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little attention is given to the selection of varieties. 
Yield rather than quality is of major importance result¬ 
ing in inferior fruit for table purposes. France*s sur¬ 
plus composed largely of cider apples is exported to Ger¬ 
many. Of the fruit imported by France very little con¬ 
sists of apples. The eating of apples out of season is 
a habit not highly developed in France, The limited de¬ 
mand for apples of high quality is met by training the 
young trees in trellises similar to those found in vine¬ 
yards. These trellises frequently are found along high 
wails, on the lawns of residences, and bordering the 
vegetable and flower gardens. 
United Kingdom 
The commercial apple crop of the United Kingdom is 
grown in southern England, viz., Kent, Herefordshire, 
and the southwestern peninsula. The climate and soils 
in this region are favorable to the production of Igig’h 
grade table stock. Trees generally are small but pro¬ 
duce good yields. One of the districts, Herefordshire, 
is lamed for its production of cider apples rather than 
table fruit although much of the latter is grown. Ex¬ 
cellent markets for apples are found in London and other 
large cities of England where the price charged at res¬ 
taurants frequently amounts to one shilling (nearly 35 
cents). It is in these cities where the United States 
finds its best market for surplus apples. 
Canada 
Canada has four important apple growing regions. 
These are found in the Lake Eri 
e and Lake Ontario dis- 
