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When yellow spots about the size of a peso appear, pluck the truit 

 and place it in a cool dark place for several da^ s. By this time the 

 fruit should be yellow over the greater part of its suface, and will 

 gently yield to thumb pressu e. It is now ready for the icebox. If 

 the fruit is allowed to turn yellow before it is plucked much of its 

 strength is drawn back into the tree, to be supplied to other fruit in a 

 iess advanced stage of development. If these directions are followed 

 your trees ought to bear fruit ten to twelve inches in maximum 

 diameter. 



Once a year sprinkle bone ash over the surface around the base of 

 the tree. This should be sufficient fertilization. 



The tree (Javan) at maturity varies from fifteen to twenty feet in 

 hight and is about seven inches in diameter at the base. (The 

 Mindanao Herald. March 4. igil. 1 



This rather odd way of cultivating papaya trees may interest some 

 of our readers who might perhaps like to try the method suggested. 

 The papaya grows so readily with us and fruits so well with no 

 further cultivation than the administration of house-refuse that so 

 elaborate a system as this is hardly likely to become the rule 

 here. — Ed. 



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