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times and be ready to compete successfully, he should, 

 each year, test a few of the more promising new vari- 

 eties, to learn if they will be better for him than his old 

 kinds. 



Of the older soits, those most grown are the Lizzie 

 McGowan and Silver Spray, white ; Daybreak and Wm. 



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Scott, pink ; Portia and Stnart, red; and Goldfinch and 

 Bouton d'Or, yellow. Formerly, the white sorts were 



