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raendations, and all promise to be acquisitions. Among the varieties 

 named I think the Yellow Transparent, Red Beitigheimer, Wolf 

 River and Salome are deserving of special mention, as promising 

 much in general growth and^ habit of tree. Perhaps an equal ac- 

 quaintance with many of the others would place them fully as high 

 in my estimation. 



I think we will have to look largely to new varieties for our 

 future success in fruit growing, but I do not feel assured that we 

 have them at our command at present, though we may have the ma- 

 terial from which we can produce them by judicious and systematic 

 crossing of varieties that have some of the qualities that we wish to 

 retain in our prospective fruit. 



System is necessary to success in any line of business. The suc- 

 cessful breeder of stock of any kind must have his ideal of what he 

 wants, and selects his animals to produce these results. So, in pro- 

 ducing new fruits, it is necessary for us to have an end in view, — 

 choose varieties that have the special qualities that we wish to pro- 

 duce, for the parents of our new plant. 



But whoever undertakes this task should first sit down and 

 count the cost. 



In the originating of new varieties of fruit there is a wide field 

 for study, experiment and labor (more especially labor), as the pro- 

 duction of a new variety of any value usually means years of experi- 

 menting and many failures, with only here and there a success to 

 reward one for the large amount of toil and frequent disappoint- 

 ments. 



But I have occupied far too much of your valuable time, and 

 will close with the wish that some one else can give you some prac- 

 tical information on "New Apples and Pears." 



XEW APPLES AXD PEARS. 

 BY T. E. GOODRICH, COBDEN. 



After an extended correspondence and many questions, I present 

 the following facts, a part of which are, of necessity, not the result 

 of personal observation : 



APPLES. 



Picquet, at Villa Ridge, HI., is a large, firm, winter apple, shaped 

 like Pryor's Red, of which it is said to be a seedling. A good keeper, 

 not as highly colored as Ben Davis, but of better quality and a bet- 

 ter bearer. 



Grain's Spice, medium size, red like Wine Sap; hangs on the tree 

 well, and is a good keeper. 



Egyptian Queen dropped its fruit this season ; not well adapted 

 to a dry season like the past. 



