Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09
Five Best Apples.

ing apples were recommended as be-
ing the nearest perfectly hardy of all
known kinds:
Red Astraohan.-Tree handsome
and hardy, fruit large, bright Grim
son, August.
Duchess Of Oldenburg.-Tree rath>
err slow, stout, crooked grower, and
hardy as a wild crab; bears very
young, and abandantly, and every
year; fruit very large, beautifully
striped with bright red; acid. Sep
TENDER.
Fameuse.-Treo thrifty, and bears
enormous crops every other year, of
medium sized, beautiful red apples
with SLOW white flesh; flavor, mild
sub acid, agreeable. October to Jan
nary.
Tatman's Saceet-Tree strong and
hardy, often over bears every other
year; fruit medium size, round, vel
lowish, white, very sweet. the prince
of baking apples December to
March.
English Golden Russet.-Tree won
dertu!ly thrifty and hardy, bears ev-
cry year. Fruit medium, russell. COL
den yellow; very rich and splendid
keeper, if kept where they will not
shrivel.
We presume there are several 9TH
ers Of equal merit for hardness and
quality, but those named are most
generally known and longest tried.
For our heavy limestone land in
this part of the State we should not
set down the English Golden RusSet
as first class apple for hardness
Unless pruned with care it is inclined
to top too low, which is quite an OBJ
lection.
1t will be observed as usual that
not one word is being said for the M
\. PlPpln, or Ben Dauis apple,
whilst it is certain that the west
ern nurserymen are propa eating this
fruit by the ten thousand, hundred
thousand and million. There can be
no question as to this ". Y. Pippin
being first class tree and fruit. To
use the words of farmer in Wall
worth county, 81 have ten rows of
them, set out in 1854 not even q
limb OF one has died and they are the
best bearers [ ever saw" The fruit.
it is said, will keep till in May or
June.
Persons having the curiosity to
see any Of the kinds of trees named
above can be accommodated by call
ing at our place in Lancaster. We
have them ten years old and under,
and not the least indications Of de-
cay in any of them from any cause.
OF course they were all propagated
and grown in the northwest. We
could not be prevailed on to take any
other as a gift.
EARLY RICHMOND cHERR1Es-BARBERRY AND Usage OR
ASoE FOR LIVE FENCES.
Whilst upon the subject of fruit
kinds, we feel in duty bound to rec.
ommend the Early Richmond cherry
for perfect hardness and as a great
and steady bearer and nearly if not
quite first class fruit We do not
know whether Mr.. Barber of the
Lancaster Nurseries has them, but if
not we presume he can order them in
good time from some Of the neighbo
ing nurseries,
Another item: The barberrv isree.
commended for hedges in localities
whore the weather is too cold for the
Usage orange. 1t bears a good fruit
for pies. Specimens of the barberry
may also be seen at our place, ten or
more years old. Previous to our hear
ing tell of it for hedges, we last year
called the attention Of several persons
to it, A hedge of barberry would GER
tainly turn any stock but the rhinoo-
eros.
The Usage orange is still attracting
some attention for live fences, and
there are persons in the west part OF
Grant county succeeding very well
with it, Mr.. L. r. Bingham, Tafton,
is able to supply any amount of de-
mands for Usage orange plants.