Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
USE OF VEGETABLES.
Liqht Diet Preferred by Resi-
dents of Washington.
MELONS AND PIES POPULAR
Fruits and Berries Plentiful in the
Local Mar ket.
GOOD GRADE OF CANTALOUPES
Peaches Not Plentiful. Owing to
Exhaustion Of Southern Supply
and Short Crop.
MELONS AND PIES POPULAR
GOOD GRADE OF CANTALOUPES

give rour boarders plenty of New
England dessert" Is the advice given by
frui, dealers land they will go slow on
the substantials.
And il is in evidence that residents of
Washington are investing in vegetables
and fruits and are using less meat than
formerly.
There are apples. peaches, rhubarb,
herrtes and other fruits to be had, al
though the berry season will soon be
at an end There are large blueberries
coming from the swamps of lower Mary
land, a few blackberries from the sur
rounding counties of the two adjacent
states, and apples from several sections.
caches are not go plentiful near Wash
ineton and the southern crop is about
PLAYED out.
But Half Crop Expected.
1t is said the big peach orchards OF
Maryland and West Virginia will produce
about one-half their usual crop this
year, while the Delaware orchards prom
ise a Weld Of about two-tllirds. 1t is yet
a little early for pears and the crop
will be shorter in this section TINS year
than during recent seasons Ihere are
some grapes in market now. chlefy Deia-
,nents of other varieties. Fancy plums
from distant states are TO be had, ana
il will be but a short while before grow
ers III this section will have them on
sale.
Melons and cantaloupes, always in de-
,nard are plentiful, and it is because OF
their .'tilling qualities that boarding
houses and hotel proprietors are glad to
serve them. Good melons are TO be nad
~ prices ranging from Is to 40 cents. the
size and quality determining the price
Florida melons and cantaloupes. the first
To reach the local market each season,
are played out. the Georgia melon mas
come and gone and dealers are getting
their supplies from North Carolina.
Believe to Equal Georgia Supply.
Carolina melons are brought here by
train and boat and are considered by
dealers to equal the Georgia crop. Not
only are they conveyed here by train and
steamboat. but many of them are brought
in sailing craft from Norfolk and disposed
of at the river front. and when they are
found there the price is cheap Melons
grown in the vicinity of Norfolk will soon
be sold in the local markets and shortly
afterward those grown in this section will
claim attention.
Cantaloupes are better this year than
usual Even those shipped here from the
south early in the season were of the
finest quality. They were followed by
the sweet air variety from Norfolk, re-
garded as being as good as any sold here,
not excepting the Rocky Fords from the
west.
Norfolks Are Sweet.
1t is almost impossible to get Norfolk
cantaloupe that is not sweet.
Growers in the District and Maryland
and Virginia are now filling demands for
cantaloupes. the first of the crop having
reached the markets last week. There
was enough dry weather and the product
is said to be better than usual. Each
day shows a decided increase in the sup
ply and a corresponding decrease in the
cost The prevailing prices range from
. 10 Il cents.