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Show ALL CLIMATES AT ONCE. The supply department of the Panama canal organization has been endeavoring to develop a supply of fresh vegetables that would not have-to have-to be shipped in cold storage, as Is necessary with those sent from the United States. A colony of Spanish-Americans has recently taken up the cultivation cul-tivation of vegetables on the slopes of the volcano-Irazu. volcano-Irazu. The gardens begin at an elevation of 5.000 feet, where tropical fruits are raisod and end at an elevation of about 7,000 feet, where the more delicate fruits of the temperate zono are raised. The soil is a porous loam of volcanic aBh. IB feet In depth and very rich. Shipments hav already been begun by a weekly steamer, and if more satisfactory transportation can be arranged,, these gardens .will e able to supply tho Canal Zone with a largo quantity of fresh vegetables anA fruits. Christian HoroW. |