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the eastern section of the State are alike successful in the central. Mr. 

 Hadwen, our associate member, reports the following : — 



Apples. — Summer: Red Astrachan, AVilliams, Duchess of Oldenburg, 

 and Sweet Bough. Autumn: The Gravenstein, Porter, Twenty Ounce, 

 Ilubbardston Nonesuch, Cogswell, Maiden's Blush, Pumpkin Sweet, 

 Leland Spice. Winter: Baldwin, Rhode-Island Greening, Yellow Bell- 

 flower (on warm, rich soil). Ladies' Sweet, Leicester Sweet, Roxbury 

 Russet. He also regards with favor the Sutton Beauty, Worcester Spy, 

 Foundling, Washington Strawberry, Mother Apple, Holden Pippin, 

 McLellan, Tetofsky, Sterling, Washington Royal or Palmer Greening, 

 (" having as many desirable qualities as any apple "), nearly all of which 

 originated in AVorcester County, and are of excellent quality, yielding 

 abundant crops. The soil and climate of Worcester County are especial- 

 ly adapted to fruit-culture, and has long been celebrated for the apples 

 it has produced from seed, such as the Hubbardston Nonesuch, Holden 

 Pippin or Fall Orange of Downing, Mother, Washington Royal or Palmer 

 Greening, Sutton Beauty, Foundling, Worcester Spy, Leicester Sweet, 

 and probably the Twenty Ounce or Cayuga Red Streak. Mr. Hadwen, in 

 his excellent essay on the apple, states that the cultivation of the apple 

 has long been an important interest in Worcester County ; the money- 

 value received in 1876 for apples exported, probably exceeding the value 

 of any other product. 



Pears. — Neai-ly all the sorts named in the list of approved kinds for 

 Boston and the Eastern Division are alike adapted to the central section 

 of the State. Reference, therefore, may be had to the list already given. 

 ]VIr. James Draper, an intelligent nurseryman of Worcester, in his essay 

 on the pear, regards with special favor Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Shel- 

 don, Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre Bosc, Belle Lucrative, Lawrence, Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Doyenne du Comice, the three 

 last named on quince. 



Grapes. — Most of the grapes which succeed elsewhere at the north 

 are on trial here. The most noticeable old and popular sorts are the 

 Concord, Hartford, Delaware, Diana, Eumelan, some of Rogers's Hy- 

 brids, and the Worden, originating in Western New York. 



Strawberries. — The " Essay on the Strawberry " of Mr. William 

 H. Earle, an eminent cultivator, states that the most profitable kinds are 

 the Charles Downing, Jucunda, and Wilson's Albany. Amateurs are 

 growing all the new varieties. Of the profits of strawberry culture Mr. 

 Earle remarks, " If one takes interest in the business, he will be surprised 

 at the possible results. On about three acres of land I realized a gross 

 income of a little over two thousand dollars." 



WESTEKX DIVISION. 



Mr. John W. Adams, an intelligent cultivator of Springfield, regards 

 the following as leading sorts : — 



Apples. — Summer : Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, A utumn : 

 Porter, Gravenstein. Winter: Baldwin, Hubbardston Nonesuch, Tomp- 

 kins County King, Northern Spy, Rhode-Island Greening. Sweet Apples: 

 Sweet Bough, Orange Sweet, Talman Sweet. 



