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3. From twelve to fifteen feet, spring. 



4. Half standards and pyramids. 



5. Borer and yellows. Remedy for the borer the same as in 

 the apple — none for the yellows. 



6. Replies not uniform. Some attribute the destruction to 

 extreme cold ; others to sudden changes of the temperature. 



7. None, after the trees arrive at a bearing state. 



8. In relation to duration or life of the peach tree, — returns 

 various, from ten to twenty years. 



9. From $150 to $200 per acre. 



10. Season, for the last few years, very unpropitious. 



CHERRIES, PLUMS, AND QUINCES. 



1. The Black Eagle, Black Tartarian, and Downer's Late 

 cherries, are of the first order ; where these are tender, the 

 Mazzards commonly flourish. 



In most places the plum fails on account of the black wart 

 and the curculio. 



The Quince is a very profitable crop, where it is kept free from 

 the borer. The orange or apple-quince, is considered the best. 



STRAWBERRY. 



This fruit is not much cultivated by our common farmers, 

 who obtain their supply from those growing spontaneously in 

 the open field. But it is largely grown by market gardeners. 

 Hovey's Seedling, Jenny Lind, and Early Virginia, are the most 

 popular sorts. All agree in the necessity of planting a propor- 

 tion of male with the female varieties. 



RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. 



These are not generally cultivated by farmers, but are grown 

 extensively near large cities for the market. The Knevet's 

 Giant and Franconia raspberries, and the Lawton or the Dor- 

 chester blackberry, are the most generally approved. 



CURRANTS. 



Those generally cultivated are the Red and White Dutch, 

 both for family use and for the market. 



GRAPE CULTURE. 



The report on grape culture, is annexed to this document, as 

 a special paper, by another member of the committee, eminently 

 qualified to discharge that duty. 



