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116 THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA
butter,
coffee or tea. Lunch consists usually of a meat dish with bread,
vegetables, fruit, and tea or coffee. Dinner is the main meal, at which
roast beef, roast mutton, and vegetables of all kinds are served.
The
shade and fruit trees of Kenilworth and adjoining plantations are the
special pride of the village and of the De Beers Company, which has
been indefatigable in introducing, acclimatizing, and maintaining
every variety that will thrive. Just
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adjoining
Kenilworth on the north is the orchard of the Company, containing
about 8000 trees, — oranges, lemons, apricots, peaches, plums, pears,
apples, quinces, and other fruits, as well as shade trees and
grapevines. Most of the grapevines are trained on trellises. The first
one built by the Company was 975, and the second 1800, feet long. On
these trellises all the best varieties of grapes are grown. The
ripening season is from the end of December until the end of February,
or during the summer months of a season stretching from October to May.
Grapes and fruit from these orchards are largely distributed to
employes,
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