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at various seasons, and in favorable localities and conditions make 

 good records. Our purpose at this time is not to go into details but 

 "briefly call attention to some of' the best, and make some comments on 

 them. 



For summer the Early Harvest is well known to succeed wherever 

 planted. The Transparent, an apple of quite recent introduction, by 

 those who have had it in bearing a number of years, is preferred to 

 to the former. 



The Duchess has no superior — bears early and prolific, growtli 

 ■of tree very compact — fruit showy and a good shipper. 



Maiden Blush, in some sections a shy bearer, but the beauty and 

 ■excellence of the fruit commends it to our list. 



FoF fall the Clyde Beauty is large and showy, the tree is hardy 

 and prolific and bears at an early age. The Grimes' Golden is always 

 sought for as one of ihe best, trees require some age before bearing 

 good crops. 



Jonathan has taken first rank as the best apple, the objection, 

 too premature falling, should be secondary ; when the fruit is matured it 

 must be gathered, and by a few days the best are lost, with this and 

 •other varieties it would be well to pick the larger and best and permit 

 the others to stay on the tree a week or more longer. 



The Ben Davis is the best and earliest bearer, attractive, good 

 keeper, a fine shipping apple, cooks well, best of all for evaporating. 



The Gano will do nearly as well as the Ben Davis, the tree has 

 been planted only ten or twelve years to any extent, so our experience 

 as regards to it is limited, but it is gaining favor annually. 



Willow Twig is a hardy long lived tree, bears well, fruit large, 

 showy and keeps well, should be left on the tree very late before 

 gathing. Smith's Cider in certain localities has done very well, it 

 should be planted on dry clayey soils as the tree is subject to blight in 

 Avet places. 



The Clayton is but little known possessing many good qualities. 

 Large and very firm, making it a good shipper, keeps well, the trees 

 have a very strong growth, bearing at an early age and extremely 

 prolific. The Winesap is one of our best winter apples ; to get choice 

 fruit, the trees must have good attention ; the knife used freely in 

 thinning out the superfluous small branches that the Winesap is so 

 prone to make, the fruit should be thinned also in season of very full 

 crops. 



The Small Romanite is a favorite because of its keeping qualities, 

 and the price it brings in May and June before the early apples come 

 to market. The tree is a good bearer and for good fruit needs extra 



