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the following list of varieties, all of wliichj he says, do well 

 with him. They are named in order of their ripening: Yel- 

 low Transparent, Tetofskey, White Astracban, Red Astia- 

 chan. Peach, Duchess of Oldenburg, St. Lawrence, Alexander, 

 Fall Jenetting, Famense, Wealthy, Xodhead, Porter, Tolman 

 Sweet, Bethel, Mcintosh Red, Twenty Ounce, Yellow Bell- 

 flower, Northern Spy, Stark, and Ben Davis. 



Pears likewise do well in the northern section of the state, 

 the following four varieties having been recommended: Flem- 

 ish Beauty, Clapp's Favorite, Louise Bonne de Jersey, and 

 Vermont Beauty; the last Mr. Morse claims is very fine. 



Of plums Mr. Howe says the Bradshaw, Canada Egg, and 

 Lombard are as good as any, but Moore's Arctic, Saratoga, 

 Bonne Lee Anne, Green Gage, Chautauqua, Saunders, Abun- 

 dance, and Damson all do well. 



Mr. Morse reports that the three varieties of cherries, 

 namel}^, the Ostheim, Early Richmond, and Nindswerth, are 

 all valuable. 



At the Bethlehem fair, the writer saw evidences of no little 

 horticultural progress. The fruit displayed was very fine, 

 and the outlook for this section, situated as it is in the White 

 Mountains, is thought to be very bright. Those experienced 

 say that no one has yet demonstrated the possibilities with 

 fruits here. Small fruits are being raised more and more. 

 One man, Mr. E. E. Bishop of Bethlehem, raised four acres of 

 strawberries the past season. Formerly this fruit came 

 chiefly from Boston gardeners. 



In the central and southern parts of the state there was a 

 very fair crop of peaches. Mr. George Tuttle of Barrington 

 had a crop of over 1,000 baskets, all of which were very fine. 

 The orchard of Mr. Stratton in Hollis, which he reported last 

 year, gave a crop this year almost as fine as that of last season. 

 The main varieties used by both of these men are Mountain 

 Rose and Early Crawford. Mr. Tuttle raises some Fosters 

 and Wheatlands which he values highly. The peach rot has 

 been very troublesome during the past season. Strawberries 

 have been over-abundant in some markets this year. Red 

 raspberries seemed to be scarce and brought good prices. 



