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Fruits of Queensland By: Albert H. Benson |
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Late Instructor in Fruit Culture, Queensland Government;
now Director of Agriculture, Hobart, Tasmania.
BRISBANE:
BY AUTHORITY: ANTHONY J. CUMMING, GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
1914.
[Illustration: Fruit of Mangosteen.]
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Preface 5
Introduction 7
Queensland Fruit growing 17
Climate 18 1st. Soils of Eastern Seaboard, and land adjacent to it,
suitable to the growth of Tropical and Semi tropical Fruit 21 2nd. Soils of the Coastal Tablelands, suitable for the
growth of Deciduous Fruit 23 3rd. Soils of the Central Tablelands, suitable for the
growth of Grapes, Dates, Citrus Fruits, &c. 24 The Banana 24
The Pineapple 31
The Mango 41
Mangosteen 45
The Papaw 47
The Cocoa nut 49
The Granadilla 51
The Passion Fruit 51
Custard Apples 53
Citrus Fruit 57
The Persimmon 71
The Loquat 73
The Date Palm 75
The Pecan Nut 75
Japanese Plums 77
Chickasaw Plums 77
Chinese Peaches 77
Figs 79
The Mulberry 79
The Strawberry 79
Cape Gooseberry 82
The Olive 83
The Apple 85
The Peach 87
The Plum 89
The Apricot 89
The Cherry 90
The Pear 91
The Almond 91
Grape Culture 93
List of Fruits and Vegetables Grown in Queensland 102
[Illustration: Map of Queensland]
PREFACE.
In the more thickly populated portions of the Old and New World, and, to
a certain extent, in the large cities of Australia, the question of how
to make a living has became one of vital importance to a large portion
of the population, and is the cause of considerable anxiety to fathers
of families who are endeavouring to find employment for their sons. This difficulty of obtaining employment is a very serious question, and
one demanding the most earnest consideration. It is probably the result
of many different causes, but, in the writer's opinion, it is due mainly
to the fact that for years past the trend of population has been from
the country districts to the towns, with the result that many of the
great centres of population are now very badly congested, and profitable
employment of any kind is often extremely difficult to obtain... Continue reading book >>
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