NEW INTERESTS. 



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istry of the thermometer, usually above 100 degrees, often 

 indicates 120 degrees of heat. Our home consumption of 

 dates is yet to be supplied by the home-grown product, and 

 the money now scattered abroad for this purpose is to be 

 retained in the pockets of our own producers. 



There exists in the United States to-day just one com- 

 mercially productive tea farm. It is known as the Pinehurst 

 Tea Garden, and is located at Summerville, South Caro- 



CHAPTER V., FIG. 42. TEA-PLANT. ASSAM HYBRID TYPE. 



