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especially adapted to his locality. It is always 

 important to make a selection of this sort in putting 

 out varieties for home use. 



Along the northern limit of peach-growing varie- 

 ties have to be selected largely with reference to 

 their hardiness. This has given cause from the be- 

 ginning for a demand for particularly hardy kinds. 

 The Triumph was largely propagated a few years 

 ago on account of its hardiness, but in quality it has 

 proved to be so thoroughly inferior that it has been 

 discarded. Fitzgerald is a newer and perhaps better 

 sort which has been widely disseminated on account 



PEACH GROWN AGAINST A WALL 



of its hardiness and which enjoys considerable favor, 

 especially in Ontario. In the Canadian fruit-grow- 

 ing section the Yellow St. John is also a distinct 

 favorite. In selecting varieties for hardiness, the 

 Chinese Cling type already referred to should never 



