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varieties, consisting of apples, peach, pear, plum, prune, cherry, 

 nectarine, apricot and quince, with blackberries, raspberries, 

 strawberries, currants and gooseberries between trees. 



THE ORCHARD. 



The apples I planted twenty feet apart. The varieties, 

 Ben Davis, Winesap, Rawle's Jannet, Jonathan, Red June, 

 Red Astrachan, Maiden's Blush, Bailey's Sweet, Tallman's 

 Sweeting, Starch, Wolbridge, with a few other varieties for 

 Autumn purposes. Nine-tenths are of the four first named 

 varieties, in the order named, for profit. Cherries, eighteen 

 feet apart. The varieties. Early and Late Richmond princi- 

 pally, with a few each of Belle Magnifique, Elton, Royal 

 Duke, and May Duke. Peaches, twelve feet apart. I am 

 aware this is close. My theory, however, is to head-back each 

 year, at least one-half the current year's growth. Commence 

 with the tree at one year on this plan, and it can be kept up. 

 In' my opinion, it is the true theory of peach culture. By it 

 the tree is made to mature its wood more perfectly, comes 

 into bearing earlier, produces larger and better fruit, more 

 pounds, and brings more dollars than when permitted to grow 

 at pleasure. The varieties I have found most reliable and 

 profitable are Hale's, North's, and Crawford's Early, followed 

 with Crawford's Late, Stump the World, Heath Cling, and 

 Solway. I have a very fine collection of native seedlings, 

 obtained after years experience, which are equal in all respects 

 to any of the varieties named. I have the late new and earlier 

 varieties, not yet fruited : Alexander, Amsden, Downing, 

 Murren, Foster, Gov. Garland, Beatrice, and Louise. 



Plum, pear, apricot, quince, prune, nectarine, all planted 

 same distance apart as peaches. Shall prune liberally to keep 

 within due bounds. 



PLUMS. 



The only varieties of plums I have found profitable are 

 Green and Imperial Gage, and Wild Goose. Have occasion- 

 ally had good crops of Coe's Golden Drip and M'Lauglilin. 

 These are the principal varieties planted in my new orchard. 



