PEACH AND THE PEAR. 3/3 



Champion has shown the best fruit I have seen, and I 

 have heard Meech's Prolific highly eulogized. With my 

 present knowledge, if I was planting largely I would 

 plant some of Angers, and largely of Orange and Cham- 

 pion, and especially Champion. 



I hope Peninsula growers, and particularly those in 

 the lower counties bordering on salt water, will take up 

 the quince and test it freely, and I feel sure, if they 

 follow the rules I have laid down, another success will be 

 added to the realm of Peninsula fruit culture. 



THE SPANISH CHESTNUT. 



I find, often, when our Peninsula farmers wish to 

 plant shade trees, and ornament their grounds, they 

 select the maple, and various rapid growing deciduous 

 trees and evergreens, all very handsome, and necessary, 

 often, to get quick growth and shade ; but, nevertheless, 

 I think it unfortunate that more attention is not paid to 

 the useful nut-bearing trees, and right here, I want to 

 say that I urge this planting of nut-bearing trees among 

 our good peninsula people, and particularly do I recom- 

 mend the Spanish chestnut and the English walnut or 

 Maderia nut, and, for the benefit of their children's 

 children, the Shellbark, which is only an extra fine speci- 

 men of our common hickory nut, with favorable sur- 

 roundings. These trees are all ornamental, and the 



