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December 1, 1909 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
Interesting Orchard Notes. 
An Illinois horticulturist is reported to 
‘have originated a new berry called the 
raspberry-strawberry, it being a cross 
between those two fruits. 
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A farmer who has grown the new berry 
for three years says the bush is 3 feet 
high, and that the fruit has a more 
delicate flour than either the raspberry 
or strawberry. 
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Damsons were cheap in London the 
last week of September. Some 5.(00 
half-bushels were sold in the two leading 
markets, and the bulk brought as low as 
eightpence the half-bushel. Plums and 
apples were also a drug, the latter only 
bringing 2/ a bushel for good fruit. 
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. Grapes were sold in Covent Garden 
Market in early October last at extremely 
low prices. French grapcs in fancy 
baskets, each containing 15ib., fetched 
1/8 each. Spanish grapes realised 3d per 
Ib., in 10lb. boxes. English hot-house 
8rapes were never before sold so cheap. 
Muscats of Alexandria at 1/6 per Jb., and 
black Alicantes at 8d. 
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Paderewski is an enthusiastic horticul- 
turist, and his wife shares his passion. 
The pianist and his wife won prizes at 
the horticultural exhibition at Geneva, 
Where Madame Paderewski carried off the 
Silver cup and a special prize. The 
Pianist himself sent 50 kinds of grapes. 
apples, and pears, grown at Riond 
Bosson, near Morges, aud was awarded a 
Special prize. Paderewski likes. to use 
the pruning-hook and the watering-can, 
and often finds himself rushing from the 
keyboard into the garden, 
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The Japaneso cherry is one of the most 
beautiful of flowering trees, The Mikado 
has paid President Taft the com pliment 
of offering him a present of 5,000 of these 
trees for the adornment of the streets 
and parks of Washington. In recogni- 
tion of the Hudson River Tercentenary 
W. Gri,] “ King’ Tree, Wirrabarra Forest, Height [PuHoro. 
120 feet. (Distant View). 
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celebration, the city of New York will 
also receive from the same source a gift 
~ of 300 Japanese cherry trees, to be 
planted by Japanese gardeners sent over 
for the purpose of seeing that they get 
the proper kind of start. i 
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Several kinds of the rarer tropical fruits 
have recently made their appearance in 
London, From Madeira come the grana- 
dilla, one of tho passifloras, a fruit like an 
egg in appearance, and full of sweet jelly. 
_ Another speciality is the Monstera deli- 
ciosa ; its long fruit resemble maize cobs; 
they rfpen upwards, starting from the 
bottom, very sweet and luscious. From 
60 to 80 cases of mangoes arrive weekly, 
and the first custard apples (Anona) are 
due to make their appearance. The con- 
signments of, Avocado pears (which are 
eaten with pepper and salt) total between 
30 and 40 cases per week, These strange 
foreign fruits are increasing yeatly in 
favor. No matter how large the supplies 
they are always sold. They provide a 
variety for those who can afford them, at 
a time of year when there is little choice. 
