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FRUITS OF QUEENSLAND. 



THE CHERRY. 



Queensland is almost outside the limit of the successful growth of this 

 fruit, but not quite, as we produce the first fruit to ripen in Australia, which 

 realises a high price on account of its earliness. Many varieties have been 

 tested, but, so far, no one variety can be said to be a, complete success in our 

 climate, nor do the trees grow to the large size or produce as heavily as they 

 do in the Southern States, where the winters are more clearly defined than they 



