Trees grown in Washington were en
tirely uninjured by temperatures 20
degrees below zero. Besides its cold
resistance, the jujube has the great
advantage of being almost immune to
frost in spring because the leaves and
flowers appear very late in the season.
It is also a drought resisting plant.
There are many wild species on which
it can be grafted and which will
grow in semiarid territory or on alkali
land.
It is doubtful whether there is any
fruit tree in the world that grows as
rapidly as the papaya or that yields in
so short a time. There is probably no
better known fruit tree in the tropics
than the papaya, which is now well
distributed throughout the frostless re
gions of the globe. The tree bears a
delicate, wholesome and delicious fruit
especially valuable for invalids and
others with weak digestion. There is
constant demand for good varieties of
this fruit in the south. It grows to
perfection in southern Florida, and.
since it has been successfully grafted,
varieties of standard excellence can be
cultivated. The juice of the fruit fur
nishes the papain of commerce, which
is used extensively as a digestive.
Lessons In Home Canning.
To eliminate waste and save surplus,
to encourage greater production, to
teach labor and time saving in home
canning, to arouse greater interest in
efficient and economic home manage
ment. to teach relation of home man
agement to farm and business man
agement and to establish a more direct
route for foodstuff from soil to stom
ach.
