Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-03-19

ty varieties Of apples which I have in
bearing that, on trial, it Is difncult Tor
me to select six varieties OF good win
ter apples for market; but no less
strange than true - not that there are
not plenty of winter applegs but unfor-
tunately lew Ofthem arrive 90 sumclent
perfection to enable us TO denomtnate
them good for market"
And Just here indulge me In q brief
depression, called out by the fact that
the writer quoted above passed 20 sptr-
10 life few days amer peuning Sne re-
mark Just presented. / wish 20 place
before your Thoughts q single DsauGtfuA
sentence taken from that portion OF DR..
Warder's address before tne POmologi-
cal Society, in which he speaks Of fell
low members who have recently
departed from their work with Us.
He remarks: ''They have dropped Ike
well-ripaned fruit upon the lap OF
earth, and return to the dust from
which their bodies were born but their
examples are lett, and their bright
spirits will, we srust, long, long contiu-
ne to look down with approving smiles
upon all our efforts for the highest tm-
prOvement of ourselves and OF the
world for whom we labor"
NY SELECTION.
1 will now proceed 70 offer - aselectiOn
of three varieties which, II you Wlsh 20
plant an orchard for market purposes
will give moro profit than 20 add other
varieties; selecting first that which l call
best Stark, TulpahOcken, Ben Davis
trusting to Ben Davis from reports Of
others. To extend the liss I Will con-
tinue adding groups Of threej Ia the or
der Of preference: White Pippin, Rome
Beauty, aud Liberty. Add three more:
Fink, Baldwin, and Willow Twif, or
Smiths Cider instead. The Fink is for
May and June, and if wanted for that
market is the best of ali. II is OF dne
appearance and good quality, though
small. The tree is vigorous and good
bearer. Take three more varieties,
making twelve varieties for market
orchard: Westfield SeeknOfurther,
Kaign's Spitzenburgh and Northern
10 fill out a farm orchard with varle-
ties for summer and fall, with Rddi-
tionRl sorts fOT family use, would
choose for winter: Peck's Pleasant,
Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Wagner,
Roxbury Russet, and Rambo all
good for this purpose. Three summer:
Kes wick Cooling, Carolina RedB and
Sweet Bough. For fall; Batley's
Sweet. Fall Pippin, Maiden's Blush.
Add three more Of each kind for sum-
mer: Red lAstrachRn, TetOfsky or
Early Harvest, and Early May of Ken
lucky the May being about ten days
earlier than any of the rest. For fall,
take Calvert, Pumpkin Sweet and Por-
ter. Add three more between early
summer and fall: Golden Sweet, Gra-
venstein, and PearmaiD. / make this
selection from my present personal ex-
perience, rather from representations
by others, although have other ki0dB
that L may be well pleased with on
further acquRtutance.
Before closing my remarks on this
suhiect, will quote from q letter re-
ceiVed from Mr.. James TTuitt, of Quin-
cV, Kentucky, q nurberymaB, who, in
calling my attention to MOore's Extra
says, 1 am so well pleased with this
variety that have planted ten aeres IN
an orchard, I believe it is the finest
winter apple for this locality that
have ever seen." This apple of while b
Mr.. Truitt speaks of is large, mostly
covered with red, and is gOOd keeper;
and II it succeeds in that locality, iG
ought 70 do better here than there; be
finer and keep longer by moving it
north. It had its origin in this State,
an Miami County.
I could bring forward to your notice,
in the same way, many other varieties
with which have no personal 2c-
4aaintance but as presume my ex-
0erience is what you desire, will close
bv recommending each one to use his
own wisdom in selecting from my per-
soua1 observation and experience which
[ have given you to profit from.
n. p. MCMAsTER.
The next meeting OF the Club will be
held on Saturday, March Goth. Topic
1.-THE Best Mode of Preparing the
Ground for Spring Grains"