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Dates Fruits and Nuts Appear in Northern Markets, continued, 

 the first of November. California laisins begin to come early 

 in October. Sultana raisins are due about October first, and 

 New Valencias about the same time. 



FOREIGN GREEN FRUIT. Oranges, Messina, Valencia and 

 Palermo, and all Mediterranean fruit early in December. 



Florida oranges generally begin to arrive the first of No- 

 vember. Jamaicas get here the middle of September. 



Lemons, Messina, Valencia and Palermo and all Mediter- 

 ranean fruit December first. 



Aspmwall, Cuban, Jamaica and Baracoa bananas come the 

 year round, every month in the year, and about every day in 

 the month a portion of che time certainly every week in each 

 month. 



Pineapples, mostly Havanas, come whenever there is a de- 

 mand for them, the year round, Florida pines come during 

 the latter part of May and the first of June. 



Grapes. Malagas, are due about October first. 



New figs begin to come along about the same time. 



DOMESTIC GREEN FRUIT. Apples, new, early in August. 

 Russetts generally make their appearance upon the market 

 early in the winter, and Gravensteins in December. 



Pears, September. 



Peaches, Jersey, latter part of August and early in Septem- 

 ber. Delawares early in August. 



Plums. All along from August first to the middle of No- 

 vember. 



Grapes. Hamburgs are in the market about all the year 

 round, save, perhaps, three or four months. Catawbas ar- 

 rive about the middle of August, and ives about the same 

 time. 



Berries. Blueberries, usually in July. Blackberries are 

 liable to arrive any time in June. 



Watermelons are with us from the first of June to the first 

 of September. 



Cantaloupes. Early in July, lasting about three months. 



