OTHER


TROPICAL


FRUITS.


THE BANANA.-This fruit is


gantic corn, which it
young growth, but it
Each stalk produces
months, which sells
dollars. After the
the top dies down,
roots. One of these
old stock, and the rer


much resemble
attains vast
one bunch i
for one and
fruit ripens,
and new su
suckers is s
st may be re


planted like a field of gi-
les in the care required and
size with immense leaves.
n from fifteen to eighteen
a half to two and a half


the large
ckers start
efficient to
!planted in


leaves fall off,
out from the
perpetuate the
new places, to


any extent desired. No fruit is more healthy and nutri-
tious than ripe bananas, and few are more esteemed. In
South American countries they are also cooked while green,
and are said to be very palatable.


 THE Coc(
ously in the
ern portion
or palmetto
no care after
sixth year.
sized fruit o


one hi
bunch
 THI
papaw,
fruits,


undre
1S.


OANUT.
keys
of the
tree ii
 settii
 It do'
f exce


-This tropi
and mainlai
 State. It
n generally
ng out, and
es well in
llent aualitv


ic


cal


product grows vigor-


id of the extreme
much resembles
appearance. It
produces fruit af
Florida, producing
 SA tree will be


south-
a palm
requires
ter the
 extra-
ir from


to five hundred nuts annually, in monthly


E DATE, ETC., ETC.-The date, tamarind, sapodilla,
sugar-apple, custard-apple, and all similar tropical
grow abundantly in all portions of tropical Flor-


ida, .with little or no labor, and produce large crops of the
best quality of fruits of their kind.
 DATE-PALM.-This excellent and valuable fruit is culti-
vated with entire success south of 280 north latitude, and
the tree often perfects its fruit as far north as 300 north
latitude. Numerous large and beautiful specimens of this
tree may be seen in the gardens at St. Augustine. It is one
of the most beautiful trees of the vegetable kingdom. Its
long, graceful, ever-verdant, ever-waving, ever-changing
branches make it the most picturesque of all plants for