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72 INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, facture of guava jelly. Well made guava jelly can find a market anywhere. The cocoa.or chocolate tree will grow and yield fair re- ttirns in certain districts. Among other trees and plants which will yield after the lapse of a few years are the Ceara rubber tree, the Para rubber tree, and the camphor tree. ‘This latter tree will grow almost anywhere on these istands, where there is a sufficient rainfall. Camphor is obtained from the wood and roots by distillation. Rice, neither the European or American can’ culti- vate, as laborers. It requires working on marshy land, and though on the islands it yields two crops a year, none but the Chinaman can raise it successfully. Maize and wheat are raised, and flour is manufactured. A fibre plant of great promise is the sisal plant. In some respects the prospect of this industry is greater than the bowstring hemp, by reason of the totally different character of the soil required for its successful cultiva- tion. While the bowstring hemp requires a rich, wet land to do well, and gives a large yield of fibre per acre, the sisal will thrive and give the best results on the dryest lands that are to be found on the islands, always provid- ing there is sufficient soil for the roots to get a foothold. There are thousands of acres of such lands that are prac- tically useless, but which by the means of the sisal plant may be made to support thousands of people, and add to the wealth of the country far beyond the dreams of the most sanguine. | Cotton is a possible industry, as it is well suited to the climate and soil of the islands. comicbooks.com