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Show RARE FRUITS IN PHILIPPINES Two That Are Said to Be Delicious and Unknown In the Re it of the World. Among tlio productions of the Philippine Phil-ippine Inlands are two delicious fruits almo.-t unknown In the rest or tho wprld. One or thee la the durlan, wliiior.tcinnrknlile qualities cre descanted des-canted upon by Alfred Itussel Wat Inco during his explorations In the Malay archipelago. Ij grows on n lorty tree somewhat resembling nn elm, Is about as large as a coconut, has a shiny shell, aiid contains a crenmy pulp which cqm bines somo of the flnvor of a delicious custard with those of a tine cheese. To eat diirlniis, we nre told by tho-e who know, Is a new sonsnllon worth a voyago to tho Must to experience. Americans In the Islands cull the durlan du-rlan "the vegetable- I.linburger cIiccm." The other rare fruit spoken of Is the mnngoMoen, said to be the only fruit that the governor general or the Islands Is-lands has never tasted. The exnuls. Itely flavored liquid It contains cannot can-not bo presened ror shipping abroad. |