4O THE HOME ACRE. 



maturity), Clapp's Favorite, Seckel, Duchesse, 

 Beurr6 Superfine, Leconte, Winter Nellis, or Glout. 

 Morceau. Apples Early Harvest, Red June, 

 Carter's Blue, Stevenson's Winter, Shockley, Bun- 

 combe, Carolina Greening. 



He who makes his choice from these selections 

 will not meet with much disappointment. I am 

 aware, however, that the enjoyment of fruit de- 

 pends much upon the taste of the individual ; and 

 who has a better right to gratify his taste than the 

 man who buys, sets out, and cares for the trees ? 

 Some familiar kind not in favor with the fruit 

 critics, an old variety that has become a dear 

 memory of boyhood, may be the best one of all 

 for him, perhaps for the reason that it recalls the 

 loved faces that gathered about the wide, quaint 

 fireplace of his childhood's home. 



It is also a well-recognized fact that certain 

 varieties of fruit appear to be peculiarly adapted 

 to certain localities. Because a man has made a 

 good selection on general principles, he need not 

 be restricted to this choice. He will soon find his 

 trees growing lustily and making large branching 

 heads. Each branch can be made to produce a 

 different kind of apple or pear, and the kindred 

 varieties of cherries will succeed on the same tree. 

 For instance, one may be visiting a neighbor who 

 gives him some fruit that is unusually delicious, 



