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 GROWING 



tionally fine quality, and careful selection and 

 grafting can make it the equal, if not the supe- 

 rior, of its Japanese relative. 



A persimmon will ripen wherever peaches 

 thrive well, although they do best in Southern 

 States. They are usually picked and sold before 

 fully ripened, and few consumers know just how 

 delicious the ripe fruit is. A market for them 

 could be created in any large city. Like fresh 

 figs, the damage in transit makes them scarce in 

 the Eastern market. Let someone learn how to 

 pack them. Figs preserved in glass bring excel- 

 lent prices. 



In the "Small Fruit Culturist" Andrew S. 

 Fuller says, " The cultivating of small fruit as 

 a distinct feature in horticulture commenced 

 less than twenty-five years ago. We may well 

 feel proud of the progress we have made in small 

 fruit culture, but the limits have not been reached, 

 and for those who may wish to enter this field, 

 there is many an unsolved problem to work out. 



"With a constantly increasing demand, and 

 no apparent prospect of our market being fully 

 supplied, many have turned their attention to the 



