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local circumstances, A variety, which may be advantageous 
in a particular soil and exposure, is, perhaps, worth but little 
in any other; let it be, if it is possible, drawn from the farm £ 
When it can be done conveniently, it would be desirable to 
plant the seedling in the orchard, and let it produce its own 
fruit; if it was good, it would become a valuable acquisition ; 
if not, the change which the tree would then undergo to bear 
better, would only occasion a delay of short duration. 
It is to be wished, that there should be published a com¬ 
parative view of the apple trees of this island, in which were 
set down the age of each variety, its appearance, its size, its 
blossom, and its fruitfulness; its relative nomenclature in 
different districts, the taste of its fruit, its characteristics, the 
time of its being ripe, and the quality of its juice. It would 
be very difficult to perform this task well, but it is of the 
highest importance. Till something of the kind has been 
done, the great bulk of growers will be deprived of many 
rare varieties, which are naturally to be met with among s« 
great a number. 
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