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Part V: Fruits
Pages 210-211

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... These qualities make them exceptionally valuable for daily use in tropical villages and towns. Specimens of any undeveloped fruit tend to vary greatly in taste, size, appearance, and texture, but careful selection, clonal propagation, and appropriate horticultural manipulations can bring huge improvements almost overnight.
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From page 211...
... The way it occurred has been described by Ruth Epstein, editor of The American Festival: In 1712 a French naval captain named Andre Frezier was sent to South America to report Chilean coastal defenses, and when he came home, he bore armloads of the big-berried, pineapple-flavored Chilean strawberry plants. In his enthusiasm, he had selected only the most beautiful, the most vigorous, the most power-filled plants to transport back to France.
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