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white. It is not worth while to attempt to change prevailing 

 opinions in such matters for the sake of pushing some new 

 variety, no matter how good its quality. By this it is not meant 

 that the market will not use the unusual kinds but it does not 

 desire them. In general, the market wants large size, bright, 

 warm colors and at least fair qualities in fruits. 



The fruit grower should not select varieties because they are 

 doing well elsewhere but should become familiar with the ex- 

 perience of fruit growers in his section and get in touch with 

 the officers of the Experiment Station of his state and advise 

 with them in these matters. The reports of his local Horticul- 

 tural society should be very helpful and they must be poor in- 

 deed if he cannot get some benefit from them. 



Choose varieties that will pollenize well together. It should 

 be more generally known that there are some varieties of fruits 

 that are self-sterile and will not be productive unless near other 

 similar kinds. The following partial lists show varieties that are 

 both self-sterile and self-fertile but it is quite possible that some 

 of these may be self-sterile at one time and self-fertile at an- 

 other time or in another locality. 



Fruit Self-sterile Self-fertile 



Plums Miner Robinson 



Wild Goose De Sota 



Mariana Forest Garden 



Itasca Cheney 



Grapes Brighton Concord 



Wilder Niagara 



Agawan 

 Delaware 



Apples Winesap Ben Davis 



Gravenstein Duchess 



Northern Spy Baldwin 



Red Astrakan 



Pears Bartlett Flemish Beauty 



Anjou Clairgeau 



Nelis Kieffer 



