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mouth, where the soil abounds in iron, and the superiority of a 

 Yellow Bellflower, Northern Sp3' or Nodhead raised in deep, rich 

 soil, as compared with those varieties raised on a thin, poor one, are 

 familiar illustrations of the influence of soil on varieties. The fine 

 flavor of a Baldwin or Spitzenburgh grown in Western New York, 

 as compared with that of the same varieties grown in their northern 

 limit in Maine, as also the change of early or fall apples into winter, 

 and vice versa, as shown in different latitudes, afford proof of the 

 still stronger influence of climate, so that in view of the above facts, 

 I conclude that varieties are influenced by both climate and soil. 



Samuel C. Haulow. 

 Ba7igor. 



PISCATAQUIS COUNTY. 



The Rolfe apple is a fall apple and will not keep and hold its fla- 

 vor later than Januar}-. It is a superior apple and leads all other 

 varieties in its season in Piscataquis County. Tree hard}- and a good 

 bearer. The northern limit of successful apple culture in Piscata- 

 quis is the boundary of the "forest primeval." A tract extend- 

 ing along the line of the Piscataquis River eight or ten miles in width 

 includes nearly all the cleared land, and these hill lands are good 

 orchard lauds. The number of varieties are almost unlimited. The 

 most valuable varieties include Astrachan, Hightop Sweet and Duch- 

 ess for early use. For fall — St. Lawrence, Rolfe, Winthrop Green- 

 ing. Early winter — Fameuse, Nodhead. Winter — Hurlburt, Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch. Late winter and spring — Rliode Island Green- 

 ing, English (Poughkeepsie) Russet, Tahnan Sweet, Black Oxford. 

 The Baldwin is grown but is not reliable ; tree not quite hardy, and 

 fruit does not fully mature. 



There is not much done in growing pears or plums, partly through 

 indifference and more largely from the fact that plums and cherries 

 are injured by the black knot. Grapes are grown but are uncertain 

 to mature. 



H. L. Leland. 



East Sangerville. 



You ask of the possibilities of fruit culture in Piscataquis County. 

 When we consider, as we must, that Maine is a State of " magnifi- 

 cent distances," and that Piscataquis, although not the largest of 

 her counties, is three times as large as the State of Rhode Island, 



