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aibilities for Virginia growers should be accepted on that basis. To date the observations on these fruits have been favorable. Whether they continue to make favorable shoWings remains to be seen.
The collection of new peach varieties at Blacksburg has given more information about the possible value of the material than has the collection of apple varieties. Peaches begin bearing earlier than apples. A peach orchard usually has a shorter 'life than bn apple orchard and the planting of a new orchard is somewhat less of a long range investment problem than with apples. Therefore, opionions on the relative values of a new peach may be based on fewer years observation than would be necessary for apples. ■ '
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