PEACH AND THE PEAR. 377 



nuts and English Walnuts would form a lovely approach 

 to any of our bright and inviting Peninsula homes. 



SHELLBARK. 



This nut-bearing tree, by cultivation and care in 

 reproduction, might be greatly improved, and although 

 very slow-growing, should be planted in groves, about 

 lawns and such places. They are a delicious nut, and 

 to my taste are equal, if not superior, in flavor, to any 

 other. 



ENGLISH FILBERTS. 



I have planted some of these. They grow slowly, 

 and I should prefer the other nuts I have described. 



These comprise about all the nuts and fancy trees I 

 wish to speak of, or, at present, recommend ; but on my 

 Fruit Farm at Black's Station, Kent Co., Maryland, any 

 one wishing to see a great variety of growing nuts and 

 fruits, will be gladly welcomed by Mr. C. S. Hill, the 

 intelligent manager of the farm. 



THE DUTY OF PENINSULA FRUIT GROWERS TO ONE 

 ANOTHER. 



In the maxim "In union there is strength," there is 

 much that concerns Peninsula Fruit Growers. They 

 should stand together in all that pertains to an honest 

 transaction of their business ; they should stand 

 together in obtaining such laws from the State, as shall 



