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PEACHES AND YELLOWS LY THE CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY. 



where. Formerly it received much more attention in 

 our nursery than it does at present. We had at one 

 time a fine collection o£ varieties and gathered good 

 crops from them every year. From this I infer that 

 our climate here is not too cold for them. I believe 

 that the filbert can be successfully grown here, and 

 have no doubt that on cheap lands in Delaware, Mary- 

 land, Virginia and neighboring states it may be grown 

 with profit. " 



Whether our native hazel will furnish varieties more 

 profitable for cultivation than the filberts already intro- 

 duced can only be determined by trial. It is generally 

 believed that our native hazel is more hardy than the 



imported varieties of the filbert. It is at least probable 

 that in some respects it may be found better adapted to 

 our climate than the foreign species. Our hazel thrives 

 on any good soil, but in some sections, at least, it is most 

 productive on sandy lands. An important point in 

 favor of the hazel or filbert is its long-keeping quality. 

 When well-dried, it has been preserved in good condi- 

 tion for two years, while it is difficult to keep the chest- 

 nut more than three months. The hazel is practically 

 free from enemies of all kinds ; is easily cultivated and 

 cared for, and will doubtless ultimately occupy a per- 

 manent place in cultivation. A. A. Crozier. 

 Mic/iiga>2. 



AND YELLOWS IN THE CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY. 



'"EAR (March, p. 129) I large peach trees in Michigan as I have in Maryland, 

 in this magazine but there are fewer of them. It is only now and then 

 ^thods and re- ^ ^'^^^ some partially neglected yard or in some fence 

 "^ach cul- corner which attains the size of the more southern trees. 



^£ Why it is that these half neglected trees should attain 

 greater size than others is a disputed pointy but on the 

 ^ole I think it is due to nothing else than the fact that 

 allowed to stand as long as they will live. The 

 ~f trees in an orchard fail comparatively 

 ^e orchard unprofitable, and the trees 

 were allowed to remain to the 

 •'bt some would attain to 

 -'-asionally happens, 

 'aces that trees 

 '■ole have 

 ••m- 



ne 

 .age 

 trees 

 for a 

 perhaps 

 have de- 

 Jifferences 

 lWO regions 

 ears. Then, 

 jugh not to so 

 e, I suppose, to 

 , southwards, en- 

 nber of years. 



young trees in the 

 e upright habit than 



