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Limes are — fresh, preserved, or pickled. Lime juice is exported 
fresh and concentrated. Pine Appia are exported fresh and candied. 
Bananas are pius in a fresh s 
The produetion of fruit could Te largely extended in Montserrat if 
regular opportunities for shipment in suitable vessels at a low rate of 
fr eight were provided, 
The fruits now imported into the Colony are the ordinary bottled and 
pudding fruits from the United Kingdom, and the canned and dried 
products of the United States, The trade in these is very limited, 
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Sr. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS. 
In these islands most of the tropical fruits found in the West Indies 
are cultivated to a small extent. At present these fruits are utilised 
locally, and little if any are exported. The Banana, Pine Apple, 
ango, Orange, Lime, Plantain, and the Mammee Apple are fairly 
abundant and easily capable of considerable extension. ‘The Shaddock, 
E 
indebte d for the above táforiisifol, are not capable of belg easily 
incre 
The. pre reserved fruits available are Guava jelly, Guava jam, Pine 
Apple jam, Mammee Apple jam, Mango jam, and Tamarinds. 
Virain IsnANDS. 
Mr. President Cameron has prepared the following information re- 
speeting the fruits of the Virgin Isiands: 
In iance with the "Eiern eontained in the Secretary of 
— apaa Despatch of the 30th November 1887, I have the 
nour to forw - — af ia as I am able to give relative to the 
em of this Pres 
The only fruit that is at all cultivated is the Banana. Of these there 
are three kinds, the horse and fig Banana and the Plantain. Many 
other fruits grow wild, Pers as Mangoes, Guavas, Guava berri 
Custard Apples, Avocado Pears, Sour Sops, and others. Bananas an 
nd. Man 
Sour Sops are obtainable all the year roun goes come in about the 
end of May, Pears in July, and Guavas an berries a little later. 
The greater part of what is grown is available for export, and 
actually expo: production, however, is not on a scale to 
rmit of wholesale dealings. All the ts above-mentioned are 
exported in one in . Th i 
is St. "Thoiüis& A fair quantity of the different kinds 
of Bananas are 
carried there, and realise from 40 to 75 cents a bunch. I am unable 
o give an estimate of the value of the various fruit exports; they can, 
however, only amount in all to an insignificant sum. 
anas might, I imagine, be grown in very much larger quantities 
romae: is canoes vido the introduction of capital, there being 
no local men with either means or energy to take up such a business 
