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I do not think Navels have had a fair chance on the south side. 

 The Bahia Navel grows faster, and is far more vigorous than the 

 Washington Navel at Hope. The Navels in the young grove at Cas- 

 well Hill, Vere, have grown better than any other variety. 



As far as Tangierines go, if they can only be shipped, south rn 

 Manchester can grow them to perfection, the trees there being a 

 sight to see in the season. 



The St Michael's Tangierines at Hope are the only ones wh'ch I have 

 seen fruit The tree is hardy, grows rapidly, and fruits heavily. They 

 are now on their trial as to their shipping qualities. 



Lemons grow and fruit well wherever tried in J imaica Mr. Wigan 

 of Hartlands complains that he can lot sell the n. The earlier fruits 

 sold well, but they are now practically unsaleable. An attempt will be 

 made at forcing the fruit so as to have them ripe in the hot weather. 



Grape fruit.- -It is doubtful if all the money spent on imported 

 varieties of this fruit has not been was'ed. The so called Walter's 

 Royal Pomelo is as a rule a worthless varietv, the tree growing badly 

 and the fruit being poor. Toe tree* at Hartlan s are, however, a 

 bright ex eption, having -rown and fruited we 1, and the fruit has 

 proved of excellent quality. Royal Pomelo equals the variety grown 

 at Resource called Pernambuco. Triumph Grape fruit is a much more 

 thrifty tree, more nearly resembling our native varieties, which is the 

 highest praise I can accord t. It seems to be nearly identical with 

 the Jamaica varieties which have lately been named " Wilton/ 

 " Ay ton," " Silver Rind," &c , all three of which na u a mxy be looked 

 upon as synonyms. This variety occ irs in Vere, various parts of the 

 Blue Mountains, Port Royal Mountains, an 1 doubtless in many other 

 parts of the island, and I think that if buds were carefully selected, 

 that we should soon be in posse -si u of a variety very hard to beat 

 and if we c >uld only eradicate the seeds it would be perfect. 



The gro-vth of the Grape fruits &t Hartlands and at Hope Gardens 

 indicates th^t this is a t;ee well suited to the plains of St. Catherine 

 and St Andrew, with a very moderate amount of water. 



Situation for Grove. 

 Mr. Fawcett read a short note as follows : — 



Those who live in temper tte climates do not care for fruit tint is 

 too sweet, and that is the fault thatisfou id with many of our Oranges 

 both in England and America. In Florida, it is said that the fur- 

 ther north the Orange is produc 'd the better it is ; and, in Jamaica, 

 Oranges with the best flavour and proportion of acidity are those which 

 are grown at the highest elevations. 



On the other hand, those who have groves in the places where 

 they can be irrigated, can supply or withhold water at will; and with- 

 holding water is an important matter when it comes to the ripening 

 of the fruit. 



Mr. Cradwick sends the following notes : — 



Any site in St. Andrew, St. Catherine, or Vere, where there is over 

 a foot of good surface soil with good draicage and a moderate 

 amount of water available, is an ideal situation for a grove of 

 Grape-fruits, Navel, Pine-apple, Tardif or Mandarin oranges. If 

 these varieties at any rate do not grow, it is the fault of the 



