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soon as possible, and they can usually be ordered 

 from the same nursery, and at the same time with 

 the ornamental stock. I shall speak first of apples, 

 pears, and cherries, and I have been at some pains 

 to secure the opinions of eminent horticulturists as 

 to the best selections of these fruits for the home 

 table, not for market. When there is a surplus, 

 however, there will be no difficulty in disposing of 

 the fine varieties named. 



The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, the veteran Presi- 

 dent of the American Pomological Society, writes 

 as follows : " Herewith is the selection I have made 

 for family use ; but I could put in as many more in 

 some of the classes which are just as desirable, 

 or nearly so. These have been made with refer- 

 ence to covering the seasons. Apples Red Astra- 

 khan, Porter, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening, 

 Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, and Sweet Bough for 

 baking. Pears Clapp's Favorite (to be gathered 

 August 20), Bartlett, Seckel, Sheldon, Beurre 

 Bosc, Buerre d'Anjou, and Vicar of Winkfield 

 for baking, etc. Cherries Black Eagle, Black 

 Tartarian, Downer, Windsor, Cumberland, and 

 Red Jacket." 



Mr. Wilder's honored name, like that of the late 

 Charles Downing, is inseparably linked with Amer- 

 ican fruits, and the country owes these two men 

 a debt of gratitude which never can be paid for 



