160 THE FRUIT GARDEN. 



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and much loss of time, as the error, from the nature 

 of the thing, can seldom be detected for several 

 years. It is then with much regret and disappoint- 

 ment they are stubbed up, or that other sorts are 

 engrafted upon them. 



I have long made it my business to persuade my 

 employers, in the planting of new gardens and orch- 

 ards, to limit the varieties of fruits, in the firm 

 conviction that I was acting for their interest ; fof 

 certainly the rage for multiplying them, and of hav- 

 ing a numerous collection, has too much prevailed 

 of late. It were better to be contented with a few 

 good kinds, that produce well in most seasons, than 

 to plant many sorts, (even of those reckoned the 

 finer), for the sake of variety, of which a crop is 

 obtained, perhaps once in three, or in seven years. 



It is no doubt of very much importance to select 

 and adapt the kinds to the climate, soil, and aspect; 

 and in some cases, a greater variety may be plant- 

 ed, with propriety, than in others. This matter 

 must be determined by existing circumstances, by 

 the fancy of the proprietor, and by the discretion 

 of the operator. The following lists exhibit a col- 

 lection, in my opinion, ample enough in any case ; 

 though, perhaps, according to better judgment, cer- 

 tain kinds may be substituted for some here named, 

 that may be equally valuable. Certain kinds may 

 also be placed differently, with respect to aspect, 

 as may be -thought proper, according to the climate 

 and local situation. 



Those marked with an asterisk (*), I consider 

 the most Valuable kinds, and such as should be pre- 



