_Early Harvest._--Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa. _Sweet Bough._--Illinois, Virginia, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio. _Summer Rose._--Ohio, Missouri, Illinois. _Fall Pippin._--Michigan, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois. _Belmont._--Michigan, Ohio. _Golden Sweet._--Missouri. _Red Astrachan._--Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois. _Jonathan._--Ohio, Missouri. _Early Strawberry._--Ohio. _Danvers Winter Sweet._--Ohio. _American Summer Pearmain._--Illinois. _Maiden Blush._--Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois. _Porter._--Ohio, Missouri. _Gravenstein._--Ohio. _Vandevere._--Missouri, Indiana, Illinois. _Yellow Bellflower._--Michigan, Iowa, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois. _Fameuse._--Illinois. _Newtown Pippin._--Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois. _Rambo._--Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois. _Smokehouse._--Virginia, Indiana. _Fallawalden._--Ohio. _Golden Russet._--Ohio, Illinois. _Wine Sap._--Ohio, Illinois. _White Bellflower._--Missouri, Illinois. _Holland Pippin._--Michigan, Missouri, Indiana. _Raule's Janet._--Iowa, Virginia, Illinois. _Lady Apple._--Ohio, Missouri. For the value of these varieties, in the states mentioned, you have the authority of the best pomological societies. The several states are mentioned so frequently, that it will be seen that most of them are adapted to all the states. Attend to acclimation and manure, and guard against insects, and they will all flourish, in all parts of the West and of the Union. APRICOT. This is a fruit about half-way between a peach and a plum. The stone is like the plum, and the flesh rather more like the peach. It is esteemed, principally, because it comes earlier in the season than anything else of the kind. It is used as a dessert-fruit, for preserving, drying, and various purposes in cookery. It does well on plum-stock, and best in good deep, moist loam, manured as the peach and plum. The best varieties produce their like from the seed. Seedlings are more hardy than any grafted trees. Grafts on plums are much better than on the peach. The latter seldom produce good hardy, thrifty trees, although many persist in trying them. The apricot is a favorite tree for espalier training against walls and fences, in small yards, where it bears luxuriantly. It also makes a good handsome standard tree for open cultivation. It is as much exposed to depredations from curculio as the plum, and must be treated in the same way. Cultivation same as peach. It produces its fruit, like the peach, only on wood of the previous year's growth; hence it must be pruned like the peach. Especially must it be headed in well, to secure the best crop. _Varieties_ are quite numerous, a few of which only deserve cultivation. Any of the nine following varieties are good:-- BROWN'S EARLY.--Yellow, with red cheek. A very productive, great grower.