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which of the varieties of the different kinds of 

 fruit were really the best. But seasons, our tastes, 

 and even the varieties sometimes change; and 

 our preferences and opinions must vary accord- 

 ingly. Apples Early Harvest, Fall Pippins, 

 Spitzenburgh, Rhode Island Greening, Autumn 

 Sweet Bough, and Talman's Sweet. Cherries 

 Early Purple Guigne, Bigarreau of Mezel, 

 Black Eagle, Coe's Transparent, Governor Wood, 

 and Belle Magnifique." 



The choice of Mr. E. S. Carmen, editor of the 

 " Rural New Yorker : " " Apples Early Harvest, 

 Gravenstein, Jefferis, Baldwin, Mother, Spitzen- 

 burgh. Pears Seckel, Tyson, Clapp's Favor- 

 ite, Bartlett, Beurre d'Anjou, and Dana's Hovey. 

 Cherries Black Tartarian, Coe's Transparent, 

 Governor Wood, Mezel, Napoleon Bigarreau." 



The authorities appear to differ. And so they 

 would in regard to any locality ; but it should be 

 remembered that President Wilder advises for the 

 latitude of Massachusetts, Messrs. Fuller and Car- 

 men for that of New Jersey. I will give now the 

 selection of the eminent horticulturist Mr. P. C. 

 Berckmans for the latitude of Georgia : " Cherries 

 (this is not a good cherry-producing region, but I 

 name the following as the best in order of merit) 

 Buttners, Governor Wood, Belle de Choisy, Early 

 Richmond, and May Duke. Pears (in order of 



