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in selecting lists of such as were most hardy, productive, 

 and ripening in succession. Those who have tried the 

 most experiments -in the use of this kind of food, speak in 

 the most exalted terms of the results. 



The following sorts of sweet apples are recommended 

 for a succession of fruit for stock feeding; they are par- 

 ticularly selected for their hardiness and productiveness, 

 and are offered with the restrictions and provisos already 

 noted : Sweet June, Sweet Bough, G-olden Sweet, Jersey 

 Sweet, Baily Sweet, Eamsdell, Danver's Winter, Talman's 

 Sweet, Michael Henry, and Campfield. 



For a Cider Orchard. — There are several varieties 

 that have been fully proved to be superior to most others. 

 They should be of thrifty growth, very productive, and 

 should ripen late in the season. It is a great mistake to 

 suppose that any common apples will answer for the man- 

 ufacture of cider. 



The varieties that have been found most desirable for 

 this purpose are those which contain the most saccharine 

 principle, and which will yield the heaviest must ; they 

 are not, however, necessarily sweet apples — such are the 

 Harrison, Campfield, Graniwinkle, Gilpin, and especially 

 the Hewes' Virginia Crab. Several others, on account of 

 their hardiness and productiveness, arc frequently planted 

 for cider orchards. 



Horticultural Society's selections for general purposes : 



For tTuly and August, - 2 Summer Rose. 



" July and August, - - - 2 - Strawberry. 



" September and October, - 2 - Pall Pippin. 



" October and November, 4 Rambo. 



" November and December, 5 Golden Russet. 



*' November and December, 5 Newtown Spitzenburg. 



" November and December, - 20 - - - White Bellflower. 



" January and February, - - 15 Pryor's Ked. 



" February to April, - - - - 40 Rawle's Janet. 



" March, - - 5 Newtown Pippin.* 



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« See Appendix, 99. 



