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testing. The reason why I have planted so many varieties, is, 

 the cultivation of pears here, is looked upon as a visionary 

 scheme, and by many, talked about discouragingly ; and should 

 some fail to do well, I hope to find others that can be worked 

 upon, and prove satisfactory. The growth of tlic trees tlius 

 far, has been all I desire, with very few exceptions, which will 

 occur among three hundred trees of any sort. Many of the 

 above have fruited this season, and a greater number have set 

 with fruit-buds for the next. 



The apple orchard contains one hundred and seventy-five 

 trees which arc planted two rods apart, and zig-zag, so as to 

 cover the ground more equally. The varieties are the follow- 

 ing, viz. : ninety Baldwins, fourteen Ladies Sweet, twelve Hub- 

 bardston Nonesuch, eight R. I. Greening, eight Jewett's Fine 

 Red, four Danvers Winter Sweet, four Early Sweet Bough, three 

 Early Harvest, three Porter, two Russet Sweet, two Northern 

 Spy, two Aunt Hannah, and one each of the following for the 

 purpose of testing: Superb Sweet, Victorious Reinette, Canada 

 Rcinette, Cogswell, Dodge's Sweet, Lyscom, Minister, Swaar, 

 Red Astrachan, Golden Ball, Yellow Bell Flower, Green New- 

 town Pippin, Fall Pippin, Maiden's Blush, and others, together 

 with three or four seedlings with peculiar habits of growth, 

 which I intend shall bear fruit before they are worked. About 

 one-quarter of the number were set out six, and one-quarter 

 five, and one-quarter four, and one-quarter three years ago, and 

 the ground covered with nursery stock at the same time. The 

 trees grew rapidly, and for the last three years I have been 

 obliged to move much of the nursery stock, to prevent interfer- 

 ence with the standards, which I find grow better the less they 

 are obstructed by a proximity of other trees. The soil in this 

 orchard is similar to that I before described, except that it 

 nearly all lies higher, and that portion on which the peach 

 trees are planted with the apple, is much more dry than the 

 other, prepared in pretty much the same manner, except that 

 the stones were not so thoroughly cleared off, and compost 

 made of stable manure and meadow mud in equal parts was 

 used instead of wool-waste. Dug holes as for pears, and used 

 two bushels of the last named compost to each tree. 



The peach trees, two hundred in number, were planted with 



