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THE 



OF OUR NATIVE FRUITS 



Beverly. While guarding 

 private property there he 

 became acquainted with the 

 woman who afterwards be- 

 came his wife. He settled 

 on her plantation after the 

 war, and upon it found the 

 dewberries growing wild. 

 He transplanted some to his 

 garden, and these attracted 

 the attention of his father, 

 who visited him in 1S7.~>. 

 The following year plants 

 were sent to the father in 

 Ohio, and they were distrib- 

 uted among a few friends. 

 The plants were carelessly 

 dug, however, and only five 

 of the genuine variety hap- 

 pened to be in the lot, and 

 these, along with many 

 worthless ones, chanced to 

 'all into the hands of Mr. 

 Albaugh. From these five 



lants the present stock lias 



sprung. When the variety 



was offered for sale Mr. Al- 



»augh named it Lucretia, 

 for .Mrs. Lucretia Garfield. 

 Mr. Albaugh told me that 



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* vigorous and fruitful in 1891. 



A portion of one of the 



