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There were several plates of oranges labeled "Common," a variety 

 unknown to the writer. There were also plates labeled Navel oranges, 

 Washington Navel and Seville. A few .Mandarins were displayed and 

 were of nice appearance. The varietal names were Emperor and 

 Thorny. The principal lemons exhibited were the Lisbons. Some of 

 the lemons were beautiful in appearance, with fine skins; others were 

 very inferior and oversize 



Only a few peaches were shown, but they were of good quality. The 

 varieties were Red Italian, Salway and Pullar's Cling. 



Figs, walnuts, passion fruit, bananas and pineapples were displayed 

 in small quantities — just sufficient to show that they can be grown in 

 good quality. 



The Department of Agriculture for New South Wales had some very 

 nice dried fruits, including apples, pears, prunes and peaches, and 

 several district booths also displayed well-packed dried specimens, but 

 the quantity was nowhere near the California standard. 



Judging from the fruit exhibit as a whole, Australia can produce 

 quantities of good quality fruit of all kinds, and she may well be 

 proud of her fruit industry. The fruit growei's have had many 

 things to contend with, one being long distances from foreign markets, 

 but an era of prosperity is certainly before them if intelligent efforts 

 are made. 



