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We, no doubt, have a superior fig for the table than the CaUfornia 

 variety, which though sweeter and so better adapted for drying, 

 is much smaher and less juicy. 



Not many berries have been tried to any extent in this coun- 

 try. During the season strawberries are quite plentiful and sold 

 at a fair price. The mulberry is never sold, but is being culti- 

 vated to some extent by private individuals. The blackberry 

 also is never seen in the markets but grows well at high eleva- 

 tions as has been proven by the patch Mr. Baldwin set out on 

 Haleakala. A successful experiment has lately been made by 

 Mr. Allan Herbet in grafting a cultivated variety of blackberry 

 on the hardy wild native variety. A good sized blackberry of 

 good flavor is the result. 



During the hot summer months one of the fruits that greatly 

 appeal to us is the watermelon. Considerable has been done 

 w'ith this fruit, which shows that with care and patience and 

 under proper conditions this will grow to be of large size and 

 delicious flavor. 



The muskmelon seems to have quite a struggle to hold its own, 

 but under the proper conditions this also can be made to grow 

 well. 



One of the fruits which is scarcely ever seen is the breadfruit. 

 To my mind there are few things that surpass it when attention 

 has been paid to the proper time for cooking. 



The commonest wild fruit which is found along many of the 

 roadsides is the guava. When one considers the flavor of this 

 fruit and the possibilities of eliminating the vast number of seeds 

 within it, we find that we have one more worthy fruit belonging to 

 the tropical family. Among the varieties of this fruit, ' little 

 known, but worth attention, is what is called the strawberry, 

 guava. It is small and red and has a most delicate and pleasing 

 flavor. 



The most successful fruit industry that we have is the pine- 

 apple. Because it has been given so much attention, it is one 

 fruit we can buy to good advantage. It has been studied and 

 many varieties tested and cultivated till we have a pine as su- 

 perior to the native pine as one could imagine. Every one here 

 know^s that we can lead the world in growing this fruit. If as 

 much attention, thought and capital were invested in some of our 

 other fruits no doubt we could win a high reputation abroad for 

 our superior oranges, mangoes, alligator pears, breadfruit, etc. 



