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sharply thinned. The Baldwin should never be 

 grown in a close orchard ; so also the Pound Sweet. 

 Mcintosh, Shiawassie Beauty, and Princess Louise 

 and Walter Pease are all seedlings of Fameuse or 

 Snow, and they are all worthy of such parentage. 

 Of the sweet apples Tolman is fine for baking, but 

 it is no longer popular in market. Pound Sweet 

 is the one most in demand, and when this apple 

 gets the sun it is a glorious product. If grown in 

 the shade it is worse than worthless. Although a 

 fall apple, it can be picked in October and care- 

 fully handled so as to keep until March. 



Now for a closer list of twelve prime sorts — just 

 about enough for home use. For summer you 

 must have Astrachan, followed by Gravenstein, 

 and then Fameuse; and a tree divided between 

 Princess Louise and President. For winter you 

 must certainly have, for early use, Mcintosh and 

 Hubbardston, and then Baldwin, and Spitzen- 

 burg, and Northern Spy — the last being the ab- 

 solutely indispensable variety anywhere and every- 

 where. But if you positively must be satisfied 

 with five or six trees, take these for succession: 

 Astrachan, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Pound Sweet, 

 Rhode Island Greening, and Spy. It is a good 



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