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come off from the green core. In California we have a 

 hybrid called the Logan berry, which looks like a black- 

 berry half ripe, and has the flavor of the red raspberry. It 

 is a delicious fruit and specially good for preserving. 



The salmon berry is a beautiful wild fruit of the lowlands in 

 the coast region of Oregon and Washington. It looks like 

 a very large raspberry; like it comes off the green core, and 

 may be either red or yellow. But it lacks sweetness and 

 flavor, which could doubtless be given it by hybridizing. It 

 is not yet in cultivation. 



Gooseberries and currants. Both these plants grow wild in 

 Europe and North America. Many species are at home on 

 the Pacific Coast. But none of these latter have as yet been 

 improved by cultivation. The large red "cherry currant" 

 of California is probably the finest fruit of its kind. The 

 gooseberry is not much grown on this coast, but gooseberry 

 pie is almost as much liked in the East as is pumpkin pie. 

 The yellow-flowered black currant, a native of Missouri, 

 has a strong "foxy" flavor, much liked by some persons. 

 The California red-flowered currant, with scented leaves 

 (which bears a gooseberry fruit) , is a beautiful spring flower, 

 growing in the canons, and is much seen in gardens. 



Melons. Other sweet fruits commonly seen in gardens are 

 the muskmelon or cantaloupe, and the watermelon. The 

 last named is known to grow wild in Africa. The musk- 

 melon seems to be at home in southern Asia, where it has 

 long been cultivated. Persia is noted for its muskmelons. 

 There are a great many varieties, with flesh either green, 

 yellow, or white, outside smooth or netted. Watermelons 

 also may have either reddish or white flesh, and one kind 

 ("pie melon") is not sweet and is only fed to cattle. 



Melons also have two kinds of flowers, of which only one 

 sort bears the fruit. They are grown in "hills" from eight 



