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triumphs relating to horticultural practice. The shipment <>t 

 Tasmanian apples has been fully explained in previous vol- 

 umes,* and reference has been made to the possible influence 

 of the Caucasus region,! and to the vegetable gardens of the 

 Canaries, which sell their products in the English markets, t 

 The latest of the remote territories to startle us with impor- 

 tant consignments to English markets is South Africa. Feb- 

 urary 4th, 1892, a cargo arrived at London, comprising va- 

 rious fruits, whirh brought good prices. A second cargo ar- 

 rived Feb. gth, with peaches, grapes, cucumbers, tomatoes, 

 pineapples, and other products. In March, South African 

 apples are reported to have sold at 7s. 6d. per box of 3 6 

 fruits. Pears sold for greater prices. The region in Cape 

 Colony adapted to fruit raising is apparently practically un- 

 limited, and it is probable that the early product may seri- 

 ously interfere with the later sales of American apples. 



A venture of greater importance to Americans, however, is 

 the successful transportation of green fruits from California 



were made for the purpose of making sure of methods of car- 

 rying and refrigeration, but it was not until the present year 

 that am public demonstration was made All preliminaries 

 had been carefully made by E. R. Hutchins, vice-president of 

 the California Fruit Transportation Company, of Chicago, 

 and the shipments went forward in steamers of the White 

 Star line. The first "export fruit train ' left Sacramento at 

 10 o'clock on the night of July 19, 1892, laden with pears, 

 peaches and plums, and decorated with streamers and Amer- 

 ican and English flags. The London Grocer speaks of the ar- 



<<The first shipment of fruit from California arrived in Liv- 

 erpool on Wednesday [Aug. 3], in the White Star steamer 

 Majestic, comprising 2,802 boxes of pears, peaches and plums. 

 With the exception of some (two or three boxes) of the 

 peaches, the rest of the fruit is in remarkably good condition, 

 and it is hoped that the prices which will be obtained for it at 

 the public sales will render this new departure a thorough 

 success." The fruit was placed on sale, according to a con- 



