Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-24

of October, and keeps till April.
Rhode Island Greening.-A native
of Rhode Island, fruit large; skin green,
and flesh yelowish white, tender and
crisp, and abundance of sharp, highly
perfumed juice. Tree thrifty grower,
and prolific bearer; ripe, end of 0c!cber,
and keeps till April. .e r..
BaldWin.-A native of Massachu-
sets; an apple of much excellence; fruit
large-skin yellow, with red cheek;
| flesh tender, with abundance of rich.
sugary, well favored juice. Tree of
strong erect growth; a great bearer.--
Ripe, end of October, and keeps till
March.
SWarr.-A native of New. York, of
exceeding excellence, fruit large, skin
yellow, crisp and tender, with rich
aromatic well favored juice. Tree
rapid grower and large bearer. Ripe in
November, and keeps till May.
Essopus Spitzenbug.-Another ma
tive of N. York, an apple of first rate
excellence, of medium size, skin shin
ming crimson, flesh yellowish white. full
of sprightly highly perfumed juice; ripe,
end of October, and keeps till March
The tree is thrifty grower, and con-
stantly great bearer. ..... 3. as#
Fish Russet.-A native of Ireland, a
tender, crisp, with exceedingly rich, fine
! favored juice. Tree of d free and
thrifty growth, and great bearer; ripe,
end of Qc.cc55er and keeps till March.
Wine .apple.-A native of Delaware,
an apple of many excellent qualities:
skin red, mixed with yellow; flesh yel-.
lowish white, full of sprighlly favored
juice. The tree is a thrifty grower, and
very prolific; ripe, end of October, and
keeps ill March. .tl s.s..aa
Green Necton Pippin.-A native Of
Long Island; is not surpassed by any
apple in good qualilies-fruit of medi-
um size, skin green, flesh greenish, very
crisp and JUICY, and highly perfumed.--
Tree OF slender growth, regular, good
! bearer.
Yeho,c Newton Pippin.--An apple
without rival in good qualities; fruit
medium size; skin yellow with red
cheek, flesh white, tender and Juicy, and
richly perfumed. Tree slender grow
er, and great bearer. This, and the
green Newton Pippin, are ripe in No
vember, and keep without shrivelling till
June. So
Gathering and Keeping Eua.-The
fruit should be gathered before it is dead
ripe, and on the afternoon of dry day,
and as much of it picked off the tree
with the hand, as can be reached. A
siep-ladder can be used to reach the
outer ends of the branches. and the pick
er can have hook, to pull the branch
es near to him, a basket to put the fruit
in, and when on the tree, basket with
rope 10 it, to let softly down when full.
The fruit should be at once packed into
barrels or boxes, with layer of soft
hay and frait alternatively. Well dried
chaf, or coarse bran will suit the same
! purpose. Some mix mint with the fruit,
to give it fine flavor. The barrels or
boxes may be headed up at once, and set
in shady, airy place for week, then
placed in the airiest part of the cellar
and used when needed. a..g
Propagation The apple is increased
by seeds, budding, and grafling--see ar.
tlcle on propagation.
Hsect.--The enemies of the apple
tree and its fruit, are the Borer, Cater
Plller, Canker worm, Scaly insect,
Woody Aphis, and the fly that stings the
fruit. The Borer is grub that enters
the trunk Of TIE trees at their base, ard
eat into the heart of the tree. When
it has got in, push wire into the hole
as far as it will go, aud kill the grub
To keep it off, wash the stem of tho
tree, in spring, with whale oil, soap and
water; one pound OF soap to five gallons
of water, or cattle manure and water, as
thick as paint, will do. The Caterpiller
preys on the leaves. Have a long hair
brush, with the hair all round. Tie i.
on long pole, reach itup to the nest in
the mornings while they are all in il,
turn round the brush in the nest, and il
will stick to it, Pull down and destroy
them with the feet, or burn tobacco
stalks, or anything that will make an
offensive smell, under the trees in calm
evenings-that will destroy them. De-
stroy the Scaly insect, By washing them
off with a scrubbing brush anL water,
blood heat. The canker worm preys
on branches and leaves. Ii winters in
the ground; destroy it in the same way
as the caterpller. To keep it off, SOW
lime or ashes round the stem of the tree.
before the frost is out of the ground in
the spring, or wash the stem with whale
oil, soap and water, or cattle manure and
water. The Woody Aphis is a white
louise, and found in great numbers on
the clefts Of trees, covered with cotton.
Wash them off with hard brush and
whale oil, soap and water, luke-warm.-
The fly that stings the fruit, may be kept
off by sowing fresh slackened lime over
the trees, once week for three weeks,
just after the iruit is set while the dew
is on the morning. Gather all ske fruit
that falls before ripe, and put in the pigs
tub, and that will destroy the insects.
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