The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-27
FRUITS.

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FRUITS.
The fruits that are grown in Quanti-
ties to amount to items of export are
bananas and pineapples. The total
production OF these fruits 1t is not pos
sible to give. The home consumption
Of each fruit Is very considerable, be-
ing consumed by all classes Of the COM
munity. The expectations Of the two
fruits, respectively, for the year 1897,
most of which went to the United
States, with a fractional portion to-
Canada, were as follows: Bananas,
1885 punches, valued at $75,412.50;
pineapples, 1855 pecks, valued at
$l4,42317.
These are the two chief fruits Of the
Islands, for which there Is an ample
market In the United States free from
competition with the American art
icles. Any other fruits, such as
oranges, lines, and lemons, or stone
fruits, although capable Of being grown
in abundant quantities to meet the
island requirements, can not be grown
for export to enter into competition
with the fruits of California.
The bananas grown on the Islands
are we'll known for their extremely
good quality. Cinnamon are the chief
cultivators of the banana, which -four
ishes in rich, deep, alluvial or deposit
soils on the low levels near the sea and
in the rich and protected valleys.
White men with their better methods
surpass Cinnamon in the cultivation Of
this fruit.
The pineapple culture has been taken
up by Americans and other white cul-
turists. The very finest fruit, however.
is the small native pineapple, which
has an extremely delicate aromatic
flavor. The latter has been grown an
indefinitely long time and chiefly by
the native Hawaiians.
The capabilities Of the Hawaiian
soils and climates for variety and ex-
cellence of fruit production have not
yet been amply tested. There are in
dividual locations and private grounds
where experiments are seen In course
OF trial which indicate that fine quail
ity and an enormously increased guam
tity OF the fruits mentioned and num-
erous others can be grown with full
success.
VEGETABLES.
The city OF Honolulu Is almost who'll
ly supplied as to its table needs by
Cinnamon, who occupy suitable lands
within and around the city limits. The
mode of distribution or service OF
houses is fairly good, but the quality
and variety are limited and poor. With
out specifying in detail, there Is an
ample field for improvement in the
methods of supplying the tables of the
city with green food of well-developed
quality and freshness. The country
districts provide themselves, yet hard
ly any surplus reaches Honolulu ex-
cepting native taro and few bags of
Irish potatoes.
NEW CULTURES AND INDUSTRIES.
Concerning the addition OF new cul-
lures and industries to the ones that
have been described very considerable
may be indicated. Most prominent
among probable successes Is grape cul-
ture. There are numerous examples
upon small scale in several Of the
Islands which attest beyond question
that much can be done In grape and
wine production. 1t is not possible to
say at this time what action the soils
may have upon the character Of the
juice and its products, excepting that
much of these lands naturally tends to
produce high purity and quality in the
saps and juices of vegetable organisms
generally as compared with the soil
and atmospheric conditions of other
lands.
Also, in addition to fruits and their
products that may be added to the
present industries of the Islands, 1t is
quite within the limits of probability
to say that the soils and climates OF
the Islands will be found favorable
for the culture of plants and trees that
yield "barks" and "milks" from which
medicinal preparations are made. The
cinchOna barks can certainly be pro-
duced on the sheltered attitudes Of the
Islands. Again, there are the condi-
tons here for producing growths yield
ing fiavors and dyes.
Further. there Is room for q great
expansion In fruits and growths that
thrive specially well in salt soils near
the sea. The cocoanut trees thrive ad-
mirably In these locations, end In time
would be remunerative as an incident
al culture.
Some note Is to be made OF POSSIBLE
tiles In cereal production. The great
differences In climatic conditions. that
is, In temperature and rainfall, Of
which account has been given. indicate
that there probably exist locations at
temperate attitudes where wheat. bar
ley. oats and corn (malze) can be, and
in fact are. successfully grown. At an
earlier time wheat was grown In small
amounts for bread making, Patches OF
oats may be seen today, while very re-
cent experiences with American corn
have shown that this cereal grows and
natures perfectly, These observations
are ~ special moment, since the sue
eessful establishing Of small holdings
and permanent settlers upon the avail
able lands not under sugar will largely