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Northern Spy, same. 



F.arly Hanrst, very poor hearer. 



■ FalliX'watfr, water cure and worthless. 



MoKoitk^ no fruit. 



Sicect Pear^ scabby and rotted on the tree by r racking open. 



Rotnan Strut, very ])oor bearer, good quality. 



Earlx Prniwck, poor bearer, falls early and rots before maturity. 



Fulton, no fruit. 

 . Winesap, same or very little. 



fonathan, very moderate bearer. 



Roxl'ury Ktissrt, same. 



Gilpin, Sfiow^ and Keswick Codlings good bearers and satisfactory. 



Red .4straclian, moderate bearer. 



Willoii.' Twig, great bearer. 



The above were my first settings of one hundred trees,and I have used 

 all means in my power to kill bark lice, but the chaps are there yet and w€re 

 when set. 



All of the above, except the last seven named, have been top-grafted 

 with other varieties. My other orchards have been purchased from 

 other parties and are entirely free from bark-lice and in first-class order. 



I have about si.xty trees, not of my own setting, that were bought 

 from the Rochester nurseries and they are very lousy. 



And here I shall say without offering any apology that I would ad- 

 vise all men not to listen to the blarney of an eastern tree peddler under 

 an\- circumstances, and if we wish its counterpart we have it at a very 

 early day in the world's history in holy writ. 



Were 1 lo make a list for my own grounds or for similar soil, I would 

 set from some of the following, some six or eight varieties. 



FOR SUMMER AND FALL. 



Keswick Codling, Red Astrachan, 



Sops of Wine, (table) Duchess of Oldenburg. 



Primate, (fine) Sweet June, 



Jersey Sweet, Lowell, 



Jeffries, Bailey Sweet, 



Emersinr Sweet, JVestcrn Bfauty, 

 Svow, largely for fall and early winter. 



WINTER. 



Willow Twig, Gilpin, 



Grimes Golden, jMinkler, 



English Russet, Ben Davis, 



Tallman Sweet, Moore's Sweet. 



If for a family orchard would use more varieties than for market. 

 And here I wish to enter my protest against the name " Bailey Sweet." 

 Fiftv-five years ago one hundred trees of this variety under tlie name of 

 Chillicothe Sweet were brought from Cayuga county, \ew York, to the 

 town of Sainesville, Wyoming county, New York, by Thomas Price, and 



