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Germany (17611), Austria-Hungary (10464), Canada (3822; 

 Servia (1392), Holland, Italy, and Australia, in all amounting 

 (1913) to 221,440 centals. 



The " Quetaehe n or ' ' Quetschen " (P. communis, HiicLs.,. 

 var. pruneauliaria ; P. occonomica, Uorkh.) is an inferior kind 

 of dried prune that was imported from Germany when French 

 prunes were scarce. 



1. 1890, " Production of Prunes in the South of France," pp. 

 263-269; 1892, " The Prune Industry of California," pp. 259- 

 267, with plate of "Petite Prune" d'Agen " ; 1893, "Prune 

 Cultivation in California, " pp. 175-179. 



2. June, 1901, " The Preparation of Prunes or French Plums," 

 pp. 75-77; March, 1902, " Prune Growing in the United States/' 

 pp. 530-531. 



The " Japanese Apricot'' or " Mume Plum " (P. Mume, Sieb. 

 & Zucc), the "Japanese Plum" (P. triflora, Roxb.) of China 

 and Japan, and the " Myrobalan M or "Cherry Plum" {P. 

 cerasifera, Ehrh.), all have edible fruits of good quality, some- 

 times imported. The "Sloe" or "Blackthorn" (P. spinosa, 

 Linn.), is best known for its use in the preparation of sloe gin. 

 The salted flowers of Prunus Pseudocerasus, Lindl., are used 

 as food in Japan, 



Rubus Idaeus, Linn.; Raspberry. 



A deciduous shrub about 5 ft. high, of Europe, Western Asia, 

 &c, of which there are several varieties cultivated. The 

 "Loganberry" is a hybrid between the "Raspberry" and a 

 " Blackberry." 



2. June, 1896, " Cultivation and Evaporation of Raspberries 

 in the United States," pp. 54-59; Nov. 1906, "Cultivation of 

 Raspberries," p. 497; Oct. 1910, "The Commercial Cultivation 

 of the Loganberry," pp. 552-556, illustrated. 



Included in the genus are the common " Blackberries " Rubus 

 fruiieosus, Linn., and /?. saxatilis, Linn., of the hedgerows and 

 /?. laciniatus, Willd., of garden origin, the "Cloudberry" (R. 

 Cham-aemorus, Linn.), the "Dewberry" (R. caesius, Linn.); 

 the " Native Red Raspberry " (R. strigasus, Miehx.), of Canada: 

 improved kinds are the " Low berry " and an American hybrid 

 " Wilson Junior Blackberry," and several " Himalayan Rubi," 

 including R. ellipticus, Smith, introduced to Queensland nnd 

 Jamaica; R. racemosus, Roxb., introduced to Jamaica, and R* 

 rosaefoliusy Smith, introduced to Martinique and Dominica, are 

 referred to (K.B. 1895, pp. 123124) n< yielding edible fruits. 



Fragaria vesca, Linn.; Strawberry. 



Perennial: cultivated in many temperate'counti ies. The home 

 trade in the fresh fruit is augmented (from France (15864), 

 Holland (919), and a comparatively small import from the 



Channel Islands (about 2 centals in the same pear (1913) and 

 13 centals in 1912). 



2. July. 1907. "Modem Strawberry Growing/* pp. 19:5-20."): 

 June, 1909. u Strawberry Qrowing in Hampshire;" pp. 186-193. 



3. No, 207, 1913, " Strawberry Cultivation /' 



