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Statistics. 



Horticultural Statistics, continued. 



13. IMPORTATION OF APPLES INTO ENGLAND. 

 The commercial importation of apples to England began 

 about 20 years ago. The following table shows the total im- 

 portations into England and also those from the United 

 States. England d~:..,o ner foreign apple supply from the 

 United States, Canada, Belgium, Holland and France. 



14. IMPORTATIONS OF BANANAS. 



1884 $1,878,279 



1885 2.156.873 



1886 2.356,843 



1887 ;e .. 2,682,143 5,914,472 bunches 



1888 3,153,645. = 8,049,074 



The first bananas introduced into this country were brought 

 from Cuba to New York in 1804. The first full cargo (1,500 

 bunches) arrived in 1830. 



15. GOVERNMENT AIDS TO HORTICULTURE 



CALIFORNIA. Viticulture $15,000 oo 



Horticulture 10,000 oo 



Forestry 2, 500 oo 



Experimental and analytical work. . . 5.000 oo 



Total $32, 5 



