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longs to the south central belt, being grown from southern New 

 Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina west through the Ohio 

 valley to southern Nebraska. It reaches as far south as Geor- 

 gia on the higher elevations. It reaches the highest favor in 

 the eastern section of this belt, being of secondary importance 

 west of the Allegheny ]\Iountains. "When grown in southern 

 New England it is somewhat infei-ior in size, of doubtful color 

 and flavor, although it keeps better than when grown in many 

 l)laees in its native region. It has found very little favor north 

 of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Specimens from Arkansas 



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and Alabama were of medium size, though somewhat inferior 

 in color and of only moderately good quality. Summarizing 

 his observations regarding its behavior in Virginia and North 

 Carolina Gould says : — 



It is apparent that the conditions in the northern portion of the Pied- 

 mont region at 1,000 to 1,200 feet elevation do not produce the best 

 results, and that in the more southern counties of Virginia wliich have 

 been leferred to the conditions ]iroduce very excellent fruit, but less 

 satisfactory results are secured at points having elevations which much 

 exceed tliat of the Piedmont region, while still farther south this variety 

 can be grrown at higher altitudes than is possible in the northern portion 

 of the Piedmont. Its behavior thus indicates in an interesting way the 



