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spring. The peach trees are thus prevented from starting 

 growth during an occasional warm spell in spring and are 

 often preserved from the dangers of late frosts. 



Other regions are similarly favored by the influence of the 

 Lakes, as is illustrated by the fruit-growing country lying 

 east and southeast of Lake Erie, and the great Canadian 

 peninsula extending down between Lakes Huron, Erie, and 

 Ontario. The mildness of the climate of the Pacific coast 

 even as far north as Alaska is due to the influence of the 

 ocean, assisted by certain ocean currents, and many other 

 similar illustrations might be cited. 



