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the state for shelter belts and forest tree planting : Arbor 

 vitae, ash, balsam fir, basswood, beech, birch, butternut, 

 cedar, black cherry, chestnut, coffee tree, cucumber tree, 

 elm, hackberry, hemlock, hickory, larch, locust, maple, oak, 

 pine, spruce, tulip, catalpa speciosa, and walnut. The best 

 varieties of fruit, adapted to our state, for hardiness, pro- 

 ductiveness, and quality are : Apples, best seven varieties, 

 Duchess of Oldenburg, Wealthy, Fameuse, Talman's Sweet, 

 Wolf River, McMahon's White, Yellow Transparent, In 

 addition, for special locations : Fall Orange, Utter, St. 

 Lawrence, Alexander, Westfield, Seek-no-further, Fall 

 Spitzenburg, Tetofski, Red Astrachan, Golden Russet, 

 Pewaukee, Clark's Orange, Wai bridge, Longfield, Haas, 

 and Willow Twig. Crab apples for general cultivation : 

 Whitney's No. 20, Gibb, Thompson, Hyslop, Transcend- 

 ant. Pears: Flemish Beauty, Peffer's No. 3, Winter 

 Nellis, Besimianka, Early Russian Bergamot. Plums : 

 De Soto, Forest Garden, Early August. Cherries : Early 

 Richmond, Kentish, Morello. Currants : White Grape, 

 Red Dutch, Hay's Prolific. Gooseberries: American, 

 Downing, Houghton, and Mountain. Grapes: Moore's 

 Early, Worden, Concord, Brighton, Delaware. Of berry 

 bushes there are many sorts now cultivated, and almost 

 every locality has its favorites. The one which gives 

 the most satisfactory returns should be selected in every 

 case. 



