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and religious lessons, good dinners, and spend- 

 ing money. Why should not all these things 

 go together, good Doctor Theolop-icus ? 



As to varieties, if we are planting for home 

 use, there should be a succession in time of 

 ripening, with the main crop coming late, so 

 that it will keep into the fall and winter. If 

 we have the market mainly in view, then it is 

 well to select more in view of the popular 

 demand, learned from the market. We must 

 also remember, that the list of highly recom- 

 mended varieties is very large, and that some 

 succeed admirably in one place, and not in 

 another. We must therefore learn, by inquiry 

 and observation, what kinds are best adapted 

 to our locality. 



We will see to it that we obtain only fair, 

 straight, vigorous trees. No nursery-man shall 

 palm off on us any others. Trees are like peo- 

 ple. Each one has its own constitution, and 



