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longs to the south central belt, being grown from southern New 

 Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina west through the Ohio 

 valley to southern Nebraska. It reaches as far south as Geor- 

 gia on the higher elevations. It reaches the highest favor in 

 the eastern section of this belt, being of secondary importance 

 west of the Allegheny Mountains. When grown in southern 

 New England it is somewhat inferior in size, of doubtful color 

 and flavor, although it keeps better than when grown in many 

 places in its native region. It has found very little favor north 

 of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Specimens from Arkansas 



Fig. 12. 



and Alabama were of medium size, though somewhat inferior 

 in color and of only moderately good quality. Summarizing 

 his observations regarding its behavior in Virginia and North 

 Carolina Gould says : — 



It is apparent that the conditions in the northern portion of the Pied- 

 mont region at 1,000 to 1,200 feet elevation do not produce the best 

 results, and that in the more southern counties of Virginia which have 

 been referred to the conditions produce very excellent fruit, but less 

 satisfactory results are secured at points having elevations which much 

 exceed that of the Piedmont region, while still farther south this variety 

 can be grown at higher altitudes than is j^ossible in the northern portion 

 of the Piedmont. Its behavior tluis indicates in an interesting wav the 



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