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while others are able to adapt themselves to a wide range 

 of conditions. The Baldwin apple, the Bartlett pear, the 

 Lombard plum, and the Elberta peach are cosmopolitan 

 varieties; while the Spitzenburg apple, the Kalamazoo 

 peach, the Bosc pear, and the Satsuma plum are examples 

 of the other type. One of the best ways of learning the 



Fig. 132. Heeling- in young trees. 



varieties adapted to a particular region is to visit neigh- 

 boring orchards during the harvest season, and note the 

 varieties producing the best crops. 



New varieties are not desirable in commercial orchards. 

 Standard varieties are well known and need little adver- 

 tising. The public is aware of their merits. Novelties 

 should be planted only to test their value, not as a com- 

 mercial venture. 



