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and Lane's Prince Albert. The first, fourth, and 

 last are early and great bearers, if only three sorts 

 are needed. For planting twelve to fifteen feet 

 apart, for large bushes on dwarfing stocks, or as tall 

 standards thirty feet apart, Lord Grosvenor, Eck- 

 linville, Warner's King, Beauty of Kent, Golden 

 Noble, Bramley's Seedling all cooking varieties. 



Pears. These are less profitable than apples. 

 Those selected by the Fruit Committee of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society as the most useful are Jar- 

 gonelle, Beurre d'Amanlis, Williams' Bon Chretien, 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Durondeau, 

 Pitmaston Duchess (the largest), and Doyenne du 

 Cornice, which ripen somewhat in the order named. 

 For stewing Catillac. 



Plums. For high quality, Early Transparent 

 Gage, Green Gage, and Belgian Purple. For cook- 

 ing and profit, Rivers' Early Prolific, the Czar, 

 Victoria, and Elvers' Monarch. If one tree only is 

 wanted Victoria. Damsons Crittenden for early 

 productiveness, Bradley 's King for high quality. 



Cherries. If only a few trees are grown they 

 must be netted, or birds will take all the fruit. 

 Early Rivers, Elton, and Black Eagle are good for 

 dessert ; the Kentish and Morello for cooking. 



Of the different kinds of fruits alluded to in this 

 discourse, apples and plums are the most important, 

 as forming part of the dietary of the people. As the 

 demand increases so must the fruit supply, and if this 

 is of the best character through the best culture, and 

 offered for sale in the best condition, there is not 

 likely to be any lack of purchasers at prices that 

 will be fairly remunerative to the grower ; but in- 

 ferior samples will in the course of a very few years 

 not be worth gathering and sending to market, 

 for they will be entirely superseded by the produce 



