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FRUITS OF QUEENSLAND
BY
ALBERT H. BENSON, M.R.A.C.,
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]