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the^best results'. ' The area of plantations on these soils is most 

 extensive. Those derived from the Older Quaternaries and' 

 from Volcanic roclcs are 'faf Inferior to these soils, though some 

 kinds of the fruits, have g-iven good results owing to the bene-- 

 ficial action of the climate on the soils from Vokanic asheS' 

 with humus give poor results for fruit growing and are entire- 

 ly disregarded ! by fruit growers. Soils of Mesdzoic Origin' 

 show intermediate results* Lastly, I show you for further 

 reference the following table-: — 



N. B.-^ Asterisk refers to the growing centers of respec- 

 tive fruits. 



I. APPLE ORCHARDS. 



