Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-04-06

may be considered uSulu!, IL
is hoped may be freely communi-
Gated, that report may be made
which will do credit to the pomol-
ogical interest Of our fruitgrowing
State.
LIST. How do fruit of differ
ent kinds succeed in your State?
Exceedingly well, except cher
ries, in the central and southern
portions Of the State.
I'd. What is the general char
acler Of your soil?
Various.
3d. What ten varieties Of APP
pies would you recommend for
early cultivation?
Early Harvest, Summer Queen,
Fall Pippins, Rambo, Rhode Is
land Greening, BALDWIN, Yellow
Bellhower, White Bellilowor, New
town Pippin and Roxbury Rus
set.
4th. What twenty varieties Of
apples would you recommend for
general cultivation?
To the above, add Rawle's
Jenette orJuneating, Golden Rus
sett, Golden Sweet, Esopus Spit
zenburg, Michael Henry Pippen,
Wine Apple, Wing Sap, Swear,
Summer Bough and Newtown
Spitzenburg.
9th. What other varieties would
you add?
None.
9th. What the best single varie-
ty for summer?
Early Harvest or Summer
Queen.
7tb. What the best variety for
fall?
Fall Pippin.
9Th. What the best single varie-
ty for all purposes?
Rambo.
10th. How do pears succeed?
What varieties have been fruited
in your vicinity? How long and
with what success? What varie-
ties do you recommend for gener-
al cultivation?
Pears appear to succeed we'll.
Not extensively cultivated as yet
or rather not generally in bear
ing.
18th. Are pear trees subject to
the blight? If so, have you dis
covered the cause or a remedyY
No blight to any extent.
18th. How do the pears on the
ounce root succeed? How long
have they been tested, and with
what success?
About ten years. Not very
satisfactory.
18th. How do cherries succeed,
and what varieties do you recon-
mend for general cultivation?
Answered sufficiently In reply TO
first question.
18th. How do plums, apricots
and nectarines succeed? and what
varieties, especially Of the iorm-
err, do you recommend for general
cultivation?
The curculio destroys the crop.
18th. Does the curculio attack
the fruit, and have you discovered
q preventive against its depre-
dations?
No remedy except killing.
10Th. How Toes the peach sue
coed? Is the Tree injured by
winter freezing, or the fruit by fall,
winter, or spring frosts?
Fruit very fine about one fourth
Of the time.
18th. What varieties of straw
berries, gooseberries, currants
and raspberries? with what success
and what varieties do you recon-
mend for cultivation?
All do we'll. Varieties numer-
Gus.
18th. Have you discovered
any difference between the COM
mon Red and White Currant, and
the kind sold under the more in
posing name Of @Read and White
Currant?' lfso, in what does the
diilerance consist?
No difference.
Also, add any thing that may
give interest; and il there are any
varieties Of apples that are new,
and Of peculiar excellence, espe-
cially winter varieties, that are
not described in the books, a des-
cription Of each would be impor-
tant; but any variety falling un-
der the Roxbury Russell in quail
ty, should not be considered as an
acquisition to our already large list
of fine fruits.
A reply to the above at your
earliest convenience, so as TO en-