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and in the former country the fruit is dried and forms 

 an article of commerce. The foliage is a pale gre<m, 

 and the fruit, which is a drupe, is produced in abundance 

 in its native countries. The tree has been largely 

 planted in some of the northern coast towns for shade, 

 in consequence of its rapid growth, and it there proves 

 fairly productive ; but in the Brisbane district it has 

 not hitherto been very fruitful. The fruit . varies 

 much in quality, some being more agreeable in flavor 

 than others ; and this may be taken as a conclusive 

 indication that it is susceptible of improvement by 

 judicious selection. 



THE LEECHEE AND THE LONGAN- 



(Nephelium Litchi and Nephelium Longana). 



These are evergreen fruit trees with compound 

 leaves, natives of China, Japan, and the East Indies. 

 The latter has been fruited by the Author at Brisbane 

 for many years. The blossom, which is insignificant, 

 appeared in long spikes during October and November, 

 and the fruit ripened in March following. It is white, 

 semi-transparent, slightly glutinous, sweet, pleasant in 

 flavor, and covered outside with a thin, tough, brown 

 skin or shell. The fruit of the leech ee is dried, and 

 exported from China in large quantities, and is much 

 esteemed. The trees grow from fifteen to twenty feet 

 in height, and may be propagated by seeds, layers, and 

 cuttings. The leechee is now procurable, and will be 

 largely planted. Two plants have borne fruit in Bris- 

 bane. 



THE LISBON LEMON AND THE WEST INDIA 

 LIME. 



These plants ( Citrus Limonum and Citrus Limetta ) 

 are closely allied to the orange ; the cultivation and 

 management are the same. (See orange). 



