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and none at all on others. Or if he has only a few varieties, 

 it is important that they ripen at a period when the markets 

 are not overstocked with fruit from other sections with 

 which he cannot successfully compete. For instance, the 

 Greensboro peach in some parts of New Jersey ripens with 

 the Elberta in some of the peach sections of Georgia. They 

 commonly reach the same markets with the competition in 

 favor of the Elbertas. But some of the New Jersey growers 

 may feel that they can risk something on the Greensboro in 

 the chance of the Georgia crop being injured by adverse 

 climatic conditions. In the same manner the Salwey peach 

 was formerly an important variety in certain sections in 

 California, but it ripens with the Elberta in the Grand Valley 

 in Colorado. As the two varieties commonly reach the 

 same markets with the competition in favor of the Colorado- 

 grown Elbertas, the Salwey now rarely occurs in the younger 

 orchards in these California sections. 



The behavior of a variety in any location, that is, its 

 adaptability to the conditions where grown, is likewise a 

 very definite element in the problem of varieties. Varieties 

 respond differently to different conditions. Those poorly 

 adapted to the conditions where grown or to the purpose 

 for which they are desired may, therefore, if planted, fore- 

 shadow the failure of an orchard. The experience of other 

 growers in the locality, or in regions where conditions are 

 similar to those that may be in question at any time, is the 

 best guide in this respect. 



Tree grades and sizes. 



It is a common opinion that nursery trees are good in 

 proportion as they are big, but for ordinary purposes this is 

 a mistaken idea. The opposite extreme is equally to be 



