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and the fact that so many are of almost equal merit only confuses 

 the issues. Certain districts may have to grow some outside variety 

 suitable to it, which may be as saleable as any of the above, though 

 it could not attain to any position in a general selection. It would 

 be quite wrong of any district to throw away an advantage by 

 discarding a fruit that suited the peculiarities of their soil and 

 situation in favour of one which would bring them up against a 

 keener competition. We have, here and there, come across magnifi- 

 cent seedlings not known by name, but known to fame and most 

 ready sellers, perhaps too much like some already established 

 favourite with which a salesman would almost certainly classify it. 

 In the selection we only repeat ourselves when we point out that 

 it must be made with some reference to season, due proportions 

 of early, semi-early, main crop, and late varieties all finding a place. 

 Possibly this may not mean that a succession will make the best 

 returns, but it is more than convenient in keeping the machinery 

 in good working order. 



