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six or eight inches deep If they must be kept in a 

 heated place, pack in tight boxes or barrels, being 

 careful to put away only perfect fruit, or pack in 

 sand or leaves. Otherwise they will lose much in 

 quality by shriveling, due to lack of moisture in the 

 atmosphere. With care they may be had in prime 

 quality until late in the following spring. 



Do not let yourself be discouraged from growing 

 your own fruit by the necessity for taking good 

 care of your trees. After all, you do not have to 

 plant them every year, as you do vegetables, and 

 they yield a splendid return on the small invest- 

 ment required. Do not fail to set out at least a few 

 this year with the full assurance that your satisfac- 

 tion is guaranteed by the facts in the case. 



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