ITS CULTIVATION AND HOME. 3 



dren thrive in the wanner latitudes of our own country ? 

 Let us see; its native home was doubtless in the region 

 of latitude 50. Near the close of the eighteenth cen- 

 tury it was introduced into England, doubtless through 

 the seed; and notwithstanding the abrupt climatic 

 changes it had come to great perfection in the early part 

 of the present century. This was accomplished through 

 growing from the seed and hybridization. The mild 

 and humid climate of England produces it in great per- 

 fection. The more vigorous climate of our northern 

 latitudes produces it in abundance and instances of 

 luxurious growth in the higher altitudes as far south 

 as North Carolina are recorded. It may seem safe to 

 say that through careful seed selection and hybridizing 

 it may be successfully grown in nearly every section of 

 the United States. 



Not a Vital Question. — While the subject of acclima- 

 tion is of great importance and well worth careful and 

 continued experiment, it is not a question of life or 

 death to the industry. The industry will grow; and 

 if climatic conditions bar its production out of some 

 localities or even countries, the product, when once in- 

 troduced there, will be consumed and the market, at 

 least, will not be barred. 



