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FRUITS FOR MASSACHUSETTS. 



But to confine our observations to Massachusetts. I would 

 state, that, with the exception of a few new seedling varieties, 

 the same standard sorts as have been mentioned in previous 

 reports still continue to be most prominent for the market. 



In regard to those best adapted to the various sections of 

 the State, I would remark, that by dividing the State into 

 three sections, having Boston, Worcester, and Springfield as 

 their centres, we may arrive at pretty correct conclusions as 

 to the fruits most approved of for general cultivation. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 



Apples. — Summer: Large Early Bough, Red Astrachan, and Wil- 

 liams. Autumn: Gravenstein, Porter, Foundling, Holden Pippin or 

 Fall Orange of Downing, Mother, Lyscom, Ilubbardston Nonesuch, and 

 Cogswell. Winter: Baldwin, Rhode-Island Greening, Roxbury Russet, 

 Hunt Russet, King of Tompkins County, Northern Spy (strong soil and 

 high culture). Sweet Apples : Pumpkin Sweet, Ladies' Sweet, Danvers 

 Winter, Tolman Sweet, Pound or Lyman Sweet. Many other varieties 

 succeed well, but are only grown in small quantities ; such as the Fa- 

 meuse, Garden Royal, Maiden's Blush, Minister, and Washington Straw- 

 berry (a fine variety). 



Pears. — Early: Doyenne d'£te, Beurre Giffard, Clapp's Favorite, 

 Brandywine, Manning's Elizabeth. Clapp's Favorite surpasses otiiers of 

 its season in size and beauty, and is, withal, of fine quality, everywhere 

 increasing in popularity. Autumn: Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, Beurre 

 Bosc, Beurre Hardy, Beurre Superfine, Beurre Clairgeau, Doyenne Bous- 

 sock. Doyenne du Cornice, Duchesse d'Angouleme on Quince, Goodale, 

 Howell, Louise Bonne of Jersey on Quince, IMerriam, Paradis d'4-u- 

 tomne, Seckel, Sheldon, St. Michel Archange, Souvenir du Congrfes (a 

 very handsome, large pear, ripening quite as early as the Bartlett), Ur- 

 bauiste on Quince. Late Autumn or Winter: Beurre d'Anjou, Dana's 

 Hovey (small, very rich, comparing favorably with the Seckel in quali- 

 ty), Josephine de Malines (as late regarded with favor), Lawrence, Win- 

 ter Nelis (fine, but too small for market). Cooking: Vicar of Winkfield 

 (on rich, warm soils, with care in thinning : a good dessert variety), 

 Catillac, Uvedales, St. Germain or pound. New Varieties: The Mount 

 Vernon (fine, late russet pear) is regarded with favor. The same may 

 be said of Clapp's (No. 22, now Frederick Clapp), also of the President 

 and Admiral Farragut, raised by the late Dr. S. A. Shurtleff. The 

 Emile d'Hcyst is a fine foreign, rare variety. Souvenir du Congres is a 

 very beautiful, large pear, quite as early as the Bartlett. The Beurre 

 Diel and Flemish Beauty, like the White Doyenne, once so popular, 

 are being discarded on account of cracking (occasionally they are as 

 fine as ever). The orchards of Massachusetts, especially in the eastern 



