t. Agric. Exp. St, Rec. xxii. 1910, p. 641). 

 The expressed juice has been shipped from Dominica to the 

 United States at a profit (Kew Bull. 1888, p. 211). Experiments 

 have demonstrated the value of Pine-apple Spirit for motor fuel 

 and it is reported that the California Fruit Packers' Corporation 

 in Hawaii is preparing to make 1200 gallons of motor fuel from 

 the refuse of its Pine-apple Cannery in Honolulu (Agric. News, 

 Barbados, July 10th, 1920, p. 213). The active principle of the 

 fruit is called " Anasine," which possesses active digestive pro- 

 perties and advantage has been taken of this in the manufacture 

 of pine apple digester and in separating the active principle for 

 medicinal purposes (Rolfs, Farmers' Bull, seq. p. 36). 



The more important trade, however, is in the ripe fruit for 

 canning purposes — done on a large scale in Florida, Straits 

 Settlements, AustraHa, Bahamas, Hawaiian Islands, etc. — and 

 for the fully developed fruit, cut green to ship for dessert purposes. 

 It is advisable to ship in specially prepared crates, containing 

 from about 18-42 according to the selected sizes of the fruit. 

 Preserved fruit is largely imported from Siam, Hawaii, Florida, 

 Straits Settlements, Australia, Natal, etc., and fresh fruit from 

 the Azores — grown under glass — and Teneriffe. The Azores 

 Pine-apple Trade, for long a famous source, appears to be declining, 

 due, it is reported, to over-production and other causes (Journ. 

 Roy. Soc. Arts. June 23rd, 1916, p. 573). The principal varieties 

 are "Queen," "Smooth Cayenne," "Charlotte Rothschild"-- 

 all of which have been extensively propagated by the Agricul- 



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