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Apples, like peaches, are grown all over the Colony, the hardier 
varieties being i in the upper districts. The supply is far in excessof the 
demand, there being no market for vd produce of ever 
garden. The fruit is in season from December to January, and prices 
are such as cover cost of gathering and Ph E to market, 1s. Gd. to 3s. 
a hundred, according to size and quality. 
Quinces, like apples, thrive best in the upper metres of the Colony. 
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They are in season in January, earlier or later ing to situation ; 
cultivation capable of extension unlimitedly i iles were a market. 
The fruit is often preserved but seldom sold, there being no demand. 
cots come into season in November. Any demand could be met 
by large supplies. The price, 2s. and 3s. per 100 for first supplies, soon 
alls owing to the lim “pone arket 
Figs are seed in January, and c ue in’ season for two or three 
months. Production dm be e xtended 1 indefinitely. Prices just suffi- 
cient to cover cost of gathering and carriage to m 
ars are in season in Februa e Berg can be jroduond to any extent. 
renad re in season from November to May. Its growth is 
capable of indefinite Memes Prices vary according to season, 1s. 6d. 
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he g n quotation, and insufficient to cover cost of 
gathering and car * 
qu re ed season in May; capable of — indefinitely ; 
prices nominal, m — suficient to cover cost of e 
zrapes come into season in De Westin: and uito for two or three 
months. The price varies cai 6d. to 1s. per lb., according to variety, 
quality, and season, the Cape varieties being the most expensive. The 
Catawba, owing to general hardiness and freedom from disease, is 
capable of extension without limit. A valuable preserve is being made 
from this grape which threatens to take the place of black currant 
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trawberry.—This valuable fruit is rie into general cultivation, 
and may be extended on any scale. Itis in season from r to 
April Prices vary according to season, bd. a pint being the minimum. 
ape gooseberry.—This valuable esculent is not cultivated, being 
at their convenience, selling it to eerie i in town or country. 
D — is generally about 4s. 6d. a bushel. es situation as 
per ricts, the fruit is in season ebruary to 
Mis 4 "This fruit is made into a jam, which is biyé ever known to 
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Amatungu lu.— This is entirely a coast plant, and the fruit isin season 
from January to May. As a rule the plant has not been cultivated, but 
it admits of ready extension by cultivation, and thereby its productiveness 
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is greatly increa 
wild state, and dispose of it to o me the price, therefore, eres 
from a mere nominal sum to anything they can get. 
Tamarind.—This has been tried, but on a limited scale. The fruit 
ripens in May but there is scarce any demand for it. . 
angoes can be grown in abundance, and come into season in May, 
but there is no demand for th 
vocada pear can also own in abundance, and comes into season 
in March, but there is no demand for the fruit. 
In 1886 the dried and preserved fruits exported were entered of t 
value of 4227, but the sorts are not enumerated. The green ‘eas 
