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vidual variation ; that is, since no two trees are exactly alike 

 in any respect. One tree of a variety may be supposed to 

 be slightly more hardy to cold than another through inherent 

 variation, but whether such hardiness can be detected through 

 the character of the growth would have to be determined by 

 carefully conducted experiments and can hardly be proved by 

 such observations as my correspondents are able to make. 



XII. 

 Are the Small-gro\\ing Varieties with Compact Heads 



Hardier than the Free-growing Sorts with 

 I Large Heads? 



Practically all growers say that the compact growing 

 sorts are the hardiest. As would be expected, the small 

 headed varieties are those with the least succulent wood. The 

 following varieties are named as being the most compact 

 growers, and hence hardier than the average: Hill's Chili. 

 Crosby, Gold Drop, Barnard. Kalamazoo, Triumph. Wager 

 and Fitzgerald. 



XIII. 

 Is the Wood of Some Varieties ]More Succulent than 

 THAT OF Others, Making Such Sorts Suscep- 

 tible TO Cold? 



Every experienced orchardist or nurseryman knows that 

 there is a great variation in the texture of peach w^ood. Some 

 vaieties have a much more succulent growth than others 

 grown under the same conditions. Succulency of growth is in 

 some cases a well marked varietal character and one that can 

 be avoided in selecting sorts to plant where hardiness is a 

 requisite. Summarizing the answers from New York 

 and Michigan, the following are the sorts most often 

 named as having the softest and sappiest wood growth : 

 Early Crawford and Late Crawford are named by practi- 

 cally all correspondents as being most succulent in growth, 

 following which, named in order of degree of succulency 

 come : Chair's Choice. St. John, Niagara and Surprise. 



