Download or read book The Banana written by William Fawcett and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plant; Cultivation; Planting; Irrigation and Drainage; Cultivationafter Planting; Pruning and Treatment of Suckers; Harvesting and Replanting; Bananas as Nurse-Plants and as a Catch-Crop; Financial Considerations and Prospects for Beginners; Banana Soils in Jamaica; Humus; Fertilizers; Fungus Diseases; Insect Pests; Bananas as Food; Bananas in Medicine; Wine, Whisky, and Alcohol fron Bananas; Drying Bananas for Flour and Figs; Manila Hemp and other Fibres from Species of Musa; Development of the Banana Trade; Transport by Sea. Transport on Land; General Review of the Cultivation of Species of Musa (Banana and Plantain) throughout the Tropics: India and Ceylon; Malay Archipelago; Philippine Islands; Australia; Polynesia; Africa; South America; Central America and United States; Indies and Bermuda; Horticultural and Botanical Notes; Plants allied to the Banana; Short Description of Species of Musa.