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CRABS. 



Our satistics gives us in order of preference : 



1. Montreal Beauty is most grown, it bears freely even 

 when old, and is profitable for a near market. 



2. Transcendent is a strong grower, yields very heavy 

 crops of a large fruit, somewhat astringent in taste. Like 

 the former, it must be marketed carefully and quickly. 



3. Queen's Choice : a great favorite in Stanstead and St. 

 F mcis Valley, being more reliable than the above in un- 

 fa . orable places ; — bears young and heavily, sells readily 

 there and, being firm in texture, keeps and ships better 

 than the above. 



4. Red Siberian : the best for jelly, and good for canning. 



The market orchardist in the vicinity of cities and towns 

 will make more profit by cultivating Summer and Early 

 Fall Apples, Cherries, and the finest varieties of Plums, too 

 tender for long transjoortation ; he need not fear competi- 

 tion from growers at long distances. 



The market grower of the interior will find his most pro- 

 fitable culture to be principally Autumn and Winter 

 Apples, the Blue and Yellow Plums, (the good old varieties 

 grown below Quebec.) 



All these can be packed and transported to a great dis- 

 tance with safety, and the comparative cheapness of his 

 lands enables him to compete advantageously with those 

 more favourably situated in regard to market. 



PLIMS. 



The Plum, as all are aware, is wonderfully productive, 

 producing heavy crops for a long series of years, with 

 scarcely an exception. No fruit with which w^e are ac- 

 quainted seems more promising than the Plum. The 

 superior excellence of the fruit causes it to be in great 

 demand, and it brings readily in market from $1 to $Q 

 per barrel. Single trees often yield over $5 worth of fruit. 

 An acre of Plums would produce, without doubt, 150 to 

 200 bushels on the average. I most confidently recom- 

 mend for extensive planting, the well known varieties of 



