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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27
Pitkens News

The Presbyterian Auxiliary met at
the church Monday afternoon for a
Bible study. The meeting was open
ed with prayer by Mrs. Mamie Jones,
Mrs. j. B. Farabee taught a most
interesting lesson from the book OF
Judges. The meeting was dismissed
with prayer by Mrs. E. c. Buford.
The Baptist W. NJ. U. met at the
church Monday afternoon with thir-
teen members and two visitors pres
ent. Mrs. Leslie Arnold and Mrs.
Billy Arnold were the visitors. Mrs.
Lee Crawford was welcomed as a new
member. DIR. j. B. Leavell, Jr. made
an inspiring talk on Soul Winning.
DIR. Leaven is conducting a revival
meeting ait the Baptist church which
began Thursday evening, April 10th
Mr.. Joe Hamlin leads the singing at
the evening service and Rev. G. c,
Gregory, pastor of the Methodist
church, at the morning services, with
Mrs. John Whitworth pianist. The
Hlee IluD, Will NlloS I'll ~ XNAdC
ers at the piano, gave a special song
Sunday evening. These services ara
being well attended and DIR. LeaveE
is bringing wonderful messages, both
for christians and sinners.
we welcome MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Crawford and sons to our town
They come to us from Mathiston
MIR. Crawford is connected with the
Pickens Bank and has been here
several months. Mrs. Crawford and
the boys came last week. They have
an apartment in the home of Mrs
James Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. v. Maxwell, Their
guests, Mr.. Jacoby and Mrs. Hair
nish, and Mrs. Nell Davidson mo-
tored to Tchula Sunday Afternoon
to visit friends.
DR.. and Mrs. c. H. Ingram, Mrs
Nell Davidson and son William, at
tended the picture show at Canto,
Wednesday night.
The Eastern Star held a call meet
ing at the Masonic Hall Thursda.
night ,
Mrs. Thurmond Fulton and Mis-
Mary Reid shop ~ Jackson Sat
urday.
Edwin Maxwell was a business Wis
itor in Jackson Saturday.
Mrs. FELTON, Worthy, Mrs. J.. e
Maxwell and Mrs. Ed Linn ATTENDED
Presbytery in Greenwood Wednes
day and Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Taylor Dent of Jack.
son were business visitors here Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Simpson and
o of Flora spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. J. T. Lever.
Mrs. G.. T. Reid and son, George
are visiting her parents, MI. and
Mrs. Harris, at Webb, this week.
Miss Nell Davidson, a student at
MSCW spent the weekend in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Rayburn at
Pontotoc, the guest of their daughter,
Louise.
Miss Ruth Maxwell and Miss Ada
10 Atkinson, students at Belhaven
College, spent the weekend with home
folks.
Miss Bernice Ingram is at home for
vacation days, her school at Come
hatta having closed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

HOI1ts Va ICA AAb SAN 49,
Mrs. Matte Hart, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hall and sons
Of jackson were in town Saturday.
Miss Merle Gregory of Kosciusko
spent the weekend with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G. c. Gregory.
Chris Pepper Haynes, Guy Slack,
and Stewart Holder Bridgeforth, stu
dents at Miss. State, were at home
for the weekend.
Mrs. Eugene Heidelberg of Green
wood spent a few days last week with
her mother, Mrs. Emma d. Murtaga,
Mr.. b. c. Lyle was a business visi-
tor to Greenwood Friday.
Miss Isabella Thompson, bookkeep-
err for Pickens Motor Company, at
tended the Ford meeting held in
Greenwood Friday.
Mr.. C. c. Field was a Memphis visi-
tor to Memphis.
Ellis, John and Bill Presley and
| Billy Atkinson attended a Chevrolet
dealers meeting in Greenwood Wed
nesday night.
Mrs. Nell Davidson attended a WPA
meeting in Lexington Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Nick Helm and son,
Nick, Jr., and Joe Dan Patton, shop
ped in Jackson Friday
The Pickens High School will pre-
sent High Flyers" a comedy in three
acts, on Friday night, April 28th al
| eight O'Clock in the school auditorium
The cast will include fifteen talent
eu pupils. lAduld v. lHSidii, huStiiS
Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Varnado
Mary Wilburn, Sara Florence Zeig
ler. Annie Marion Guyton, Doris Meek
Louise Shoemaker, Mary John Whit
worth, Joe Dan Patton, Edgar Young
Hardy McKie, Jr. Hubert Jones, Nicl
Helm, Jr. and Thomas Slack.
Frank Hart underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the King.
Daughters Hospital in Yazoo Git.
Sunday. Friends will be glad t,
know that he is resting well and hope
to be home soon.
Mr.. Hood May is a patient of tn
Railroad Hospital in New Orleans.
Mr.. Arthus Jacoby of Plymouth
Indiana, and daughter, Mrs. Alic,
Harnish of Lake Champagne, I'll. Wis
tied in the home of Mrs C. v. Mex
well, last week.
Miss Lily Rathen of Lexington wa:
in town Tuesday on WPA business.
Mrs. Medora Courts, Mrs. Belle
Hart and Miss Alyne Courts visited
in the home of Mrs. Tom Landrun
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Tye and son
| Joe visited MIR. and Mrs. John Lucas
in Jackson Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27
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San. Right now treat nerves, dizziness.
puffy eyes, leg and back pains. loss OF
energy, getting up nights from tired
kidneys with Ouinn's Sen San. Quinn's
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or retailer will return your money.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

