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sub-acid, very rich and high flavored ; very pro- 

 ductive, handsome, and excellent. Still another 

 merit may be added, that its period of ripening 

 extends over the entire fall months. With so 

 many good qualities combined in one, the market- 

 man will not add other kinds, and the amateur 

 may well be content with this. 



Porter. An old favorite ; fruit large, oblong- 

 conical ; bright yellow ; flesh tender, rich, rather 

 acid ; fair and productive. 



Other fall varieties may be named in the 

 order of their merit as follows: Fall Pippin, 

 Garden Royal, Jewett's Red (or Nodhead), 

 Fameuse (or Snow), Jersey Sweet, Ly scorn, and 

 Maiden's Blush. 



The Siberian Crab, belonging to a distinct 

 species (Pyrus baccata and not Pyrus malus), 

 also ripens in the fall. A single tree will be 

 sufficient for jellies and marmalade. As an or- 

 namental tree it is also quite effective, both in 

 blossom and when loaded with its brilliantly col- 

 ored fruit. Among the best are Transcendent, 

 Montreal Beauty, and Lady Elgin. 



It may be bewildering to make a selection 

 from the long list of winter kinds, but the pre- 

 vailing rule for a hundred trees for the orchard- 

 ist (99 of Baldwin and 1 of Baldwin) may 

 assist in the decision. This universally known 



