476 PEUIT CULTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



FIJI. 



Very few oranges are grown, and those only by occasional planters, 

 wlio plant a few trees for their own use ; no particular variety is sought 

 after. The tree is grown as much for the shade it affords as for the fruit 

 it bears. 



Lemons are not cultivated. There is a lemon or citron that grows 

 wild in the bush, but as yet is not considered of importance enough for 

 export. It is a prolific bearer, and grows abundantly everywhere in 

 this colony. Were it properly developed by scientific cultivation, I 

 think it would prove a valuable addition to the varieties grown in our 

 own country, 



Andrews A. St. John, 



Commercial Atjent. 

 United States Oommeeoial Agency, 



Levulca, January 10, 1890. 



