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That handsome and free-growing variety, Appley Sowers, 

 what an acquisition that would be if only higher in quality. 

 The grape question is a bit peculiar, with all due respect 

 and efforts of the raisers of new kinds, and there is room 

 for some of them. However, two of our oldest varieties 

 are still top-notchers — Black Hamburg and Muscat of 

 Alexandria. Let us hope as time goes on the efforts of 

 hybridizers will be crowned with success, so that varieties 

 will be created that will supersede those old stand-bys, as 

 it has been the case with other fruits. I may say our 

 thanks are due for the bringing forth of Veitches Emi- 

 nence melon or a Suttons Superlative, and so any one 

 could go on giving detailed descriptions through a decade 

 of enterprise and progress. How interesting, saj- a hun- 

 dred years hence, to look back over records of notable 

 fruits, their parentage, etc. While now in glancing back 

 that space of time we find very few authentic records that 

 are recorded. How disappointing when certain varieties 

 have stood the test for so many years. We naturally feel 

 friendly towards them for their good behavior, and it 

 would be doubly interesting if anyone could but trace 

 back their true origin. Having my mind at the present 

 moment on the advantage of high grade fruit carries me 

 back to a collection of fruit that I had the pleasure to 

 look upon last summer. I refer to the exhibit from 

 Duke's farm at Asbury Park, where A. A. Macdonald is 

 in charge. It is an understood fact that considerable 

 fertilizing qualities are obtained by the use of tobacco. 

 Evidently Duke's farm knows in what proportion to apply 

 the mixture to bring out perfect results. Be it as it may, 

 I vouch to say that that collection could travel quite a 

 distance to find its equal. It was a revelation to many of 

 us and decidedly a credit to the grower in charge. 



Let the good work go on, and may we live to see dupli- 

 cates of such skill, which surely would be an incentive to 

 the upbuilding of this branch of gardening. We do 

 know that fruit has been a subject for discussion from 

 Adam down to the present time, and we also do know 

 there are varieties at our command worthy of the best 

 skill and care that can be bestowed upon them, and last, 

 but all important, horticultural builders that will give us 

 houses second to none. Therefore, taking everything in- 

 to consideration, no wonder that fruit growing under 

 glass has increased in recent years throughout these 

 United States. 



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