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it is very desirable that only the best — some are of an extremely high 

 order of excellence — should be propagated, to the exclusion of the poorer 

 varieties. 



As the result of the experiments made it has been ascertained that 

 budding the Avocado Pear is a simple matter, and accordingly for the 

 future there should be no obstacle in the way of propagating exclusively 

 the best varieties, whether for local consumption or for export. " The 

 fruit in which the seed occupies the whole of the cavity is the best for 

 shipping, as there is no bruising by the movement of the seed inside " 



Fig. 198.— Guava. 



(Fawcett, " Annual Report," 1901-2). This note suggests one line along 

 which attempts might be made to select and perpetuate varieties of this 

 fruit likely to reach distant markets in the best condition, and make this 

 excellent fruit better known in temperate countries. 



Conclusion. 



It would be impossible to attempt to review in the space of 

 this paper all the efforts which are being made to foster the fruit 

 industry. The pages of the "West Indian Bulletin " and "Agricultural 



