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climate are well known. We can find no reason to be- 

 lieve that it was ever knov/n in any other country. 



Rhoile Island greening. — This, too, seeras to be a Yankee 

 production, and a most valuable tree it is. It bears in al- 

 ternate years. It is too great a bearer. The tree is 

 inclined to bend down, and bear low. This fault should 

 be corrected. It is principally valuable as a cooking apple, 

 in which respect it is superior to any other. For the table 

 it is good only when better fruit cannot be had. 



Gardner^ sweetina- — This is the most valuable of all the 

 apples for baking, it bears in alternate years. It will 

 keep till April, but it is prone to rot. 



There are a great variety of sweet apples for summer 

 and winter use, and many fine varieties of winter apples, 

 which we have omitted. Every one knows the nonesuch^ 

 and the pearniaiiij superior to almost any in our list, 

 but both appear to us to be on the decline, though we rec- 



ommend their culture, on a small scale, to all who have 



being 



extent of ground 



our object being simply to select for 

 small cultivators the most approved varieties. Coxe, 

 of New Jersey, the earliest and most extensive cultivator 

 on a great scale, has recommended the following selection 

 of apples ; and in his judgment we place great reliance : — 



Juneting", ripens in June and July. 

 Prince's harvest.. 

 Bough apple, 

 Early pearmain. 

 Summer rose, 

 Codling, 

 Maiden's blush, 

 HaHoe's crab, 

 Catline, 

 Rambo, 

 Fall pippin, 

 Doctor apple, 



July, 

 do. 



August.^ 



do. 

 September, 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 October, 

 do. 

 do. 



ripens m 

 Late pearmain. 



Wim 



Bell-flower. 

 Newark pippin. 

 Pennock. - 

 Michael Henry, 

 Spitzenberg. 

 Newtown pippin. 

 Priestley. 

 Pomme d'api. 

 Car-house. 



November, 

 do. 



November. 



We think our 

 thern States. 

 Pears. — Petit 



own selection preferable for these Nor- 

 those who wish to have 



Muscat, — To 



the earliest possible ripe pear, this insignifii^ant but prema- 

 ture pear may be desirable. 



Rouselet hatif. — This pear is beautiful, and highly fla- 

 voured, and one small tree is all that any cultivator would 

 desire. We know it b}^ the name of Catherine, or, as it is 

 pronounced, Kaltern. 



Madeleine^ or green chissell. — This is a fine summer pear. 



Skinless pear^ or blanquette d longue queue^ is a delicious, 

 but short-lived pear. 

 "^Epargne is a pleasant pear. 



