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tended country, often prove inferior or worthless in another ; 

 3. Soil, seasons, and modes of cultivation modify them greatly 

 in the same climate ; 4. Many new and apparently excellent 

 varieties have not yet been sufficiently tested in reference to 

 their adaptation to general cultivation ; 5. Tastes differ widely 

 in reference to flavors ; 6. Some sorts are known by from three 

 to twenty difterent names — every neighborhood, almost, ha\ing 

 its local appellation for them. This last circumstance creates 

 great confusion, and renders our recommendation of varieties 

 liable to be constantly misunderstood. The reader must make 

 the necessary allowances, and modify our lists as the circum- 

 stances of his locality, soil, and climate, and his own experi- 

 ence and observation may dictate. ISTone but the best should 

 be allowed to occupy the limited space of a fruit garden ; so 

 we shall name- only first-class apples, and our list of them will, 

 of course, be far from complete : 



BUMMEE APPLES. 



1. Early Harvest— Ahnye the medium size; shape round; skin smootji; 

 bright straw color; flesh rich, sprightly, sub-acid. It begins to ripen about 

 the first of July at the North. The tinest early apple yet known. Succeeds 

 well in all sections of the United States. 



2. lied AstracJian.—'Pretty large ; roundish ; brilliant crimson, with a bloom 

 like a plum ; crisp, sub-acid. Showy, and excellent for stewing. Ripens from 

 the last of July to the middle of August. Succeeds in the Northern, Middle, 

 and Western States. 



3. Large Yellow Bough.— 'MXMle size ; oblong-ovate ; smooth, greenish 

 yellow ; tender ; crisp, rich ; sweet. Eipens from the middle of July to the 

 tenth of August. Succeeds everywhere. Sometimes known as the Early 

 Sweet Bough. 



4. Carolina Bed Jzme.— Medium size ; oval ; irregular ; smooth, shaded 

 with deep red, with a purplish hue on the sunny side, and covered with a 

 light bloom ; tender, juicy ; briskly sub-acid. Eipens a few days later than 

 the Early Harvest. Supposed to have originated in North CaroUna. Succeeds 

 best South and West. 



5. Summer Ease. — Under the medium size; roundish, or slightly flattened; 

 striped with red ; tender ; fine-grained ; mild sub-acid. Ripens through the 

 month of August. Pretty, excellent, and much esteemed for a dessert fruit. 

 North and West. 



6. Boliannan.—'L&rge, roundish, flattened; fair, shining yellow, with a 

 crimson cheek in the sun ; flesh yellow ; tender, juicy, with a fine, spicy, 



