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now raised in most localities where plums are cul- 

 tivated to any considerable extent, were for several 

 years unrecognized. To-day it is acknowledged to 

 be the best shipping plum in existence, not only in 

 America but in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, 

 South America, and even in Japan. 



My Van Deman and Pineapple quinces were 

 not very well received by some when first intro- 

 duced; at present they are probably planted more 

 than any other quinces in California, and every- 

 where acknowledged to be the best in quality, and 

 in most of the eastern states the first-mentioned 

 is considered the only variety worth growing, suc- 

 ceeding above others even in the coldest climates. 



But little merit was seen in the Phenomenal 

 berry when first introduced, but during the past 

 few years until quite lately the demand for the 

 plant could not possibly be met. 



When the Crimson Winter Rhubarb was first 

 introduced, the rhubarb growers in California 

 paid no attention to it, and for some time refused 

 to plant it at all. More recently, fortunes have 

 been made in California and other regions having 

 a mild climate by its culture, and to-day it is prac- 

 tically the only rhubarb being planted in all mild 

 climates. People did not understand its new and 

 peculiar characters and qualities; time was re- 

 quired to educate them. 



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