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to be considerably on the increase, and it is expected that it will soon 
become one of the principal exports, as direct E between 
Grand Canary and London is established. During 1885 f m 40,000 
to 50,000 bunches of this fruit were shipped to Europe, siamese 3s. 
per bunch, Grand Canary alone contributing between 25,000 snd 
30,000 clusters. 
Musa Cavendishii, Lamb. 
(From the Garden, 1893, p. 496.) 
The Canary banana, as it is called in Covent Garden, arrives in this 
country with each bunch packed separately in narrow tall baskets made 
from the split stems of the common reed Arundo Donaz, specially grown 
for this and other purposes in moist places in the isl: ands. The bunch 
of fruit stands on end in the basket, and is carefully and compactly 
packed with dry banana ace o prevent injury. The base of the fruit 
stalk or peduncle u usually projects beyond the sacking covering the mouth 
of the basket, and it affords a convenient handle for lifting and moving 
the package in transit. 
Bananas usually sellin England during about eight to nine months in 
the year. They are not sought for during the months of June, July, and 
