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ing, and possibly for transportation to distant cities for table use. Cultiva- 

 tors must judge for themselves as to the best way in which the crop can be 

 turned into cash, and act accordingly. Lands that can now be purchased 

 at moderate prices may be secured along railroads already built, or near 

 projected lines, set out with peach-trees ; and in a few years, as towns spring 

 up in the neighborhood, and cities within easy distance increase in popula- 

 tion, the fruit will all be taken at remunerative prices. This matter of sup- 

 ply and demand has troubled many a fruit-grower, as it has those engaged 

 in other pursuits ; and they often ask if all the fruit that can be raised will 

 find a ready sale. The question has been answered over and over as each 

 succeeding crop of fruit has matured and been sent to market. The fact is, 

 the greater the supply, the greater the demand. Not only is the population 

 of the country rapidly increasing, and so requiring a greater quantity to 

 meet the demand, but it is a well-established fact, that the same number 

 of people consume a much greater quantity of fruit of all kinds now than 

 formerly. If this be the fact, then those who desire to grow that which 

 will yield the best returns should consider well the subject of peach-culture 

 before the time comes round for planting trees. 



NORTHERN MUSCADINE. 



We often see this grape, to our great surprise, put down in nursery-men's 

 catalogues among good varieties. How any man can possibly raise it who 

 is familiar with good grapes is a mystery we cannot fathom. It has a hard 

 pulp; rather small bunch, from which the berries drop as soon as ripe. It 

 is early and sweet ; but that will not atone for the lack of other good quali- 

 ties. The time has gone by when this variety should be recognized or 

 tolerated in good company. The last we saw of the only vine of this 

 variety we ever had, it was going through the air in the direction of a brush- 

 heap, that was soon after converted into ashes. 



