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While the coffee trees are growing and during the time that will elapse
before the planter receives returns from his investment, it would be a
wise thing for him to plant such things, as will not only provide the
greater part of the food for himself and family, but may also yield a
moderate return in money. The soil and climate of the Hawaiian Islands
will grow almost anything that grows in any other country. All Northern
fruits can be grown if one will only go high enough on the mountain
slopes of Maui and Hawaii. But the coffee planter must confine himself
to such things as will thrive in the vicinity in which his coffee trees
are planted, and it is for the information of intending planters that
this chapter is written.

In the first place, almost all kinds of vegetables will grow in such
profusion as will astonish those who have lived only in Northern climes.
Green and sweet corn, potatoes, Irish and sweet, cabbages, tomatoes,
beans, lettuce, radishes and many other kinds of vegetables, all of the
finest quality and in the greatest profusion, can be had every day in
the year. Strawberries and raspberries can also be had all the year
round. In addition to oranges and limes, which grow to perfection in
this country, many fruits peculiar to tropical and semi-tropical
climates grow well and flourish in these Islands. Among the more
important is the Avocado Pear (Persea Gratissima), commonly called the
Alligator Pear. This tree grows well and bears fruit, of splendid
quality, in from 3 to 5 years from seed. The fruit is much esteemed by
all classes. A small quantity of the fruit is shipped to California;
what reaches there in good condition is quickly bought at high prices.
It can only be carried safely in cold storage, and this is very
expensive freight. A native peach does well, and will bear fruit in two
years from seed. The fruit is much smaller than the American peach,
which by the way does not do well on elevations below 4000 feet, but
very sweet and juicy and makes excellent preserves and pies. Without
doubt this peach could in a few years be improved so as to rival peaches
of any other country. The Mango (Mangifera Indica) is a tropical fruit
tree that grows in the greatest profusion and bears enormous crops of
delicious fruit. It comes into bearing in 5 or 6 years from seed and
does well from sea level to an elevation of 2000 feet. The fruit is much
liked by every one; the green fruit is made into a sauce r