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suppose. It caniiot be denied Ibut tliat the Pear on Quince, to insure 

 success, demands a little more attention than is usually given by ama- 

 teurs. With this extra care the product will be at once valuable and 

 gratifying. On the preceding page we give a cut of a dwarf pear, taken 

 from a growing specimen. 



The variety, Louise Bonne de Jersey, of which the cut is a represen- 

 tation, is one of the varieties best adapted to working on the quince 

 stock ; with this and the Duchesse d'' Angouleme, Glout Morceau, Beurre 

 Diel and Bartlett, a succession of choice pears may be secured. 



For Apples, we would recommend such well-tried kinds as Baldwin, 

 Fallenw alder, BmitK s Cider, American Summer Pearmain, Ramho, Bell- 

 Flower, Fall Pippin, and Rhode Island Greening. 



Among Cherries — the Early Richmond, May Duke, Governor Wood, 

 Bleeding Heart, Black Tartarian, Napoleon Bigarreau. 



Of Plums, the German Prune, Jefferson, Coe's Golden Drop, and Wash- 

 ington, are reliable. The prunes are all specially exempt from the 

 Curculio, in some sections, owing to the toughness of the skin ; industry 

 will, however, overcome this pest in time, and the plum will once more 

 become a favorite fruit. 



The GrRAPE has latterly engrossed a large share of attention. To 

 provide for the increasing demand, we have made arrangements with 

 the most extensive grape propagator, Dr. Grant, of lona, to furnish us 

 plants of all the new and popular native varieties, so that our 

 customers can rely, on obtaining the genuine article, at a fair price. 



In Raspberries, Strawberries and Blackberries, we are supplied with 

 every desirable variety. So great is the difference of opinion with 

 regard to varieties of these extensively cultivated small fruits, that we 

 do not offer any favorites of our own selection. We sell largely of 

 Albany seedling, and still look for a great demand for that prolific 

 variety. We have also the Triomphe de Gand, which is destined to 

 become the most popular of all the foreign varieties, as well as many 

 recent additions to the list. The Cut-leaved Blackberry has been lately 

 brought more prominently into notice ; we shall be able to supply our 

 customers with it ; we do not, however, expect it to supersede the New 

 Rochelle or Lawton, except as an ornamental trailing plant. 



Fruit culture, generally, is one of the most important branches of the 

 rural arts, and is only now beginning to command that attention which 

 it demands. Care must be taken to test all new and highly extolled 

 varieties, to the end that disa,ppointment may not follow the .ardent 

 expectations of the amateur. 



