THE APPLE. 



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mate and location. The same thing happens with 

 the choice kinds of American apples when trans- 

 ported to Great Britain ; they seldom do well, nor 

 can it be expected. The same local nature also ex- 

 ists in the pear, the plum, and most fruits in a cer- 

 tain degree, although in some cases the reverse 

 is seen ; for the green gage plum flourishes in 

 France, Great Britain, and in most parts of the 

 Northern States. The red and white Dutch cur- 

 rant, are natives of Holland, and have been known 

 for two hundred years. They flourish in all parts 

 of the Northern States, Great Britain, &c. alike, and 

 give 6ne fruit, and have no appearance of being run 

 out or depreciating in their quality, whilst many 

 fruits we find are local to a certain district. 



There are two methods which may be adopted in 

 the culture of the apple to advantage. One, the 

 most general, is that of cultivating for the orchard, 

 which requires a system of forming the tree, when 

 young, in a strong luxuriant manner, in order that 

 when fully grown the tree may fill a large space, and 

 under this process we may strictly rank orcharding. 

 The other method, is that of dwarfing trees into a 

 low habit, so that the trees may be with propriety 

 introduced into the garden and give a produce so 

 that an under crop may be certain, or at least that 

 they may not occupy but a very small space of 

 ground. Now as each of these methods must be so 

 managed, that the trees are in a healthy state, there 

 appears to be some art or knowledge required to 

 manage the thing with propriety. And here we 

 find another desideratum in the culture of fruit, 

 which at some future time will perhaps employ the 

 pens of distinguished writers on pomology, namely. 



