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suppose. It cannot be denied but that 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 representa- 

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

 stock ; with this and the Duchesse d 1 Angouleme, Glout Morceau, Beurre 

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



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

 Fallenwalder, Smith's Cider, American Summer Pearmain, Rambo, 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, howerer, overcome this pest in time, and the plum will once more 

 become a favorite fruit. 



The Native Grape has latterly engrossed a large share of attention, 

 and a great impulse has been given to its culture by the valuable 

 accessions which we yearly receive. Those old standard varieties, the 

 Catawba and Isabella, are now mainly superseded by others that ripen 

 earlier, and thus escape the fall frosts, which in many localities injure 

 the crop, more especially the Catawba. The newer varieties are also 

 more generally exempt from mildew, although there are possibly none 

 that are entirely proof against its attacks at particular seasons. In 

 flavor and quality of fruit, the improvements is more marked, and in the 

 Delaware and Rebecca we have a near approach, in this respect, to 

 some of the famed foreign varieties. The following six are considered 

 the hardiest and best : 



Isabella, black. Rebecca, white. Delaware, red. 



Catawba, red. Concord, black. Diana, red. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



The circumstances of soil and climate greatly influence the varieties 

 of this fruit, both in its productiveness and quality ; hence the wide 

 difference of opinion upon their respective merits. Fortunately, there 

 are varieties enough, to suit all soils and tastes, and each cultivator 

 can, by careful experiment, discover which of the most popular varieties 

 are suited to his circumstance 



The Straj|l^J^^^gfK 

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