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Grapes afford fruit soon usually beginning to bear the 

 second and third year. The Concord, the Niagara, and Dela- 

 ware are particularly recommended. 



Dwarf Apples should not be entirely overlooked in the list 

 of early bearers. Half a peck per tree is often obtained the 

 third year from the most productive sorts. 



Standard apples vary greatly in the matter of the age at 

 which the trees bear fruit, some producing a few at as early 

 as four or five years, while others rarely do so until ten or 

 twelve years old. For a record of a number of sorts see 

 page 295. 



A good supply of all the preceding will be sufficient to 

 furnish a family with these wholesome luxuries from within a 



FIG. 203. The Circle of Fruits. 



year or two of occupying entirely new premises; and will not 

 only add greatly to the comforts and attractions of home, but 

 contribute materially to the uniform health of the occupants. 

 The accompanying Circle of Fruits, Fig. 203, shows at once 

 to the eye what kinds make up the yearly supply through the 



several months, varying of course with a difference in lati- 

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