Ill 



TJie following table gives the temper at\ire of the soil of 

 Calcutta at thf; surface and at the depth of 3 feet. 



Mean temperature at 

 a depth of 3 ft. 



In conclusion it may "be said that there is no one took in 

 which all these tropical and sulDtropical fruits have Ijeen 

 treated at length. The facts lie scattered in different 

 books, Tjulletins, ledgers and joiirnals, I have tried to "bring 

 together these scattered facts and treat the su^bject in a sj'-s- 

 texDatic manner. But in doing so I have not been able to con- 

 sult all the literature that has been written on the subject. 

 My information is derived only from the books and reports that 

 are to be found in the Cornell University Library and a few 



