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edge of Pomology, and great familiarity with the varie- 

 ties, and their adaptation to different soils and situations. 



For a SINGLE family, a dozen trees should furnish a su- 

 perabundance of fruit ; but the observation of all who 

 have attempted a selection is, that the smaller the list to 

 be chosen, the greater will be found the difficult}" in mak- 

 ing the selection. The following list is recommended, 

 commencing with the earliest : the Red Juneating, Prince's 

 Harvest, Summer Pose, Fall Pippin, Pambo, American 

 Golden Pusset, iSTewtown Spitzenburg, White Bellflower, 

 Swaar, Pryor's Red, Paulo's Janet, jS'ewtown Pippin. 



Others would prefer, White June, Benoni, Strawberr}', 

 Golden Sweet, Fall Pippin, Pambo. Westfield Seek-no-fur- 

 ther, Newtown Spitzenburg, Yellow Bellflower, Waxen, 

 White Pij^pin, Poxbury Pusset. 



For Market, the question assumes another phase alto- 

 gether, for it is a matter of great importance to furnish a 

 supply that shall suit the tastes of customers, and the 

 consumers are possessed of as much diversity in this 

 respect as in any other ; and withal, are coming rapidly 

 within the influence of the enlightening rays of the Po- 

 mological Conventions of the States and ]S"ation ; although 

 still bound by fashion and early association. Thus, in 

 'New England, the Porter, Baldwin, Phode Island Green- 

 ings, Westfield Seek -no-further, and Boston Pusset, will 

 outsell most other varieties. In Xew York, the Greening, 

 Esopus Spitzenburg, and the Newtown Spitzenburg (their 

 Yandevere), the Newtown Pippin, and the Yellow Bell- 

 flower, will bear the palm; and in Philadelphia, another 

 style of fruit would command more attention, among 

 which the Pambo w^ould stand pre-eminent; and the 

 beautiful little Lady Apple, which constitutes a necessary 

 part of the Christmas decorations, and the ornaments of 

 every winter feast, will receive the highest price of any 

 other Apple in either of those cities. 



