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spring fruit, are all necessary for his table. There are hun- 

 dreds of varieties from, which to choose, but those varieties 

 adapted to soil and climatic conditions should be selected. 

 The trees grown successfuly in the community will indicate 

 to the buyer what varieties are suitable. The personal tastes 

 of the owner and his family wfll also guide in the selection 

 of varieties. 



A few of the standard varieties of fruit for the family 

 orchards of the Middle West may be mentioned as follows : 



APPLES. Summer Varieties. Red Astrachan, Yellow Transparent, 



Early Harvest, Duchess of Oldenburg, Red June. 

 Fall Varieties. Wealthy, Maiden's Blush, Fameuse, Grimes, Jona- 

 than. 



Winter Varieties. Rome Beauty, Wine Sap, Salome, York Imper- 

 ial, Willow, Stayman, etc. 



PEACHES. Elberta, Champion, Crawfords Early, Crawfords Late, 

 Heath Cling, Carman. 



CHERRIES. Early Richmond, Montmorency, Dyehouse, English Mor- 

 ello, Tartarian. 



PEARS. Kieffer, Flemish Beauty, Bartlett, Howell, Lincoln. 



PLUMS. Burbank, Damson, Desota, Wild Goose, Abundance, Sur- 

 prise. 



GRAPES. Moore's Diamond, Niagara (white), Concord, Worden 

 (black), Woodruff, Brighton (red). 



Selecting the young trees. Much* valuable advice is given 

 upon buying at the nursery grounds, from nearby nurseries, 

 and from carefully inspected stpck, but the practical thing 

 for the farmer to do is to order such varieties as he may 

 decide upon from a thoroughly reliable and reputable nursery- 

 man, and the chances are that he will get better s.tock than 

 he would if he selected the trees, himself. The good nursery- 



