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JOUIINAL OF THE KOVAL HOETI CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



of fruits and vegetables into Great Britain and Ireland from various 

 countries. It is satisfactory to note that the British growers of soft 

 fruits, such as Strawberries, Gooseberries, Cherries, and Plums, hold 

 their own against the foreign producer. Fruits such as Bananas show 

 a large increase in the imports since the Jamaica trade in that fruit has 

 been so active. — W. G. 



Fruits, hardy. Selections of. By T. Coomber {Gard. Mag. 2,499, 

 p. 610 ; 21/9/1901). — An excellent selection of Apples, Pears, Plums,, 

 Nectarines, Cherries, and Apricots, compiled with a view of afi'ording a 

 choice of varieties that give a continuous supply of fruit during their 

 respective seasons. — W\ G. 



Fruits, small. Industry {Gard. Mag. 2499, p. 005; 21/9/1901).— 

 An abstract from the official returns of the acreage under hardy fruits in 

 Great Britain. The returns show that the area devoted to the cultiva- 

 tion of small fruits in Great Britain has more than doubled in the past 

 thirteen years. The returns of fruit-growing areas are given for the past 

 twelve years. — W. G. 



Fruits, Tropical. -John R. Jackson, Museums, Kew (Agr. Jour, 

 Cape G.H. vol. xix. No. 8, pj). 180-185, Aug. 1, 1901).— The author 

 refers to the exhibition of fruits, chiefly fi'om the West Indies and 

 Australasian Colonies, at the Indian Exhibition held at South Kensington 

 in 1886, when it was hoped that such fruits would in time become regulai' 

 articles of commerce. " We cannot say that the hopes and prophecies of 

 1886 have been realised in 1900." ]jut among those fruits which appear 

 at more or less regular intervals are mentioned the following : — 



Shaddock {Citrus dccumana), a native of the Malayan and Polynesian 

 islands, and under cultivation in India ; Kumquat {Citrus jajwnica), 

 native of Japan and China ; Cherimoyer {Anoiia Cherimolia), from Peru, 

 New Grenada, Venezuela, and Brazil ; Sweet Sop {A. squamosa), 

 native of the Malay Islands, and cultivated both in the East and West 

 Indies; Sour Sop {A. inuricata), iiwiX the Custard-apple {A . reticulata) \ 

 the Mango {Mangifcra indica) ; Avocado Pear {Persea gratissima) ; the 

 Lychee or Litchee {Nepliclium Litclii), a native of China and the East 

 Indian Islands. The fruits of the following plants are also discussed : — 

 Diospyrus virgiiiiana ; the Chinese Date-plum {D. Kaki) ; Star Apple 

 {Chrysophyllum cainito) ; Marmalade Plum {Lucuma mammosa) ; Nase- 

 berry or Sapodilla Plum {Achras sapota) ; the fruit of the South African 

 Kei Apple {Ahcria cajfra) ; the Natal Plum {Carissa grandiflora) ; and 

 the Cho-Cho {Sechmni edule). — li. N. 



Fruit-trees, Netting's for. By the Editor {Agr. Jour. Cape G.H, 

 vol. xix. No. 2, p. 117, July 1901).— The Board of Horticulture (Western 

 Province) is importing new bird and mosquito nettings for the protection 

 of fruit, which will be offered at the cost price of 15s. per piece, 130 feet 

 long and 13 feet wide. " It will be made of very light twine, and will have 

 meshes about five- eighths of an inch square." This has been devised to 

 supersede the ordinary herring netting imported from England. — B. N. 



