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tary of the London Horticultural Society, in. 

 speaking of the mania for increasing varieties, 

 says, that their catalogue of apples " contains one 

 thousand four hundred kinds, three fourths of 

 which are probably the same fruits under differ- 

 ent names, or are unworthy of cultivation." 



In making a selection of apples, we should en- 

 deavor to fix upon those which are found to suit 

 our latitude and soil. We have long observed 

 that many varieties of apples, which are good 

 bearers when grown in strong and rather moist 

 soil, for example the Pickman Pippin, Williams's 

 Favorite, Blue Permain, Roxbury Russet, Eso- 

 pus Spitzenberg, and Ribstone Pippin, are general- 

 ly poor bearers, upon a light sandy loam ; while the 

 Baldwin, Yellow Bellflower, Hubbardston Non- 

 such, Danvers Winter Sweet, and Fall Harvey, 

 grow and bear well upon a light soil ; the Bald- 

 win and Hubbardston Nonsuch seem to accommo- 

 date themselves to almost every variety of soil and 

 situation. In a report which we gave in the Es- 

 sex County Agricultural Transactions, some six 

 years since, we there remarked that apples origi- 

 nating on any given soil will be better than most 

 of those which are introduced into it. Many va- 

 rieties of applies, which are first rate in quality 

 when grown in our southern cities, for exam- 

 ple, the Newtown Pippin, and Pennock's Red 

 Winter, are inferior to the Lyscom, Fall Harvey, 

 and many others, when grown in our soil. Beech- 

 er, of Indianapolis, In., says, "The soil and 

 climate so modify the flavor and other qualities of 

 the apple, that there is some reason for believing 

 that an apple, originating on any given soil, will 

 be better than many which are introduced into it ; 



