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river water ; if well water, it should be ex- 

 posed to the sun some time. A bed planted 

 from any good variety in full bearing, will, 

 thus treated, always insure a good crop. Ear- 

 ly in September is the best time to plant, 

 choosing the first made runner plants, or some 

 offsets for immediate bearing. The runners 

 will come in, the second and third season." 



APPLES. 



No. 1. Early Harvest. 



This is the earliest apple worthy of culti- 

 vation : the form is flat, of medium size ; the 

 skin when perfectly ripe, is of a beautifully 

 bright straw color ; the flesh tender and spright- 

 ly ; if gathered before they are fully ripe, it has 

 too much acidity. The finest fruits are those 

 which drop ripe from the tree ; the branches 

 make very acute angles, by which it is readily 

 distinguished from most other trees in the 

 orchard ; it bears young ripe in July and 

 August:. 



