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SELECT LIST OF FRUITS. 



of one section is not unfrequently found al- 

 together rejected in another; and several 

 of the most celebrated fruits in the world 

 demand soil of a certain composition and 

 certain depth, or they are of no value. 

 Where these soils are found, they are, on 

 the other hand, priceless. 



Still it would be wrong to say, that som.e- 

 thing cannot be done for the guidance of 

 those who are in the dilemma of our Pitts- 

 burgh correspondent ; and since he has ap- 

 pealed to us for assistance, we will give him 

 a brief select list of fruits that are, in our 

 opinion, " unimpeachably good in all 

 soils." 



We do not, by this, intend to have it un- 

 derstood, that we think any list can be pre- 

 pared that will, in fact, be "unimpeachable" 

 — for fruit cultivators have their whims and 

 hobbies like other men, and the complete 

 success of particular sorts in their own soil, 

 is a more powerful argument in their favor, 

 to their minds, than the eulogies of a thou- 

 sand other fruit-growers. But there are a 

 few fruits which have won a large vote, by 

 their uJiiformity of character — a uniformity 

 based upon excellence, hardiness, and pro- 

 ductiveness — that we think may be safely 

 commended to those who wish to plant only 

 a small collection, and do not desire to run 

 the risk of having indifferent sorts in their 

 garden or orchard. 



Our list of Apples would include the fol- 

 lowing : Early Harvest, Early Strawberry, 

 Williams' Favorite, Gravetistein, Porter, 

 Baldwin, Ladies' Sweeting, Rhode Island 

 Greening, Roxhury Russet. 



The list of Pears would embrace the fol- 

 lowing: Bartlett, Beiirre Bosc, Dix, Fon- 

 dante d' Automne, Gray Doyenne, Louise 

 bonne de Jersey, Seckel, Beurre d''Aremberg, 

 Winter Nelis. 



The list of Plums as follows : Bleecker^s 

 Gage, Gee's Golden Drop, Diapree Rouge, 



Green Gage, Jefferson, Lawrence's Favorite, 

 Smith's Orleans, Purple Favorite, 



The list of Cherries as follows : Bau- 

 mann's May, Black Tartarian, Black Ea- 

 gle, Downer's Late, Downton, Bigarreau, 

 Elton, May Duke. 



The list of Peaches as follows : Early 

 York, George IV., Grosse Mignonne, Coo- 

 lidge's Favorite, Bergen's Yellow, Royal 

 George, Old Mixon Freestone, Large White 

 Cling. 



Of Apricots the following : Moorpark, 

 Breda. 



Of Nectarines the following : Elruge, 

 Early Violet. 



This selection is small, and the practised 

 eye will detect the omission of many of our 

 favorite varieties. For example, among 

 Apples, the Newtown Pippin, and the Fall 

 Pippi7i, are both, in their season, fruits of 

 unrivalled excellence. Yet, though they 

 succeed well in many parts of the country, 

 and in some districts are the source of large 

 profits, in others they fail almost entirely, 

 from a want of adaptation in the soil. If 

 the list were intended only for our corres- 

 pondent at Pittsburgh, we should also re- 

 commend the White Doyenne Pear; but 

 this finest of fruits, since it fails in so many 

 places on the sea-board, can be no longer 

 counted among the miimpeachables ; and so 

 with several others. 



Again, there are some new fruits, of such 

 remarkable excellence, that they eclipse, in 

 our estimation, most of those in these select 

 lists. But as they have not yet been tested 

 extensively in various parts of the country, 

 it is impossible to pronounce positively on 

 their adaptation to general culture. Among 

 these are the Oiwndaga and Van Moris' 

 Leon le Clerc Pears, the Early Joe and Nor- 

 thern Spy Apples, etc., of hardy and vigo- 

 rous habit; there can, however, be little 

 doubt, that experience will hereafter give 



