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 The constitution of the Apple is adapted to every kind of soil. There are known to be about eight hundred varieties in cultivation, three-fourths of which are not worth attention, and of the remaining fourth, the following list contains all that are really excellent. We introduce to the notice of our readers such varieties only as have been tested and can be relied upon for a crop, comprising a succession from the earliest to the latest. Every person will understand our expressions of large, medium, small, round, flat, oval and long, when applied to the Apple, its size and character being so familiar to civilized man.

. Early Harvest, Prince’s Harvest, Yellow Harvest, &c.—This is the best early American Apple at present known, being a healthy growing tree, and a great bearer. Fruit of a pale yellow color, round form, medium size, skin waxy, smooth, with faint pale dots. Flesh tender and very juicy, of a sprightly, crisp flavor. Ripe early in July; fit for either dessert or cooking.

Striped Harvest.—A beautiful American variety, of excellent growth and very productive, takes the market well. Fruit under medium size, of a pale-yellow color, striped with red, profusely so next the sun, round form. Flesh very juicy and tender, of a superior flavor. A dessert fruit, ripe in July.

Bevan’s Favorite.—An American fruit of great beauty; a constant bearer and of free growth. Fruit flat, greenish-yellow, highly colored with bright red, medium size. Flesh crisp, juicy, of a yellow-white color. Ripe from the middle to the end of July.

Bough, or Large Yellow Bough, is perhaps the finest looking fruit brought to our market, for which purpose we expressly notice it. We think it too large for the table, and it is not fit for the kitchen. Fruit large, oval, of a pale greenish-yellow. Flesh pure white, tender, sweet and crisp. Ripe in July and August.

Early Red Margaret, or Red Juneating.—An American