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NEW VARIETIES TO MEET NEW CONDITIONS 



This process of evolution is wholly imper- 

 ceptible to the careless observer; but to one 

 who watches closely the development of fruits 

 there is an unmistakable and rapid change 

 now going on. Old orchards are continually 

 being grafted over to new and improved 

 varieties, while the new orchards added from 

 year to year are planted to the latest standard 

 fruits. 



This is especially true on the Pacific Coast, 

 as competition is keen and the tests given fruits 

 are new ones and must be exacting. 



Luscious, sun-sweetened fruits must be pro- 

 duced which will bear shipping long distances, 

 to less favored climes, retaining their form, color 

 and flavor. Transcontinental shipping is one of 

 the severest tests that can be applied to any 

 fruit and it is distinctly a new test. 



Most of the older fruits had been selected 

 for family use and home marketing; very few 

 of them consequently could meet this new 

 requirement. 



Notwithstanding the fact that practically all 

 the best fruits in the world have been tested in 

 California, only a few of the eastern or Euro- 

 pean varieties have been able to meet the con- 