MRS. James Brown and little daugh-
ter of Greenwood spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Jones'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve WI lter Weems
and son, James Walter, and Mrs j.
I. Ellard spent the day in Winona
Sunday.
Miss Emma Dell Armstrong leaves
Sunday to go in training at h Bap-
t!st Hospital in Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones and
son spent the weekend with her pa
| rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jones.
Mrs. Tom Ashley and Miss Elizabeth
| Strub visited in Oxford Sunday.
Mrs. Madison Taylor and children
have moved to the apartment with
Mrs. Jenkins. ~
Mrs. John Lee and daughter of
Memphis, formerly of Durant, visit
ed in the Mcintyre home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Hays, Carolyn
and Katherine Moore spent Sunday
with MIR. Hays parents in Philadel-
phia. They also visited in Forest
and Jackson.
H. III. Lyon visited friends and rela-
tives in Lexington Sunday.
Mr.. A. S. McClendon of jackson
and DIR. Rilly Of Alderman spen'
Tuesday with Lamar Hays and I'm
lily.
Nh. and Mrs. p. White and Emme
Katherine spent the weekend witt
relatives in Water Valley.
Mrs. Sylvan Boyette spent the
weekend in Durant.
Lamar Hays transacted business
in Newton and Forest last week,
Mrs. e. B. Nash of Indianola, pres
ident of the Mississippi Federation
of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Charlie
Hunoldstein of Jackson were lunch
con guests of MIR. and Mrs. C. A
Doster Tuesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27
Durant Locals

Mrs. J. 1. Ellard spent the week
end in Jackson with her son, Mr.
Jimmie Ellard.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

MRS. James Brown and little daugh
ter of Greenwood spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Jones.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Walter Weems
and son, James Walter, and Mrs. j
I. Ellard spent the day in Winona
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Zeb Guest and daughter, Mar
iorie. of Durant, visited her mother,
Mrs. Matte Hart, Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hall and sons
of Jackson were in town Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Miss Merle Gregory of Kosciusko
spent the weekend with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G.. c. Gregory.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Miss Emma Dell Armstrong leave
Sunday to go in training at the Bap
tsst Hospital in Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Chris Pepper Haynes, Guy Slack,
and Stewart Holder Bridgeforth, stu
dents al Miss. State, were at home
for the weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones an,
son spent the weekend with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jones.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Miss Isabella Thompson, bookkeep'
er for Pickens Motor Company, at
tended the Ford meeting held in
Greenwood Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Ellis, John and Bill Presley and
Billy Atkinson attended a Chevrolet
dealers meeting in Greenwood Wed
nesday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Eugene Heidelberg of Green-
wood spent a few days last week with
her mother, Mrs. Emma D.. Murtaga,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. C. c. Field was a Memphis visi-
tor 10 Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Nell Davidson attended a WPA
meeting in Lexington Thursday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. b. c. Lyle was a business visi-
tor to Greenwood Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Tom Ashley and Miss Elizabeth
Strub visited in Oxford Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Helm and son
Nick, Jr., and Joe Dan Patton, shop.
ped in jackson Friday
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

