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It has also been brought forcibly home to us that they need a 

 somewhat sheltered locality, as, the growth being more or less 

 willowy and the foliage somewhat delicate, the trees are liable to- 

 rn jury from the high winds. 



In pruning, the trees of this variety must be cut down, as 



directed for others, i.e., to 15 or 18 inches, after planting, and in 



successive years long tops must be considerably shortened-in, or 



the trees will soon become broken to pieces from the weight of 

 fruit. 



In varieties we have no hesitation in placing Kelsey, Burbank 

 and Botan (Abundance) in the front rank. 



On studying market reports from different parts of the world, 

 we find these varieties side by side with Domestica fetching very 

 high prices, and this last season have been shipped from Cali- 

 fornia to England, bringing top prices. It is for reasons such as 

 these that we commend them to the careful consideration of 

 planters. 



We may say the trees planted by us in 1897 on our own farm 

 will bring us in 10s. per tree this season and we have over 1,000 

 of this age. 



