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admired, were taken from trees bought for the Eoxbury 

 Eusset. 



Mr. Husted did not recommend the Spitzenburg for general 

 culture, because, after bearing a few years, it fails to perfect 

 the fruit on most of the soils of Michigan. 



Mr. Holt said his Spitzenburg apples bore heavily every 

 other year, and scattering alternate years, for the past twelve 

 years. He thought well of them. 



Mr. Houghtaling then proceeded to detail his experience in 

 relation to the various fruits, as follows : 



PEACHES. 



In regard to raising peaches, I depend mainly upon seed- 

 lings, and have shipped from SoOO to $700 worth in one season, 

 from about 200 trees. The latter sum was realized two years 

 ago. The last year, although the crop was good, there were 

 too many in market, and the profits were very small. I have 

 a good many varieties, and some that are excellent in quality. 

 I have none as early as the Crawford, nor as showy as the 

 Melancthon, but they are a nice yellow peach, and as good for 

 all useful purposes. They are far more hardy than most 

 budded peaches, and will yield many more to the tree as a 

 rule. 



PEARS. 



Pear trees, with me, have proved a dead failnre, having 

 planted over one hundred and lost nearly all of them with 

 the pear blight, and those trees that live do not grow nor 

 flourish very well. 



APPLES. 



In reference to the best variety of apples, the speaker 

 regarded the Baldwin as one of the very best, both as a good 

 bearer, good keeper, and salable in market. The Eed Canada 

 and Spitzenburg come next. The Jonathan is also a very 

 choice apple, but is rather small in size ; but it is a good 

 keeper, very showy, and of an excellent quality, as you will see 

 by the specimens shown to-day. In regard to the keeping of 



