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requiring elucidation therefore is the nature of 
stock most suitable for planting. If seed be used, 
its source and subsequent treatment are matters of 
importance. The Department of Agriculture is 
engaged in raising a large stock of material suitable 
for planting out, in order to satisfy the constant 
demand of planters who experience considerable 
difficulty in obtaining young fruit trees. Work has 
also been carried out upon the importation of stock, 
with the result that the Avocado Pear and Brazil 
Nut are now successfully established in the country. 
Owing to the difficulty of consumers in obtaining 
suitable fruit locally, there is a constant demand 
for imported fruits, of which oranges, litchis and 
mangoes are examples, in addition to jams and 
canned fruits of all descriptions. It is felt that the 
local supply should, in fact, supplant these imports, 
but this desideratum will only be attained when 
growers realise that they should market a first class 
product, thus obtaining a regular market and a 
higher price, instead of the low quality consignments 
which at present find their way to the local markets. 
The local fruit grower confines his attention to the 
more common varieties for which he finds a sale. 
Durians, Mangosteens, and Bananas are the best of 
their products, and are found in most districts; 
Rambutans, Pulasans, and Papaya being grown to 
a less extent. In Malacca, Penang and Singapore, 
good Chiku are produced, but inferior qualities are 
frequently sold in other- towns. 
The following are the principal fruits for dessert 
purposes: — Chiku, Coconut, Duku, Mangosteen, 
Papaya, Pineapple, Plantain, Pomelo, Pulasan, 
Rambutan and Sugar apple. 
