This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
N. S. R., (Branchville, N. J.) We recommend the following for your "good gravelly loam" soil, in the northern part of New-Jersey. Apples. - Early Harvest, Early Strawberry, Red Astracban, Porter, Fall Pippin, Monmouth Pippin, Yellow Bellfleur, Rhode Island Greening, Melon, Ladies' Sweeting, Rox-bury Russet, Baldwin. Peaches. - George IV, Early York, Old Mixon Free, Cooledge's Favorite, Late Red Rareripe, Snow, Morris White, Heath Cling. Cherries. - Black Tartarian, May Duke. Elton, Downer's Late, Graffion. Apru cots. - Breda. Large Early, Moorpark.J. J. Del champs, (Bel Espoir, Ala.) We recommend for the extreme south with some diffidence - but think the following varieties most valuable there. Apples. - Maiden's Blush, Early Harvest, White Bellfleur, Gravenstein, Bevan, Golden Russet, Horse Appte, Holland Pippin, Yellow Bellfleur, Porter, Grindstone, Dutch Mignonne, Pryor's Red. Pears. - Bartlett, Dearborn's Seedling, Surpass Virgalieu, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Flemish Beauty, Heathcot, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Petre, Seckel, Winter Bonchretien, St. Germain, Lawrence, Duchess of Angoulcme. Fruit trees raised from cut-tings are not so good as those grafted on good stocks - they are less vigorous.
Quince stocks are worth about $12 a thousand in northern nurseries.
 
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