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and the fine fruits of the European varieties, which it is claimed have 
been obtained by certain French hybridisers, is an»accomplishment of 
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this nature. On the other hand it seems within the limit of possi- 
bility to secure an early ripening strain, possibly deciduous, which will 
be very much hardier than any of the desirable varieties now known. 
