CHAPTER XXI. BANANAS, PINEAPPLES AND OTHER FRUITS.....219

Antiquity and Universality of the Banana--Its Many Uses--Commercial Cultivation in Cuba--Methods of Culture--Varieties--Pineapple Culture in Cuba--One of the Staple Crops--Difficulty of Marketing--The Canning Industry--The Fruit of the Anon--The Zapote or Sapodilla--The Tamarind--The Mamey--The Guava--The Mamoncillo--Figs of All Varieties--The Aguacate.