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to that of continental productions. It is the general 

 opinion that fruits produced in China, Korea, and 

 California have strong aroma, while ours are very 

 weak in it. This is due to the moist climate of 

 Japan at the ripening period. 



(2.) The Japanese prefer fruit of the crisp, fleshy kind, and 

 do not care for those that dissolve easily on the palate. 

 This is a taste of long standing, and still exists, and it 

 is probably due to this fact that so few soft fruits are 

 grown in Japan. 



(3.) Formerly our people regarded fruits as they do 

 tandy or sweetmeats. They were not esteemed for 

 their acid quaUties or their flavour, and aroma but 

 for their sv/eetness. Sweet stuff was regarded as a 

 relish in Japan, but this habit has diminished and is 

 diminishing in sympathy with the general advance- 

 ment. I 



