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 o