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of precedence with these fruits, even in so far 

 as they admit of out-doof cultivation in the 

 rigorous climates of the north. 



The fruits of our eastern states, in the or* 

 der of their comparative value, should, we 

 think, be arranged thus.-^-the Apple, the Pear, 

 t(he Peach, the Cherry, the Quince, the Plum, 

 the Grape, the Apricot, the Nectarine, the 

 Strawberry, the Currant, the Gooseberry, the 

 Raspberry, and (we hardly know where to 

 insert it,) the Cranberry. In this arrangment, 

 we commence with tree-fruits and end with 

 berry-fruits; otherwise, we should have placed 

 the Strawberry, and, 'perhaps, the Currant 

 also, between the Quince, and the Plum, 

 where, we think, they have reputation suffi- 

 cient to sustain themselves easily. 



We are entering upon by far the. most diffi- 

 cult part of our work. The writings of 

 Thomas and Downing, and even of our near- 

 er neighbors, Kenrick, Hovey, Manning, Ives, 

 and others, are adapted to soils and climates 

 differing from those of the elevated rocky re- 

 gions of the interior of New England. Nor 

 is this all. The testimony of cultivators in 

 our most immediate vicinity, is by no means 

 unanimous. Occupants of adjoining farms, 



