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SUCCESS IN FRUIT CULTURE 



The two varieties that I have found most generally planted 

 and giving good results are the Early Crawford and the Moun- 

 tain Rose. Oldmixon is also more or less common. The 

 Elberta is highly thought of, and is being quite largely 

 planted. The Triumph is giving good results for an early 

 variety. Foster, Crosby, Stump, Alexander, etc., are also 

 planted more or less. 



The usual distance for peaches is 16 to 20 feet apart each 



Fig. 18.— The Niagara Grape (White). 



way. Clean culture and renewed plantations every six to ten 

 years are recommended for best results. 



QUINCES 



This fruit is little grown here. Now and then a bush is 

 found on the older estates. The quince is perfectly hardy, 

 with a long season for marketing, not perishable, and if given 

 a little care and modern culture, we believe it will be a suc- 

 cess. Fire-blight is the worst disease of the quince. This 

 rshould be cut out and burned whenever detected. Spray for 



