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RANGE OF THE PAPAW IN NORTH AMERICA 



The range shown by shading is that estabhshed by the U. S. Forest Service on the basis of 

 all available previous information. Correspondents of the American Genetic Association 

 have contributed about 230 new stations, which are shown by dots on the map. They 

 cover almost every portion of the accepted range, but only in a few cases go beyond it. 

 The absence of reports from some parts of the range may show that the papaw does not 

 grow to perfection there, or it may merely show that the offer of the association was not 

 widely advertised in those regions. Map prepared by the courtesy of the Forest Service. 

 (Fig. 11.) 



tionally small. Although not a large 

 fruit, this ships well and has good 

 quality. They come from two trees 

 in the bend of a creek, on "made soil." 



Edward Oswald, Hagerstown, Md., 

 October 2. Weight up to 11 ounces. 

 Flesh yellow, flavor good; shipped well 

 and matured evenly. These fruits were 

 grown on a tree which Mr. Oswald 

 transplanted from the woods to his 

 farm, and to which he has given some 

 care. 



Dr. B. S. Potter, Julietta, Ind., 

 October 5. Weight 7 to 8 ounces. 

 Although a small fruit, this one has a 

 mild and satisfying flavor, and ships 

 fairly well; it is also late in maturing, 



which may be an advantage commer- 

 cially. Flesh a rich yellow in color. 

 Dr. Potter writes that he had one 

 fruit this year which weighed 14 ounces, 

 and adds, "In 1911 I produced three 

 papaws in one cluster, each weighing- 

 slightly more than 1 pound. I have 

 more than an acre of papaw trees,, 

 from 6 to 10 inches in diameter, and all,, 

 save one, bearing fruit of the variety 

 sent you. This grove produces an- 

 nually from 15 to 25 bushels. It is not 

 an uncommon thing to gather 3 bushels 

 of a morning. They begin ripening as. 

 early as August 6. My trees have not. 

 missed bearing in abundance for the 

 last seven years. In 1911 I sent 2 



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