We welcome MIR. and Mrs. LIE
Crawford and sons to u tow
They come to us from Mathistoi
MIR. Crawford is connected with tn
Pickens Bank and has been her
several months. Mrs. Crawford an
the boys came last week. They hay
an apartment in the home of Mr.
James Anderson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Madison Taylor and children
have moved to the apartment with
Mrs. Jenkins. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-01
All Navy Ships Told
OF Nazi Invasion
Al President S Order
Commanders All Over
World Told to Govern
Themselves Accordingly

The Navy Department. at the d.
rection Of President Roosevelt. noti-
fed United States naval forces
throughout the world today that
hostilities were in progress between
Germany and Poland. 1t instructed
naval commanders to govern them
selves accordingly"
Germany has entered Poland;
fighting and bombing is in progress, +"
the Department said in its official
radio communication to all naval
activities. You will govern your
selves accordingly"
The latter phrase, it was explained,
is a routine notification to naval
commanders that no special regu-
lations have been issued dealing
with the present world emergency
They are expected to act in accord
ance with existing international law
governing the activities Of non
belligerent naval powers.
The notification of hostilitieS was
sent out by the director of naval
communications from the Navy De-
partment this morning. shortly after
receipt of instructions from the
President.
Similar notification also was sent
by the War Department to all Army
commanders throughout the United
States and its possessions. The
War Department notification was
described as merely routine" and
did not contain any instructions
since Army troops are not expected
to be involved at present in any
phase of the European situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-01
Clarence Phelps Dodge
Rites to Be Friduy

Final rites for the late Clarence
Phelps Dodge, newspaper publisher,
philanthropist and president of
the Washington Community Chest
for four terms, who died in Den
yer. Colo, July %, will be held next
Friday at Simsbury, Conn.
Mr.. Dodge had been in Denver
since June when he suffered an
attack Of pneumonia while vaca-
tioning in California. He had been
in poor health for more than q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-01
Points for Parents

BY EDYTHE THOMAS WALLACE.
The family living room, should be
so planned that it serues all men,
bers OF the family and at the same
time h~lps to teach consideration for
the rights OF others.
Evening star., 1939-06-03

trend in peony culture is the intro
duction and propagation Of singles
and the situation is ideal in species
crossing to produce outstanding
flowers from such procedure.
In the case of Dr. Whites seedlings,
many of these were started back in
1881 by crossing the Chinensis
variety Marie Crousse with P. lobata
This cross, as I remember it,
produced about 500 plants the fol-
lowing year. This year, along about
the first week in May, after several
years of attention and transplanting
the most lavish display demonstrat-
ed the success of the venture.
Probably only Is or 20 of the crop of
seedlings were lost over the years.
The most delicate pinks to the purest
reds were the result, without a trace
of the Objectionable purple in the
red ones.
DR.. White has had many color
photographs made of the various
blooms and when these are shown
to interested peony groups they will
indeed cause a sensation.
1t is this writer's pleasure to be
able to attend the National Peony
Show, to be held in Boston June 81
and %, and he hopes to have some
thing of interest to write about in
that regard in the near future.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Dahlia Care
Now Given
Monthly
Calendar Is Based
On Planting Date
Early in May

tThis calendar is based on PLAN
ing date Of about May 10. For sue
cesslve paintings, or where advisable
to plant earlier or later due to
climatic conditions, date of various
operations will be changed accord
inglyJ
June-Spray with pyrethum or
nicotine sulphate spray from
time plant is II inches high.
Leave only one or two shoots
to a plant. When three or
four leaves show, pinch out
the center stem. This in
duces bushy growth Guilt
vate regularly until bloom
ing commences. Do not allow
soil to bake or harden after
rain.
July-Feed, applying one heaping
teaspoon complete, balanced
plant food to each square foot
OF space around each plant.
Keep away from stalk Of
PAcAAt anu WOl llLLO lIlb SOIL.
Tie to stake with some soft
material. Keep soil well pull
veriZed.
August-Use very little water until
Towering buds appear, after
which plants should be thor
oughly soaked once each week,
DlSbud, leaving only terminal
bud on each shoot. After
plants commence to bloom
cover ground with severa,
inches of hay, straw, pea,
moss or other mulch. After
mulching, cease cultivation.
September-If you do not mulch,
do not cultivate after Sep
tember Is, as it might injure
new tubers.
October-Dig dahlias after the first
heavy frosts. Store in a cool
cellar and cover with sand,
peat moss, or soil.
MISUNDERSTANDING tubers month
ly. In case they start to
shrlvel or dry, moiSten very
slightly. If there should be
an excess Of moisture, allow
the roots to remain uncovered
until they appear to be fairly
dry, then replace the moss OF
sand. If any rot develops
trim out such portions, dill
all fresh cuts in busting sui
phur and pack back again il
peat moss or sand.
January, February, March-Exam,
Inc dahlia tubers for signs G
decay or disease.
April-Prepare dahlia bed so it wi
be ready for planting by fCS
lowing month.
May-Separate dahlia clumps d
plant dahlas soon as dams =
of frost is past. Befc q
planting mix thoroughly Wia
soil in bottom of hole, Oh
heaping teaspoon complete,
balanced plant food. Then
mix one heaping tablespoon
ful with' soil used in filling
hole.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Hardy Water Lilies
Do Very Well in
Tin Containers

