which is soretimes serious, The tree begins to bear compar- 
atively young, end frequently produces profitable cro;js at 
Six or seven years of ape. 
"Tt appears to be less influenced by soil conditions 
than by elevation. In the Piedmont orchards having less than 
1,990 to 1,200 fect elevation serious rotting and prenature 
dropping are apt to occur, end while frequent excepticns to 
hhis have been observed, it is sufficiently constant to 
suggest that extensive plantings of it in this region should 
be made cautiously, if at all, except in the northern por- 
tion where it appears to be more free from serious fauits 
than almost any other commercial variet, that is being grown 
and is considered one of the most profitable scrts. In the 
Blue Fidge region above an elevation of 1,200 to 1,500 feet 
premature dropping is generally less severe than at lower 
points. Especially satisfactory results havé been usually 
obtained on Porter's clay at these riddle elevations, where 
heevyv crops are expected at least in alternate years. If 
heavy droppings occur in such cases, a sufficient quantit; 
of fruit usually remains on to result in a heavy crop. At 
higher altitudes this is consicered a valuable variety es- 
pesially in North Carclina, where it has grown at 2,900 to 
3,500 feet altitude. (-53-) 
