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the orchard; or a phim tree, tVom which, perhaps, a cup- 

 full of preserves is manufactured in an abundant season; 

 or a peach tree, the fruit of which is somewhat softer 

 than its stones, after it has been hit a i^ew hard blows 

 by the frost. But beyond these, we have not generally 

 on our farms much to boast of, in the way of summer 

 fruit. 



Besides the satisfaction and the nourishment and 

 health to be derived in our families from a plentiful sup- 

 ply of such fruit, it would furnish one of the most profit- 

 able articles for market. The demand for it is great; 

 greater, I am inclined to believe, since stimulating drinks 

 have been so generally abandoned. Its refreshing 

 qualities are an agreeable substitute for such drinks in 

 the warm season. If, as is justly said, the cocoa nut is 

 meat and drink to the natives of the torrid zone, is not a 

 pleasant apple, a melting pear, a luscious peach, entitled 

 to a similar reputation with us? 



New varieties of fruit are constantly being propagat- 

 ed in the nurseries, and as soon as tested and approved 

 they should be introduced into general culture. Great 

 credit is due to our Manning and Ives for their indefati- 

 gable zeal and judicious skill in stocking their gardens 

 with such choice descriptions of cherries, plums, peach- 

 es and pears; thanks too should be awarded them and 

 other gentlemen in Salem and its vicinity, for the excel- 

 lent Borticultural Society, which they have so success- 

 fully established, and for the practical instruction which 

 they are imparting to the rest of the county in this col- 

 lateral branch of a2:riculiure. 



As to winter fruit, we possess eminent facilities for 

 its successful culture. Our soil, where light, suits the 

 universal favorite, the Baldwin; where strong, it yields 

 abundant crops of that capital old variety, the Roxbury 

 Russet. Our proximity to the ocean seems to favor the 

 growth and health of the trees and the quality of 

 the fruit. I am informed by those residing in the west- 

 ern part of the state, that the apple does not flourish 

 there and that they are dependant on Boston and New 

 York for a supply for winter. There is always a good 



