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pretend that they have a remedy, which prevents the fruit 

 from being attacked, but I have never known it succeed. The 

 flavour is somewhat that of a fresh apple, and the fruit when 

 large and fine is by no means to be despised. I have succeeded 

 best by budding from a good tree on a common stock raised 

 from seed. It will bear well in two or three years, but requires 

 care and watering at first. A fine gum-lac is produced from 

 this tree; the cocoon of the wild silk- worm is often found 

 attached to it. 



