The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-03-19

The subject of the best apple list
or cultivation in this section cfl
he State, was, on motion of MIR.
Barr, then taken up.
After full discussion, a commit
tee, consisting Of the Chairman
and Secretary. was appointed to
embody the conclusions of the So
ciety in " Report, and publish the
same with the proceedings. Said
Committee reported as follows:
Varieties worthy Of general cul
tivation in Fairfield County. The
trees thrive on all kinds Of soils
are good growers. prolific bearers
and the wintor sorts good keepers.
Red Astrachan, 20 Jul. Large, Red
Striped.
Benoni, l Avg, Med, Striped Scar
let.
Princes Early Harvest, 4 July
Medium to Largo, Yellow.
Early Joe. / Aug, Med, Red
Striped,
Summer Sweet, 10 July, Medium,
Yellow.
Sweet Bough, Is Aug large, yellow.
Sops of Wine, 20 {" Med, Striped.
Fall Vino, Sept, Medium to Large,
Red and Yellow.
Kinkcad, Aug. to Oct large, striped,
Rambo, Sept. to Feb, Medium to
largo, Red Striped.
Belmont or Gate Apple, Oct. to
Jan. large, yellow.
Yellow Belleflower, Nov. to Feb.
large yellow.
Tulpehocken or Falawatcr, Dec. to
April, very large, green.
Maiden's Blush, Sept, Medium
Red Blush.
Rawles Jannette or Nevcrfail, Feb
to May, Medium, Red Striped.
Rome Beauty, Dec TO March, large
Rod.
Roxbury Russet, Dec. to March, I"
Russet.
Smiths Cider, a. Medi
um to large, striped.
Tallman's Sweet, Nov. to Feb, Me
dium tolarge, Yellow.
Varieties requiring special sol
and culture.
Northern Spy. Tardy bearer
best on limestone soils.
Baldwin. Good on strong ella
loam.
American Golden Russet. Small
for amateurs only.
Cooper. Good, poor grove
tree scabs.
Early Strawberry. Small, aci'
good, sells well. -f
Fall Pippin. Good, shy bearc
: should be mulched, clay soils.
Kaign's Spitzenberg, or Lad
, Finger. Good, second-rate in qua
, lty, sells we'll.
, IL. 1. Greening, Good, drops b
t fore picking time, best on moi
l soils.
8 Weslfeld Seek-no further. Coz
|, on strong soils.
t Romantic. Small, good keepe
valuable on sandy soils, reliabl
Golden Sweeting. Producti7
and profitable, 2nd rate.
Yellow Newtown Pippin. Qua
y ity very best, good keeper, stroI
: soils well manured, we'll mulche
. valuable.
= Porter. Sept, yellow, bcautifr
:, good bearor, wants good culture
Summer Queen. Good, but n
great boarer.
> White Pippin. Popular whe
= known.
. Wells, or English Red Streal
Medium to large, keeps well, We
proiuse bearer, not best in qua
$; ty.
l. Varieties worthy of trial, ne
y promising to be valuable.
= - Finck. Very long keeper, tr
4 hardy, profuso bearer, quality goC
= : medium to small, good for cid
and for shipping.
N. Y. Golden Russet. Lit
d known, best OF keepers, good.
'. Jonathan. Little known, fir
II rate fruit, bright crimson, slend
Or tree.
IN Milan. Very productive, pop
r lar, medium size, red, worthy
u; trial.
i Grimes Golden Pippin. FRI
o. West Va, tree vigorous a
So healthy, color yellow, flavor su
ed acid, quality best, Jan'y to Marl
Ben Davis. From KY, tree
Nd markably healthy and yigoro
ss proiuse bearer, quality good, lal
he size, red, in Southern Illinois
Of chards of many thousand tr
70. are planted ofthis variety for m
Ia. ket. November TO Feb'y.
Kinkead. OF Fairfield Coun
O., large, roundish, aattened, stl
at ped red and yellow, flesh tend
no sub. acid, regular bearer, 18th a
ny TO Oct, valuable for market.
ne Seeding. By Thomas Yon
III medium, yellow, flesh tender, 8
ry acid, regular bearer, for trial.
Ior Penn, Red Streak. BY Thor
ry Young, largo, red striped, be
every year, keeps till April, g
ia. quality, worthy oftrial.
a. On motion it was Resolved t
zee the formation Of q list OF the t
he varieties of peach, pear, cherry
en grape be made the subject for
nd cussion at next meeting.
Specimenso OF Apples were
,ar sented by several members
% mong the rest, eighteen differ
70 'SV varieties by Samuel Barr, all
'ng excellent keeping and OF fine qr
i've W.
= I.