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sula, two hundred miles south of that city, and cannot be 

 matured in the vicinity for a month later. But by that 

 time it is the height of the peach season, and Old Mixon, 

 Moore's Favorite, Crawford's Early and Late, Reeves 

 Favorite, Med Rareripe and Stump the World, the very 

 finest varieties in quality as well as appearance, are on 

 the market, and arriving by scores of thousands daily. 

 Now, it is quite plain that Hole's Early, even from its 

 favorite localities, could not successfully compete vnth 

 these choice kinds ; and how much less when grown fur- 

 ther north, on less conducive soil, and, consequently, of 

 smaller size, and poorer flavor ? The judicious planter, 

 then, of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Southern New 

 York, if he plant at all for market, will not plant Sal^s 

 Early, but, on the contrary, some one or more of the later 

 sorts ; and thus, after the zenith of the season, and after 

 these favorites have almost disappeared from the stands, 

 he will be able to step in, and prolong their season three 

 or four weeks, at very handsome profits. The intelligent 

 planter, on making his selections, will always do so with 

 reference to soil, climate and location, and even plant dif- 

 ferent varieties on the same farm, simply because one 

 field is a light loam, and the other a stiff clay. 



After attention to the primary question of soil and cli- 

 mate, the next thing to be considered is the market to be 

 supplied, or the use which is to be made of the fruit. 

 Prejudice or habit often exalts one variety at the expense 

 of another. This may have arisen in whim, or accident, 

 and may be continued by ignorance or selfishness. It 

 may be all wrong, but few have the courage or patience 

 to undertake its cure. Hence, if people will give more 

 money for a worse article, they will generally be allowed 

 to do so. Planters will not persist to cure them of their 

 folly, and pay the doctor's bill at the same time, but rather 

 acquiesce in their tastes, and minister to them. Hence, 

 we send one variety of Pear to Boston, another to New 



