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rnistin.u- tliat this is the iiifiinuation you desire to liave, and always at 

 viMir sevvire, we remain, 



Very tr\ilv vimrs, 



SGOBEL A DAY. 



Chicago, Octoliev 14, 1899. 

 Mr. B. M. Lkloxg, Secretarii Slate Board of Horticulture, Sa'-rameiito, Cah: 



DE.iR Sir: We sli,.nl.l have replied to yours of July 28th before this. 

 However, we wanted to givr you j.ositive information as to whether there 

 were any estalilished houses in the East Avho were jireyaring the citron of coni- 

 nierie for market. We are now in a position to inform you that this article, 

 wliicli is shiinied from Europe in hrine, is very small and shipiied only as an 

 experiment, which, as far as we can learn, has been a failure. The citron 

 commonly used by confectioners, tiakers, and candy-makers is inijiorted 

 already prepareil. This, however, should not prevent California growers from 

 raising citron in that State in larger (luantities than they do now, and pre- 

 paring it for nuirket right in their own State. Like a great many industries, 

 California would soon head tlie list as a citron-producing State and would no 

 doiilit at no distant date su]>i>ly the <lemand of at least the United States. 

 Yo\irs tT'id\', 



JOHN ZUCCA * CO. 



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ench method of protecting the limbs of the Citron and its fruit. 



