The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03

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r d New York: but perfectly rlpe ones arc not
There. is a singular. difference IN time Of
coiOrins betweeR the F!orida orange and .' t th
ripe until long aiter: il has turned yellow. On
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why the Mediterranean orange in New York q
90 sour and inferior IN every way. The transit
y p 20 hiohE tnat the iruit must DO picked before
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Sit NobSdy Who Sa. Become aso aSseustemed to
eating FlorIda oranges win eat, !, MediteI.
81. q ses citrus issssh FRUITS
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ninety different varieties. Lemons we have q.
and now We have an abundance 81 lines. which
are superior to lemons in every respect
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fruit. The grape fruit is a valuable tonic.
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Lemons Lemons spa limss Al these varieties are
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and there are sour oranges. as SOUR as lemons.
fruit, all on tho same tree. BY grating. have
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in Florida these experiments are seldom tried.
es trees are too
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Are there any American pineapplesa'
Americans. but not enough to affect the mar.
ket. Some good pineapples are. raised In
trist In the middle counties. also. they are
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+ seantling frame over and around, the beds.
less sun and rain IN. and the scantines are
to out tss Toa es
River pines grow 70 q LARGE size. but . very
iibrous. and to want flavor. The best Fiorids
FD% ths OF islands in tho
:. What countries supply rineapples
ths@ e Us III Bahama pines have Great
Nassau. The Porto Rico mines are almost as
a. GS See. from
paErently IN fret rate order. but when they are
CUT Is TOO OIten lOunu IIHL inc n08rL Is de- |
cayed. without any sign OF decay on the out |
side. Some very good pines come from Cuba |
and Jamaica. and some from Central America. |
There are also good pines from Mexico. Like |
the orange. the pineapple must be picked ripe |
70 have its true flavor. pine pick ed green |
oses more flavor than any other tropical fruit: |
and nearly every pine that comes to this market
What about the other tropical fruits?"
There are many others. but these are the |
standards. There are mangoes, and avocado |
pears. and sapodilos. and sugar apples. and ]
oQuots. and q dozen others. But you see |
hese in the fancy. fruit stores rather than in
The markets. They send for them by the |
pursers Of Southern steamers and in other
private ways. and sell them at very high |
prices. as they have to do. All these things |
arasoft and spoil rapidly often see avocado
pears. which We usually call alligator pears.
selling in Broadway fruit stores for 25 and 80 |
Ie1ts eaeh; that can be bought in the West
hey spoil SO rapidly: out OF q barrelful there
reach New York.
1T is useless to put foreign fruits on the
market whom our own fruits are cheap and
plenty. You see few oranges or bananas on
he stands when there arc plenty OF apples.
,eare. peaches. or grapes. There is no deny
ng that our own fruits are much superior to
he tropical fruits. You ought to- see West
'all our apples. But we cannot have them in
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