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| Diego Garcia kept a garden in the South Bronx that included Apricot Trees, Cherry Trees, Apple Trees, Nectarine Trees, Tomato Plants, and a Fig Tree that would never bare fruit. He came to America from Spain by stowing away on a ship to avoid fighting in the Spanish Civil War. All he came with was a bag of oranges, hoping they'd help him fight off scurvy. He walked off of the boat wearing the paper bag he'd carried the oranges in as a hat. |
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| He was one of the original Sixth Borough Advocates and a junk collector of high order. |
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| Apricots. |
