76 VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



Cider, Ben Davis, Buckingham, Winesap, American 

 Golden Russet, McAfee's Nonesuch, Pryor's Red, 

 Shockley, Rawles' Ganet, Hewes' Virginia Crab, Willow 

 Twig, Yellow Newtown Pippin, Nickajack, Gilpin, 

 Green Cheese. 



THE LATITUDE BELOW 37. 



It is reckless and useless to make any list of apples to 

 be grown in this region of our United States territory. 

 Evidently, from what we read, the growers themselves 

 know not of what they grow or its value. 



Editors and critics who doubt this statement, may turn 

 and take from the best records of the American Pomologi- 

 cal Society's Transactions, and learn what the fruit grow- 

 ers of the grand South know relative to the value of ap- 

 ples in their region. It has been the unfortunate lot of 

 the writer, ever to have met one from the extreme South 

 who could give favorable record of any one variety of the 

 apple. 



PEARS. 



The Pear is said to be the Prince of fruits, because of 

 its delicacy, juiciness and rich melting flesh. In this 

 work, written for the plain public, we have classed the 

 apple as King. 



Our selection of varieties, will by many be ignored, 

 yet we feel that when we name a variety to be grown, we 

 do so knowingly of its past-time value, and hence the 

 probability of its future. Willing to give credit to those 

 who have aided in the introduction and culture of this 

 valuable fruit, we must say that there is in it a feature of 



