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He who makes his choice from these selections will not meet with
much disappointment. I am aware, however, that the enjoyment of
fruit depends much upon the taste of the individual; and who has a
better right to gratify his taste than the man who buys, sets out,
and cares for the trees? Some familiar kind not in favor with the
fruit critics, an old variety that has become a dear memory of
boyhood, may be the best one of all for him--perhaps for the
reason that it recalls the loved faces that gathered about the
wide, quaint fireplace of his childhood's home.
It is also a well-recognized fact that certain varieties of fruit
appear to be peculiarly adapted to certain localities. Because a
man has made a good selection on general principles, he need not
be restricted to this choice. He will soon find his trees growing
lustily and making large branching heads. Each branch can be made
to produce a different kind of apple or pear, and the kindred
varieties of cherries will succeed on the same tree. For instance,
one may be visiting a neighbor who gives him some fruit that is
unusually delicious, or that manifest great adaptation to the
locality. As a rule the neighbor will gladly give scions which,
grafted upon the trees of the Home Acre, will soon begin to yield
the coveted variety.
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