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— grapes stand first from a medicinal point of view. They are both 

 purifying and nutritious. Peaches also are most hygienic, especially if 

 taken at breakfast time, whilst nothing is more palatable and wholesome 

 than this fruit. An orange eaten before breakfast will, to a great extent, 

 prevent or cure dyspepsia, and the juice as well as that of lemons is 

 extremely useful in cases of fever. Stewed apples might with advantage 

 replace many salts, powders, or pills given to patients by physicians. A 

 taste for tomatoes, although not natural, is easily acquired, and indulgence 

 in this, to many unpleasant, fruit, has a good effect in liver and gastric 

 complaints. Currants, raspberries, strawberries, figs, and many other kinds 

 of fruit are equally purifying to the system, if taken regularly and frequently 

 but not spasmodically. We might continue to cite examples to a consider 

 able length, but the preceding will be sufficient to indicate the value of this 

 class of produce as health producers and supporters. 



Besides the almost universal use of the orange as a dessert, the sweet 

 variety abounding as it does in citric acid, possesses in a high degree anti- 

 scorbutic properties. The enormous consumption of this fruit among all 

 classes must have a very benefical effect on the health of the population. 



The late influenza epidemic undoubtedly gave a temporary spurt to the 

 orange retail trade. As is well known, the medical profession strongly 

 recommended the fruit as a means of alleviating, if not actually staving off 

 that distressing complaint. This fact was endorsed by the analyst of this 

 publication, and then made the most of by the metropolitan retailers, who, 

 especially in the poorer districts, exhibited large placards with the quoted 

 medical opinion respecting the anti-influenza virtues of the orange. 



The bitter orange is a valuable stomachic, and the astringent properties 

 contained in the rind make this fruit an excellent tonic. Orange wine is 

 made in great quantities from the Bigarade. — Fruit Trade jfournal. 



AN ESTIMATE OF APPLES. 



I HAVE have read Dr. Hoskins article entitled " Estimate of Apples," 

 and thoroughly agree with him in his remarks regarding Ben Davis 

 and Baldwin. The Ben Davis is hardy, a great cropper, and although 

 of inferior quality, I believe pays very well in the English market. It can 

 be grown successfully where the Baldwin would not have the slightest chance 

 of success. I do not agree with the doctor's estimate regarding the paying 

 qualities of an orchard, but I think the Doctor is a good authority on hardy 

 varieties, as he tests all the new varieties, and is located in a locality where 

 only hardy kinds will succeed. You must know that a larger percentage of 



