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No. 2 may be placed at the head of the list; tlie others axe of value 

 in extending the season, and in giving a variety. 



S Fall Wine. ...Autumn. 



9 Maiden's Blush " 



10 Rambo . - — "• 



1 1 Snow " 



1 2 Porter • - - - '' 



Nos. 9, 10, and 1 1 are always in demand. No. 8 has been considered 

 too tender to ship, but when carefully pressed into the package it will 

 carry, and commands a higher price. No. 12 has not been so fully tested, 

 but comes in seasonable time, and is growing in favor. 



13 Stannard, Early - Winter. 



14 Jonathan — " 



15 Ben Davis " 



16 Rawles' Janet — " 



17 Smith's Cider " 



18 Winesap '' 



19 Willow " 



26 White Pippin "• 



These are valuable for tlieir several seasons, ranging from December 

 to June, inclusive, a period of six months. 



No. 13 is strictly an Autumn apple in the south part of the State, and 

 is there liable to overgrow, crack, and speck; north of 40 degrees it has 

 no rival in its season. Nos. 16, 17, 18, and 19, are very profitable, No. 

 19 being the more valuable of the long keepers. It is large, showy, 

 keeps sound, and the tree is productive. It grows slowly in the nursery, 

 but gives satisfaction in growth as it gets older. 



Here we have about one percent, of the named varieties, of which we 

 may speak with some confidence. 



On further trial we may find others of equal value; but the practical 

 orchardist had better wait until they are tested, before he plants largely. 



Then again there are varieties that do remarkably well in some loca- 

 tions; such as the Buckingham, at Cobden; the Newtown Pippin, neai" 

 Alton ; INlinkler, at the North, and Gilpin for those who winter their 

 apples in pits out of doors; and the Milam along the Wabash. 



PEARS. 



" I never knew a dear gazelle, 

 To please me with its mild blue eye," 



But then it died. 



So of the Pear. " In the midst of life, we are in death." 



Up to the present year I have had a list of hardy varieties, small 

 it is true, but now reduced to smaller numbers. Of those remaining, I 

 will name : 



1 Bartlett. 



2 Belle Lucrative. 



3 Buftam. 



4 Louise Bonne de Jersey. 