In all except the extremely cold
sections we find the hardy water
lilies coming into bloom. Apartment
dwellers upon seeing such beauty
feel the urge to rush out ana buy
home, surrounded with a big plot
of ground on which water garden
can be constructed. Since this is
not generally possible, they feel they
are missing a lot. If they will con-
struct a miniature water garden
from discarded pots and pans they
can enjoy many of the aquatic flow
ers and at the same time retain the
benefits OF apartment life.
Any pot or pan, 6 or more inches
deep, which is water tight or. capa-
BILE of being made SO, provides the
container. Several coats of bright
hued paint will completely conceal
the original identity. Such con-
tainers, when half filled with rich
garden soil, then filled to the brims
with water, and stood on porch
ledges, window sills or portions of
roofs adjacent to windows, furnish
the complete makings for miniature
water gardens except for the plants.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Floral Trilogy Entwined
In Britain's Coat of Arms
Has Interesting History
English Rose, Scotch Thistle
And Irish Shamrock Boast an
Ancient and Romantic Past
BY GAEL RENFREW.

IL WILL be the time of when party reaches
washington
the visiting
and symbozes that arms while Scot
nd represented by the thistle
rogy enWlned the
1ro put each member
Legend would have it that Eleanor Provence Henry
Drought
Being lady OF exalted rank she armgerou
armora bearings of
When the British
York their crest the Duke had his
Duchess inherited their n herr right '' ~
F o years the rose has been Engnds
Inc glory OF the golden rose however departed young H.
OF lhe fantagenet Kings
that the powerful contended for his crown bo
under the flower of
Evening star., 1939-06-03

which I wouldn't even bring into
the house. Even bagging did not
give good results This year I re-
Celved the treat of my life. for that
particular variety produced blooms
the equal of those which I saw at
the Toronto show two years ago.
Priscilla Alden, another variety, a
pure white, large double, has given
me average bloom for several years.
According to A. H FeWkes of Massa-
chusettS, noted peony authority,
this variety is the one which he
considers to be the best of the
whites. The blooms produced this
year on my plants, in my opinion.
certainly bear him out, for they were
feast to the eyes. Several other
varieties reacted the same way,
among them Ball of Cotton. Jeannot,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Alice
Harding, Mrs. Frances Willard, John
M. Good, Avalanche. and surpris-
ingly good blooms of an almost dis
carded variety called Pasteur.
One Of the greatest spectacles of
pCOIlF UlOOiiI L have ever "lUlltSSeu
was the seeding crop in the peony
gardens of DR.. Earl B. White of
Kensington. Leading up to the de-
velopment of these seedlings is the
attempt to obtain a yellow double
peony. Crossing of the varieties in
the ChinenSiS, or the albiflora
group has been and probably will
be without success, the primary
colors of this group beng white,
red and pink. Therefore, the trend
is toward hybridization and this is
accomplished by the crossing of
species, of which there are about
Is known groups. Some of the
species produce yellow single flow
ers. Perhaps the nearest yellow
double. Souvenir de Maxine Cornu,
has been produced by using the
pollen from P. lutea upon a Chi
nensis variety. Also the present
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Bittersweet Vine Is
Useful in Covering
Walls and Fences

