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Show Rare Fruits. .Among the. products of the Philippines Philip-pines are two delicious fruits entirely unknown to Europe and America. One of these is the durian, whose remarkable remark-able qualities have been descanted upon by visitors to the archireinev The durian grows on a lofty tree somewhat resembling an elm, is about as large a sa cocoanut,. has a shiny shell, and contains a creamy pulp which combines some of the flavors of a de-liciousj de-liciousj custard with fhose of a fine cheese. American soldiers in the Philippines Philip-pines have dubbed the durian the "vegetable Limburger cheese." The other rare fruit is the mango-steen. mango-steen. The exquisitely, flavored liquid It contains cannot be preserved for shipping abroad. |