SEVEN] OUT IN THE ORCHARD 
Dennison, Texas, has a variety which he calls the 
Honey Persimmon, and describes as very sweet 
and rich. It will be worth our while to plant this 
and test its hardiness in the North. I find the Mis- 
souri varieties, grafted into native stock, are all en- 
tirely frost-proof in Central New York. The paw- 
paw will grow anywhere in our gardens, but it likes 
water, and if the season is dry the fruit will either 
drop or be flavorless, unless the trees are abun- 
dantly irrigated. I see no reason why this delicious 
fruit, a sort of hardy banana, should not be grown 
everywhere in our gardens. I get a half bushel 
each year from a tree ten feet in diameter and the 
same in height. A single persimmon on my lawn 
is covered with two or three bushels, each year, of 
the most beautiful golden fruit. 
The apricot and the nectarine are two fruits not 
as yet generally planted in the North. We have, 
however, varieties of apricots that are entirely hardy 
— quite as hardy as the plum, but not so sure to be 
fertile. The Superb, a Kansas seedling, is just now 
the favorite. Itis a high-flavored, handsome and 
prolific variety; but where the climate is mild, per- 
haps the Harris or Moorpark should be preferred. 
Of the nectarines I believe that the Boston and the 
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