58 FRUIT CULTURE. 



There are many seedlings which have some 

 particular merit of flavor, or hardiness, or 

 special fitness for a peculiar soil or locality. 

 And hence the list is long of kinds wliich 

 have strenuous advocates. But it is still true 

 that it is a great evil to continue so many 

 varieties. Aside from the disadvantages aris- 

 ing from the various treatment in cultivating 

 and marketing such different kinds, it is also 

 certain that the number which stands in the 

 front rank is quite limited. Experienced 

 orchardists would limit the list within very 

 narrow limits. For the sake of covering the 

 entire season and including the diifering quali- 

 ties, we must name a larger number than 

 would be desirable in any one orchard. 



SUMMER VARIETIES. 



Early Harvest. — One of the earliest; rather 

 slender growth, oblate, bright straw color, 

 mild acid ; flesh nearly white, quality fine, if 

 kept clean from the codling moth. 



Sweet Bough. — Large, oblong-ovate, green- 

 ish-yellow; flesh tender, sprightly, rich, sweet; 

 productive, excellent. Ripens in August. 



Red Astrachan. — A Russian variety. Large, 

 roundish, nearly covered with deep crimson 



