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     kinds are those most commonly grow11,—tlie hardy 
     
     varieties succeeding best. Pears, plums and cherries are 
     
     raised successfully. The cultivation of strawberries is 
     
     receiving more attention and considerable is exported, as 
     
     well as wild raspberries and blueberries. There is a good 
     
     market for small fruits both fresh and preserved. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     " ()vcr it all an atmosphere marvellously clear, and a sky as blue as that of sunny Italy 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Prior to 1898 there was very little export of fruit, but 
     
     in that year, owing to the subsidizing of ocean steamers, fitted 
     
    
   
   
    
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