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outside cf its natural home, a good, rich mountain h^am and 

 elevated position, is not worth cultivating; and, on the con- 

 trary, the "Wine Sap," and many other kinds, thrive best on 

 least elevated places, and in a soil of a different description. 

 Almost everv neii2;hborhood in this favored section has one or 

 more fine natural kinds which have sprung up from seed, and 

 it is upon these that we must build our hopes, especially for late 

 keepers ; and we are happy to say that we have some natural 

 productions that far excel in form, color, and high flavor any 

 thing that we have seen that came from the North or from 

 Europe. 



"As. I said that the apple was the great fruit of all fruits, 

 the "Pilot Apple," a natural seedling of Nelson county, Va., 

 is the great apple of all apples in our acquaintance. The 

 tree is a magnificent grower, apparently hardy as an oak. 

 The fruit is large, handsomely formed, and of the finest 

 flavor, both for the dessert and for cooking. But, to close 

 this article, already long, I will name a few kinds that have 

 proved best with us, and will name them in order as they 

 ripen: Striped July, Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, large 

 Yellow Bough, American Summer Pearmain, Fall Pippin, 

 Annate Apple, Fall Cheese, Yellow Bellefleur, Mother Apple, 

 Vandevere of New York, King of Tompkin's City, Northern 

 Spy, Raule's Genet, Pilot Apple, Albemarle Pippin, Wine 

 Sap, Limbertwig, Father Abraham, and Black's Hardtimes. 



"J. D. 



"P. S. — As to the best time to transplant, I would say any 

 time thai the ground is in good working order, from the fall of 

 the leaf to the putting forth of the buds — a damp day to be 

 preferred. J. D." 



WARNING. 



In the selection of varieties, the orchardist should be influ- 

 enced by the climate of his location. The climates, even of 

 the South, difl"er very much. The reputation of many fruits 

 will greatly depend on their location. W^hat may be strictly 

 true of a fruit raised in the Valley of Virginia, may be as 

 strictly false of the same variety if grown in the maritime dis- 



