The following lists of fruits are recommended for general cultivation in Kentucky by the Kentucky Horticultural Society, being selected from the hundreds of varieties exhibited on that Society's tables during each fruit season, for the last ten or fifteen years, and are recommended as the best that can be grown in the soil and climate of that State with satisfaction and profit. Any well-known and well-tried local variety, in any particular neighborhood, could be added to the list if desired, especially if it is a good winter apple.

As a general rule, an extensive practical experience has established the fact, that the most popular winter apples in the Northern States ripen prematurely in that climate, and drop from the trees early in the autumn, before the fruit is more than half developed. Of course, such imperfectly matured fruit can not be kept, as it soon decays.

Apples

Striped Juneating, Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Carolina Red June, Gravenstein, American Summer Pearmain, Golden Sweet, Jersey Sweet, Maiden's Blush, Porter, Fall Queen, Fall Pippin, Pennsylvania Red Streak, or Hays' Wine, Rambo, Wine Sap, Ben Davis, or New York Pippin, Moore's Sweet, Milam, Rawle's Janet, Little Romanite. The following kinds do well in some localities: Primate, Rome Beauty, Yellow Bellfiower, ripens in December, but falls prematurely; Yellow Newtown Pippin, bears well on strong clay soils, and will keep till April. For preserving, the Transcendent Crab, for size, beauty, and good quality, is superior to all other kinds.

Pears

Where there is no want of ground space, pear-trees on the quince stock, or dwarf trees are not recommended, as standard trees come almost as soon in bearing, or can be made to do so, by shortening-in the new shoots in the latter part of July. The following have been found the most satisfactory in regard to quality, productiveness, and comparative freedom from disease in trees and fruit. This list will afford a succession of fruit from July to November inclusive, ripening about in the order as named: Madaleine, the best early pear; Doyenn6 d'Et6, small, but productive; Buerre Giffard, promises well; Os-band's Summer, promises well; Bloodgood, quality best, but bearing irregular; Seckel, superior quality; Belle Lucrative, or Fon-dante d'Automne, very good; Buffum, best, and productive; Tyson, best quality; Bart-lett, large and fine; Kirtland, highly recommended by all who have tried it; White Doyenne, fruit cracks badly in some localities; Doyenne Boussock, recommended for further trial: Lawrence, promises well; Glout Morceau, good.

Grapes

The Concord Grape has been widely disseminated, and has given general satisfaction. Norton's Virginia, as far as tried, seems remarkably hardy, vigorous, and productive; the fruit is good for table use, and makes a strong, rich, dark-red wine. The Clinton, if the over-productiveness of the vine is checked by thinning out the bunches, makes very handsome clusters, maturing with the Catawba, and doubtless will make a good, hardy, healthy wine grape. Taylor's Bullitt is a good, sweet, green-colored grape, that is said to make a very fine wine. It bears heavy crops wherever the blossoms are sheltered from the weather; if too much exposed during wet springs, the impregnation is imperfect, and the productiveness of the vine is consequently diminished. Many other kinds of grapes that have been tried can not be recommended for extensive planting or vineyard culture.