The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-08

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For profit alone, we would add theKirk-
bridge White, and exclude No. /, 4, 6, 9,
IA, lS. Some Of the above are in degree
deficient, yet desirable. Very few varieties
combine best quality of fruit hardness of
tree and prododtiveness There are others
nearly or quite az good as some named, some
OF quality superior but fail in material
+ The Maidens Blush, Hays Winter Wine,
Rambo and Striped sweet Pippin are some-
what tender, bat with low heads on dry sit
nations, will bear good crops of fruit, that
will command the highest markefprice Rau-
les Jannet, one of the most profitable here and
farther south, will not mature well in the
northern part Of this State 's-
Jonathan. Tree hardy, good bearer, beau
tiful, good, often one half the fruit DROPS
before gathering time, early winter hardly
entitled to first rank.
COL Russct-Tree very tender, moderate
bearer, does best worked high on hardy
stock, fruit small, best quality. ass
fulton Tree tender, good bearer best
quality.
belmont Moderate 70 good bearer, SUBJ
lect to blight, unless on high, warm situations
best quality
Il. l. Greening root grated,
| worked highs Lealtl y and moderately ro.
ductive, fruit very good, fall and early win
| ter
Mother.-Slow grower, moderate bearer,
best of its season, fall .ss a..4E
Spaa.-Rather tender, does best worked
| nigh, productive, good
Hute Nonesuch- Moderate grower and
| bearer, little tender, fruit very large and
| fine.
Baldwin Rather tender, moderate bear.
er, fruit good, a little subject to bitter rot
Smith Cder.-Tender, If worked high is
productive and profitable, an excellent mar
ket apple.
Ladies S,ceeHng-A little tender, not
best root-grafted, good bearer, fruit very
good.
Herfordshire Pearmaia.-Tree tender,
moderate bearer, very good
Nc Lellon-Tree a little tender, good
grower and bearer very good
Dyer.-Tender, moderate bearer, excel
| lent. - l.
Red Cdndda-A little tender, good bearer,
fine fruit. '4&
Pumpkin !Seeet-Productive large, very
good
Small Romantic Hardy, productive
good bearer.
Fail Pippin.-Tender, moderate bearer
excellent
Nepark Pippin,-Moderate grower hardy,
productive, does not keep we'll
Benoni hardy, moderate grower and
bearer, very good,
Cooper.-Tender, productive, large, very
good
Ashmore.-Tree spreading productive,
bears every year, must be worked high,
large, profitable.
Vanderear Pippin-Tender, moderate
bearer, good for drying and cooking
Hhits Rambo-Very tender, productive
fine.
Early Joe.-Slow grower, good bearer
fruit excellent fresh from the tree
WINS. Farorite Slow grower, good bear
er fruit good
Michael Henry Pippin. Rather tender,
productive. good.
Smoke house Nearly hardy, productive
good
Nwphy.--H Hardy, productive, large, very
beautiful
Summer Queen. Nearly hardy, moderate
bearer.
| VARIETIES NOT PROFITABLE.
/ Northern spy.-Rather tender, unproC-
| atabe
Rorbrg Russell -Tender Improbable
Porter Tree hardy, moderate bearer
fruit good
| Grarenstein Tender, moderate bearer.
| Large s Boagh-Poor bearer, fruit
good
Pryors Red shy bearer
Esopus Spitzenburg, summer Rose, Red
GilIiaower, Striped June, n. Y. Pippin,
Coles Ounce, Hawley, Nelson, n Y Spitz-
| enburg, Jersey Sweetine, Failowater, Alex
ander
Spring planting we find preferable to
fall; have always succeeded well with
/ trees that were buried. root and branch, in
dry situation during winter and ,ransplan-
ted early. Prefer trees, Of from . to4 years
growth, aud would Sc. them IS or % feet
apart each way, .orin rows north and south,
"a to 5 feet apart, by "a east aud west
Our practice has been to prone early in
spring and during GUNNER, from observing
the sound stats or limbs, long broken by
weight Of fruit, were led TO believe that ear
ly fall pruning, for Gid trees, would be
best. 81 ~ Y 8
The cultivation Of young orchard and
nursery trees should be thorough during
spring and early summer, say till about the
10th Of july asd bst listle thereafter.
| Some young orchards have been nearly
destroyed, and old'oses materially injured,
BY early fall ploughing, exciting late growth.
condition unfayofable to safety during in.
ter. Late fall plouEhing is beneficial 70 old
orchards. or spch as was not cultivated during
summer The Cahter worm i The most
destructive insect that iniests our orchards,
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