The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-19
MANGOSTEENS
FOR HAWAII
Gerrit Wilder Brought
Seeds From the
East.

last year in August bearing q special
commission from the Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry of Hawaii as its
representative and with special permits
from the Department of Agriculture
gaining him unusual courtesies, return
ed yesterday from Europe. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Wilder, who has
spent the past three years in Paris,
Berlin and Carlsbad, who returns great
ly benefited in health.
1t was the privilege of Mr.. Wilder
while abroad to visit the most beauti-
full gardens in the European capitals
| and to inspect the giant lighthouses
which force growths during the winter
| seasons.
At Washington on his return home
ward Mr.. Wilder was also granted
commission as special collector for the
department in connection with the for
warding of rare or fine specimens of
mangoes in which Secretary Wilson is
now especially interested in propagat-
ing. Mr.. Wilder is a connoiseur on
mangoes and some of the finest vari-
cites are grown on his beautiful prem
ises on Makiki Heights. Mangoes are
still luxury in New York and only
come mostly from Florida Mr. Wilder
is of the opinion that Hawaii can
easily go into the business of growing
mangoes to be shipped during the Win
ter months to New York and other
eastern cities where the most prominent
caterers would be glad to get them for
their wealthy customers.
ATE EMPEROR'S TOMATO.
Mr.. Wilder visited the famous Kew
Gardens in London and the great hot |
houses of Van Houte Pere of Client, |
Belgium. There he found acres and |
acres of hot houses devoted to raising |
almost everything known in the tenn |,
perate and tropical Chimes The Van !
Houte gardens We're a private enter |
prise and the products are sold the |
world over. In Paris he went over the |
Jardin des Plantes, where he was par
ticularly pleased with the system of |
planting out and carefully labelling ev
erything for the edification of the Wis
itors. In Hamburg and Bremen he also
found beautiful gardens, tbut it was re-
served for him to see in Potsdam the
finest gardens in all Europe. These
We're the private ones of the Kaiser.
To them he was given admission
through the aid of the American Con-
sul-General at Berlin. The head-gar-
dener personally conducted him about
the gardens and through the great
houses, where the choicest of vegetables
and fruits are raised for the Emperor's
tables. IL was his privilege to eat a
tomato which was intended to be sent
that day to the Emperors residence
He brought some tomato seeds from
the Potsdam hothouses.
WILL RAISE MANGOSTEENS.
The principal treasure which Mr.. Will
der brought to Honolulu are some
mangosteen seeds which We're given
him in Washington by Mr. David G.
'Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer, De-
partment of Agriculture. All the way
over he took the utmost care of them
and will plant them out as soon as they
are released from inspection by the
Board of Agriculture'S agents. There is |
only one mangosteen tree at present in
the islands known to Mr. Wilder. This
is on Mr.. Gays place on Kauai. Man
gosteens are not only a novelty but a
luxury and the fruit is sold in New
York for $1.50 apiece. The mangosteen
is a hard purple fruit looking much
like the small russell apple, except it is
purple in color. 1t contains much meat
composed Oh number OF small sections. ,
II Is a tasty trult' ana there Is con-
siueraple demand Tor IL IN the East III
is grown mostly in Florida.
marched mango trees propagated at
Washington have been brought here by
MI M. Wilder and VIII be set out shortly.
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most exclusively TO maneoes as grown IL
IN Hawaii /
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