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Greening,' for instance, ripens and casts its fruit so early 

 here as to become a Fall apple, and but few are gathered 

 from the trees for "Winter. The ' Alexander,' with us, is 

 an early Pall apple, and the far-famed ' Bsopus Spitzen- 

 burg' is here a shy bearer, and an unprofitable variety to 

 cultivate. Even the ' Baldwin' and the 'Eoxbury Eusset' 

 mature too early, and do not keep so well as when culti- 

 vated further North and in cooler soils. The ' Belmont,' 

 a favorite apple in Northern and Eastern Ohio, with us is 

 subject to crack open, and rot upon the tree in some sea- 

 sons. 



" With ordinary care and culture, the apple thrives well 

 in all parts of our State, and, with the exception of the 

 grape, is the most certain bearer of any of our fruits. 

 The following list comprises the most favorite varieties 

 cultivated in this section. 



"Summer Varieties. — Benoni, Bohanon, Drap d'Or, 

 Carolina' Sweet, Early Bough, Early Harvest, Gravenstein, 

 Maiden's Blush, Eed Astrachan, Strawberry, Summer 

 Eose, Summer Pearmain, Summer Queen. 



" Fall Varieties. — Alexander, Cooper, Pall Pippin, 

 Golden Eusset, Jersey Sweeting, Monmouth Pippin, Por- 

 ter, Eambo, Ehode Island Greening, Wine. 



"Winter Varieties. — Baldwin, Black Apple, Cannon 

 Pearmain, Danver's.i' Winter Sweet, Belmont, Jonathan, 

 Lady Apple, London Sweet, Michael Henry Pippin, New- 

 town Spitzenburg, Eoman Stem, Ortley, Pryor's Eed, 

 Eome Beauty, Swaar, White Winter Pearmain, Wine Sap, 

 Yellow Bellflower, Yellow Newtown Pippin, White Pip- 

 pin, Black Gilliflower, Fallawalder. 



" The ' Northern Spy ' and a few other celebrated varie- 

 ties give fair promise of doing well here." 



This apple needs a rich soil, high culture, and constant 

 growth, to produce fair fruit as the tree grows old. 



