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grown in the warmer sections. The European plums 

 are generally grown in the northern states. In climates 

 too severe for the Japanese and European varieties, 

 the American plums, which have been developed from 

 native wild forms, 

 are cultivated. 



Prunes. The 

 sweet plums are 

 called prunes. 

 They have so much 

 sugar in them that 

 they will preserve 

 themselves, like 

 raisins, when they 

 dry. Dried prunes 

 are an important 

 article of food. 



Cherries are 

 grown on nearly 

 every farm for do- 

 mestic use, but 

 their production on 

 a large scale for 

 commercial purposes is confined mainly to California. 

 The states leading in the production of cherries are 

 California, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, 

 and New York. 



Cherry trees come into bearing in three or four years 

 after being planted. They are set out from ten to 



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