32 POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



and Niagara grapes; King and Marlboro raspberries; Snyder 

 blackberry, and Dunlap, Splendid and Bederwood strawberries. 

 These varieties do well over a large extent of country. Some 

 of them may not bring the highest prices in our markets but 

 they sell well and are the popular standards. 



(b) Varieties that are very particular about location and 

 are not generally successful, but, where they do well, produce 

 fruit of very superior quality. Among this class of fruits may 

 be mentioned the Yellow Newtown, Gravenstein and Williams 

 apples; Green Gage plum; Bosc pear; Columbia peach; loua 

 grape; Herstine raspberry; Lawton blackberry and Jucunda 

 strawberry. 



In selecting varieties for growing the fruit grower sliould 

 choose those that are adapted to his market for it is there they 

 are to be finally tested. The fruit grower's success is depend- 

 ent on how the market regards his product, and he should not 

 expect to change the prevailing desires of people very much. 

 There is, however, much in the power of a good example and 

 there is a growing number of people who are particular as to 

 the quality of their food and are willing to pay a fair price for 

 it. The fruit grower should net try to sell white strawberries, 

 raspberries or currants, for the general markets demand that 

 they be red in color and blackberries must be black and not red 

 or white. It is not worth while to attempt to change prevailing 

 opinions in such matters for the sake of pushing some new vari- 

 ety, no matter how good its quality. By this it is not meant that 

 the market will not use the unusual kinds but it does not desire 

 them. In general, the market wants large size, bright, warm 

 colors and at least fair quality in fruits. 



The fruit grower should not select varieties because they are 

 doing well elsewhere but should become familiar with the expe- 

 rience of fruit growers in his section and get in touch with tho 

 officers of the experiment station of his state and advise with 

 them in these matters. The reports of his local horticultural 

 society should be very helpful and they must be poor indeed if 

 he cannot get some benefit from them. 



Choose varieties that will pollenize well together. It should 

 be more generally known that there are some varieties of fruits 



