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SELECT FRUITS FOR THE NORTH. 



Yellow Gage, Lombard, McLav.ghlin, Red 

 Gage, BrevoorVs Purple. 



" The only cherries which prove hardy 

 Qwdi good wiih. me are the Downton, Downer's 

 Late, Elton, Black Eagle and May Duke. 



" MyatVs Victoria and Early Red (Wil- 

 mot's) Rhubarb, wie very fine. The others 

 I do not cultivate. 



"The only good grapes (and these are 

 native ones,) which are perfectly hardy, are 

 the Limingto7i White Grape and Buckmin- 

 ster's Cream Coloured. Others may be cul- 

 tivated to advantage in our state, with a 

 protection of evergreens in winter, 



" The White Dutch Currant is very pro- 

 ductive, perfectly hardy, and of the best 

 quality. 



" The best strawberry is Hovey's Seed- 

 ling, and it should be cultivated in alternate 

 strips with Early Virginia, also good and 

 earlier, but not so large. Bed and White 

 Wood Strawberries are good, though small, 

 and do not need lo be planted near others; 

 none of them need any other protection 

 than the winter's snow. 



" Mclutyre's Seedling Peach is one of the 

 hardiest, though rather lale in ripening. 

 It originated in this county, as did also the 

 Limington Grape. 



"The following list of Gooseberries will 

 give a succession of good fruit of different 

 colours, viz : Crown Bob, Whitesmith, Ear- 

 ly Green Hairy, Red Champagne, Green 

 Walnut, Roaring Lion, Heart of Oak, Jolly 

 Printer, White Lion, Warrington, Golden 

 Drop, B. Atlas. 



"The Orange and Pear-shaped Quinces 

 are hardy, but, with me, are liable to a sort 

 of fungus, similar to the Black Knot of 

 Plums, but more fatal ; it attacks both fruit 

 and limbs. Is there any remedy for it ? 



" You will notice that I omit the Bartlett 

 Pear, and do not place the Green Oage 

 Plum in the highest rank, to say nothing of 



lesser deviations from prevailing opinions 

 elsewhere. I will give the reasons : Of 

 the Bartlelt, I have raised and purchased 

 from various sources more than 500 trees ; 

 and of these, not one-tenth are alive, and 

 very few promise to become profitable. 

 Either the soil, climate, exposure or some- 

 thing else, does not suit them. In some 

 cases, it seems to be a want of correspond- 

 ence between the scion and stock. In one 

 tree, of about 15 feet high, scions were in- 

 serted which grew finely several years ; but 

 one spring the trunk and roots were found 

 to be entirely black and dead, though the 

 scions still looked well, and some, which 

 were cut, grew well in other stocks the same 

 season. Another tree, of same size, partially 

 grafted, soon became covered with blotches 

 of canker, and lingered two or three years 

 more. In some ie\Y instances it has done 

 well. The true Green Gage is of slow 

 growth, (unless grafted high,) tardy in bear- 

 ing ; then bearing light crops, is in perfec- 

 tion but a few days, and is very liable to 

 crack. For quality, though none are bet- 

 ter, it is equalled by the Jefferson, when both 

 are in perfection. It is impossible to give 

 a very small list of names which should be 

 first rate in all cases, owing to the difference 

 produced by soil, exposition, &c.; for in- 

 stance, the Williams^ Favorite Apple needs 

 a strong, deep and rich soil to develop its 

 true quality, while the Bellfloiver needs a 

 warm light one ; and so of others. Great 

 advantage may be taken by suitably adapt- 

 ing different varieties to such soils as suit 

 them ; and there is here much yet to be 

 ascertained by experiment and interchange 

 of the results of cultivation. Respectfully 

 yours. S. L. Goodale." 



The following lists are offered by Messrs. 

 Elijah Beckwith & Albert Noyes of Ban- 

 gor, Me.: 



