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Pine-apple.—VFanti name Abrobay, Accra name Brofongmey. 
Grown i ha abundance all over the country. The culture could be greatly 
enlarged. The main harvest months are August and December, but 
they are ied. produced all the year round. The pine is not only 
eaten as oe but it makes excellent jam. The average market price 
is 1d. eac 
Lime.—Fanti name Ankama, Accra name Abonua. Grown in great 
abundance. ‘The culture could be gence increased. The main harvest 
months are August and December. The average market value is about 
from 1s. to 1s. 6d. per bushe 
Guava.—Grows wild in moist situations all along the coast and for 
oil, and for other purposes. The harvest months are October and 
November. It could grown to any extent in the plains near the 
coast. arket value, about 3d. per Ib. 
Custard Apple, Sour Sop, and Sweet t Sop. —These three are culti- 
vated for ose use, but they have no commercial value. Accra name, 
Alugun Tongon 
apaw.—Fan i Brofiri, Accra name, Appapa. This is 
cultivated. extensively “throughout ‘the country, and used generally as a 
it, but nripe state it is used on the tables of Euro 
residents ai. a v rotaia. It bears fruit all the year round, Average 
market atte about ld. each. 
in—Fanti name, Effiri, Accra name, Sacraibuntey. Grows 
senda li.i in all parts of the country. It is of good flavour, can be 
used either as a fruit or vegetable, and would, under — conditions, 
bear shipment to Europe. The rjr months e August and 
Plantain.—Fanti, Boradzi, Accra, iedo and Banana.—Fanti, 
Kwadu, Accra, Aquadoo. These are largely cultivated, and bear all 
year round. They have no commercial value here as fruits 
Lagos. 
The following is an extract from a despatch from Mr. F. Evan 
C.M.G., Acting Administrator of Lagos, to the Secretary of State, 
dated 27 th May, 1887 :— 
Te have the honour to transmit to you the only information I have 
replying t to the circular des 
ere is not sufficient fruit of € S grown in or near Lagos to 
enable exportation, for trade purposes, to take plaee, and what is 
wn is mostly of an inferior MES. no aeris being paid to its 
quimetion, and although limes, sweet oranges and tamarinds might 
^ extensively cultivated and preserved for exportation, the 
length voyage between here. and Europe precludes the 
day of the shipment of fresh fruit." 