The bittersWeet (celastruS) is fire.
ouently overlooked in the search for
vigorous growing vines useful in
covering fences, wells, banks, tree
trunks, etc. They make a fine dis
play of foliage and add very ma
terially to the autumn color of the
yard.
The native bittersWeet (celaStruS
scandenS) is widely sought after for
use in winter bouquets and because
of this use is rapidly disappearing
from the roadSides. The yellow seed
pods, which open in the fall, expose
crimson colored seeds and the COM
bnation of tWig and berries makes
an attractive winter decoration,
The bright yellow fall foliage of this
climber is attractive also. Actually
these attributes should be secondary
for the vine is a strong grower,
suitable for use in covering a large
wall or pergola cit is not clinglng
vine and so must have Support
The native bittersweet is not par
ticular as to soil; is hardy. and will
grow in sun or shade. Surely a vine
so accommodating merits our con-
sideration.
The flowers of the bittersweet are
inconSpcuous. The male and
female flowers are borne separately,
usually on separate vines although
occasionally on the same vine. For
fruit, therefore, it is necessary to
have vines with female flowers and
a male vine somewhere near for
pollination.
Most of us are content to grow
the native bittersWeet, but there are
several species available that closely
resemble it and are in all prob
ability just as useful. G. articulatus,
a japanese species, is even more
vigorous. C. angulatus is a Chinese
climber that has larger leaves but
lacks hardness. The same applies
to c. hypoleucus which has leaves
that are grayish on the underside.
c. f1agellariS is hardy species
from Korea that has smaller fruits
and orange-red seeds.
Bittersweet vines are occasionally
infested with the anonymous scale.
The scale, however, can be easily
controlled by a dormant spray.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
The New Calliopsis
Is Bright Colored,
Adding Gay Spot

One of the gayest garden flowers
and hardy enough for almost any
climate, is the calliopsis. An annual
form of the coreopsis, the true name
for the perennial strain, it has re-
Gently been developed to new beauty,
and is known for its wiry stemmed
blooms brilliantly colored in yellow
and maroon and crimson. For table
bouquets it is unsurpassed.
The rich red types are most effect
i've for garden decorative purposes,
but they need the tightening touch
OF a yellow edging to set them off
properly. Most of the varieties have
this trimming, differing in width and
intensity with a maroon, scarlet or
crimson center. An effective ar
rangement is to have the tall varie-
ties in the center of bed, with the
dwarf types as an edging.
Calliopsis may be planted early or
late, and because of their rapidity of
growth, they are particularly suitable
for late planting where some other
flower has failed. Soil conditions
do not matter so much-they will
grow anywhere-but they demand
plenty of sun. Plant them where
they are to grow, as transplanting is
not always satisfactory.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Encourage
Birds to
Settle
Feathered Friends
Need Inducements
To Start Nesting
BY EDITH HOUGH.

June is the month when birds
should be encouraged. for it is then
that the greatest numbers meet
and raise their young Their assist
ance in destroying insects is in
valuable and they bring the musical
charm of their presence, without
which the garden would seem va
cant and lonely. Fresh water should
be always provided for them, in q
pool, bird bath or special container.
They will be induced to live in the
garden If natuxalistic boxes are
placed for them in secluded spots.
These may be made at home out
of followed logs or pieces of wood
and tin, with a hole Just large
enough for the bird and with over
hanging caves to protect the nest
from rainfall which leaves damp
ness.
Though they may find sufficient
moss and small roots. the birds are
deprived of many scraps. such as
dried leaves, grass and tWigs, the
materials with which they build
their nests, if the garden is too
thoroughly cleaned up. The wren s
nest is made of tiny twigs, the rob-
ms of dry grass, and many others
contain feathers, bits of paper, dead
bark and pieces of frayed cloth.
They are very fond of short pieces
of colored string or yarn, not long
enough to frighten or entanele
them. Such scraps are not un-
slightly, if left or placed in out of
the way corners, and they are soon
utilized, especially in the city where
birds can find little of the usual
materials necessary for their build
ing.
The birds like dead trees afford
ing many crannies for nests and
they often build in honeysuckle
vines. Since these are usually ban
ished from gardens, a few tall trees
and shrubs should be allowed the
birds for their nests. Some are fond
of great height, others of medium
trees, and many build in rows OF
hedge or shrubbery. In summer,
as in winter, they flock where there
is the most food. Flower and fruit
gardens naturally attract them.
mainly because of the worms and
insects to be found there.
Unfortunately, they may strip the
fruit from cherry trees, raspberry
bushes and strawberry and currant
vines, leaving only what they have
ruined by pecking. There are sew
eral methods for keeping them away
from such fruit: planting mulber-
ries which satisfy them more than
anything else; hanging pieces Of
tin or glass in the trees, throwing
sand or earth which frightens but
does not injure them. Small bushes
and vines may be covered with f1v
screening, which does no harm to
the fruit.