The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-01-28

Era powyirs's HortieqlAssss
A. Select List Of UniMpeachably
rCeo6 Ifnils.T

haA. ,,nkacws correspondent Il
pi.ssburek writes usss follows :"
am inst "a tue midst OF the improve
msnt ii . new place. My house i.
flashed, my garden laid out, and
now | am sitting at my table, up te
nv elbows in nursery catalogues
some ortLem almost books in size
and shallI confess it, ! am rather
puzzled than aided in making aselec-
lion for my fruit garden. Among Sc
many splendid 'frst-rate,' 'deh-
cious' varieties, how am ] to choose
the few that | really want? Espe-
cially does this become difficult,
whsnI look into the thing a little
more closely, and observe that Mr.
A. or Long Island cast a cloud OF
doubt over what Mr.. b. of Western
N. York considers. the highest ex-
cellence /! In this dilemma, may not !
and other readers of your journal,
land undoubtedly there are many in
nv position, J look 10 you for little
impartial advice? Tell those, for
example, who like myself, don't wish
to 90 into the fruit-growing business,
but merely to stock small fruit gar
den with choice fruit, and choice
fruit only,. what sorts we may plant
that will be sure to give us the worth
of our money, and not to disappoint
us, whatever may be our soil; in
other words, uuimpeachablc sorts.
This may be difficult, but it is to you
we naturally apply in our difficulties
of this nature"
Our correspondent asks for a Sc
lection not easily made, when he re-
quires a list of fruits Of the first
equality, whatever may be the SOIL"
TO give such list requires great
deal of observation, and large accu-
mutation of facts in fruit culture,
from all parts Of the country. The
favorite fruit Of one section is not I'M
frequently found altogether rejected
in another; and several of the most
celebrated fruits in the world de-
mand soil of a certain composition
and certain depth, or they are of no
value. Where these soils are found
they are on the other hand priceless
Still it would be wrong to say that
something cannot be done for the gui-
dance ofthose who are in the dilemma
of our Pittsgurgh correspondent ; and
since lie has appealed to us for assis-
lance, we will give him brief.elect
list of fruits that are in our opinion,
"unimpeachably good in all soils"
We do not by this intend to have it
understood that we think any list
can be prepared that will, in fact, be
"unimpeachable," for fruit cultiva-
tors have their whims and hobbies
like other men, and the complete
success Of particular sorts in their
own soil is a more powerful argument
in their favor, to their minds than
the enlogies Of a thousand other fruit
growers. But there are few fruits
which have won large vote by their
uniformity Of claracter-a uniiormi-
ty based upon excellence, hardness
and productivcness-that we think
may be safely commended to those
who wish to plant only small col.
lection, and do not desire to run the
risk, Of having Indifferent sorts il
their garden or orchard. Hl.
Our list of apples would include
the following; Early Harvest, Early
Strawberry, Williams Favorite
Gravenstien, Porter, Baldwin, La
dies Swecting, Rhode Island Green.
ing, Roxbury Russell.
The list OF pears would embrace
the following: Bartlett, Bcurrc Bose
Dix, Fondante d. Automne, Ora,
Doyenne, Louise bonnie de Jersey
Seckel, Beurte d Aremburg, Winter
Nclis. 80" ''''-
The list of plumns as follows
Bleecker's Gage, Goes Coded DroI
Dispree Rouge, Green Gage, Jeffisoi
Lawrence's Favorite Smiths Or.
leans, Purple ,Favoritc. ...u
The list Of cherries as follows -
Bauman's May, Black Tartarien
Black Eagle, Downton, Bigarrea,
Elton, May Duke. ~
The list Of peaches as follows
Early York, George w., Gross,
Mignonne, Coolidge's Favorite, Der
gems Yellow, Royal George, OF,
Nixon FREQ Stone, Large Whit
Cling. srH
OF Apricots the following, Moor
park, Breda. sti -
Nectarines the following Elrug
Early Violet. ai b.a.i lOaa. :
This selection is small, and tn
practicedeye will detect. the omis
sion ofmany ofour favorite varietie.
For example, among apples, til
Newton Pippin and fall pippin ar
ooth' IN their seasons, fruits Of unri
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