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respect, than in any other description of fruit. This 

 arises not so much from the great number of varie- 

 ties grown, as from the number of growers, some 

 of whom seek to profit by their crops alone, regard- 

 ing but little their nomenclature. Nurserymen, 

 who are more anxious to grow a large stock for 

 sale, than to be careful as to its character, are led 

 into error by taking it for granted that the name of 

 the fruit they propagate is the correct one, and no 

 other ; hence arises the frequency of so many fruits 

 being sold under wrong names. Gardeners, who 

 purchase trees, become deceived by this procedure, 

 and do not discover the error, unless they have been 

 imposed upon by something worthless, and obviously 

 at variance with the character of the fruit sold them. 

 This is a serious evil, to say nothing of the disap- 

 pointment to the purchaser ; for unless the mistake 

 be detected at first, the longer the tree grows before 

 it is discovered, the more time will have been lost 

 by its cultivation ; and, be it remembered, this time 

 is irrecoverable." 



SELECT LIST. It would be a difficult task, even 

 for one well acquainted with all the good varieties, 

 to give a complete selected list of the finest ; varia- 

 tions in taste, changes wrought by climate, and oth- 

 er controlling causes, would still increase the diffi- 

 culty. With some, high and delicious flavor for 

 the table, is the chief object, and with others, fine 

 appearance and productiveness for market; early 



