The fruit, however, can readily be protected against frist 
in any case by the smudging process so widely practised in 
western orchard sections, where its use every-season is a 
necessity. The latest unseasonable frost recorded in spring 
was “av 12th, and the earliest in autumn September 23d, 
Soil and air drainage have been carefully investigated 
in many sections of Western Maryland, and have been pronounc- 
ed excellent for fruit growing purposes, especially in hilly 
anc mountainous sections, 
