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Southern-grown vs. Northern-grown Stock. On the first 

 point it is a very common notion, among our northern orchard 

 men at least, that northern-grown, and especially locally grown 

 stock is best. This seems like a very reasonable proposition, 

 theoretical^. If a nursery tree has been grown in the same or a 

 similar climate to that of the orchard it ought to develop into a 

 better orchard tree than a nursery tree grown elsewhere, and 

 particularly than a tree grown in the milder climate of a more 



FIG. 8. Yellow Bellflower apple. An old favorite with many people, especially popular on 



the Chicago market. 



southern section. If that is not sound reasoning there never was 

 any. And yet in actual practice it does not work out that way. 

 The writer has seen nursery trees which had been grown in New 

 York, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Maryland set out side by side in 

 Nova Scotia orchards and whatever difference there was in their 

 growth was in favor of the more southern trees. He has also seen 

 trees from New York and Maryland nurseries growing side by 

 side in Massachusetts orchards and the southern trees giving 

 fully as good an account of themselves as the northern trees. 



