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But A moment's reflection makes it clear that 

 there would be no oommerdal value in a cherry 

 that ripened earlier than its fdlows, unless this 

 cherry combined with the quahty of eariy ripen- 

 ing other qualities of siie and abundance anc) 

 fitness for shipping that give the cherry its vahit 

 as a market fruit It is obvious that in selecting 

 these cherries it was constantly necetnry to bear 

 in mind not merely one quality but several quali- 

 ties, and it requires no great knowledge of plant 

 experimentation to see that this greatly com- 

 plicated the problem. 



DivEtsiriED QuAUTiBS Rbquhed 



In point of fact, the qualities that are required 

 in a really satisfactory' commercial f niit are much 

 more diversified than the ordinary' observer would 

 ever suspect. 



In the case of the cherry there are at least a 

 doien quite distinct qualities, which might be 

 spoken of as unit characters, that must con- 

 stantly be borne in mind. 



A cherr}' that will bring a good price in the 

 market must be large in size; it must be attrac- 

 tive in color; it must be sweet and savory to the 

 taste; and it is of prime importance, particularly 

 from the California standpoint, that the fruit 

 shall be of such texture and qualit)* of skin as to 



