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of the field, and hereby raise hundreds of seedlings ; 



and many of these, if they grow kindly, are planted 



in the orchards, being first trained in the nursery to 



the required height, and their produce tried. If such 



are found worthless, they are of course grafted. As 



to farmers selecting their seeds, we believe that 



scarcely one in a hundred takes that trouble ; there 



can be no doubt, however, that this should ever be 



regarded as one of the fundamental steps to be taken 



in order to perfect an orchard system. 



Many of the old cider apples, which were esteemed 



in former days, are now rejected, being what is termed 



" worn out." Thus the following is a list from an 



excellent judge of orcharding, a friend of ours, in 



Worcestershire, which points to a class of the kind. 



Door i^pple 

 Cook ditto 

 Peach ditto 



London Pearmain 

 Bricklin 

 Old Russet 

 John Apple 

 Red Streak 

 Foxwhelp 

 Dalby's Kernel 

 Lilley's ditto 

 Dimmack ditto 

 Captain's ditto 

 Rushorth Pearmain 

 Queen's Favourite 

 Broughton's Kernel 

 Jones's ditto 



Old sorts, which should 

 not be continued : they 

 soon canker and decay. 



^ All new and good 

 bearers. 



