fruit, the proprietor has not ceased to embellish it; and should
he decide that fruit-trees must predominate over those grown for
shade and ornament only, he can combine almost as much beauty as
utility with his plan.

All the fruits may be set out both in the spring and the fall
seasons; but in our latitude and northward, I should prefer early
spring for strawberries and peaches.

By this time we may suppose that the owner of the acre has matured
his plans, and marked out the spaces designed for the lawn,
garden, fruit trees, vines, etc. Fruit trees, like shade trees,
are not the growth of a summer. Therefore there is natural
eagerness to have them in the ground as soon as possible, and they
can usually be ordered from the same nursery, and at the same time
with the ornamental stock. I shall speak first of apples, pears,
and cherries, and I have been at some pains to secure the opinions
of eminent horticulturists as to the best selections of these
fruits for the home table, not for market. When there is a
surplus, however, there will be no difficulty in disposing of the
fine varieties named.

The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, the veteran President of the American
Pomological Society, writes as follows: "Herewith is the selection
I have made for family use; but I could put in as many more in
some of the classes which are just as desirable, or nearly so.
These have been made with reference to covering the seasons.
Apples--Red Astrakhan, Porter, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening,
Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, and Sweet Bough for baking. Pears--
Clapp's Favorite (to be gathered August 20), Bartlett, Seckel,