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Prunes, French, about the middle of October, and Turkish a 

 month or so laror. 



Raisins, Malaga fruit — which includes loose Muscatels, 2, 3, 

 4, and 6-crown, and Imperial Cabinet layers, B. B., Empire 

 Cluster, Royal, and Imperial — begin to put in appearance 

 about the first of November. California raisins begin to come 

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

 and New Valencias about the same time. 



FoREiGX Green Fruit. — Oranges — Messina, Valencia, and 

 Palermo, and all Mediterranean fruit, early in December. 



Florida oranges generally begin to arrive the first of Novem- 

 ber. Jamaicas get here the middle of September. 



Lemons — Messina, Valencia, and Palermo, and all Mediter- 

 ranean fruit, December first. 



Aspinwall, Cuban, Jamaica, and Baracoa bananas come the 

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

 month a portion of the time — certainly every week in each month. 



Pineapples, mostly Havanas, come whenever there is a 

 demand 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. 

 Russets 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 September. 

 Delawares early in August. 



Plums, all along from August first to the middle of November. 



Grapes, Hamburgs, are in the market about all the year 

 round, save, perhaps, three or four months. Catawbas arrive 

 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. 



