Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-27
TOonclnded nom Lnst 49,.
SESSION.

under consideration rear.
Easter Beurre.-Mr. Masters has
cultivated It; has had considerable
experience in Pear culture. Dwarf and
Standard. This variety has fruited
with him for several years; tree har-
dy; fruit good, and With care viii
keep TIN March.
The specimens tested were decided
very fine.
Be1vre q ARjOU.-Mr. Masters has It
Dwarf; not very early in bearing /;
tree healthy and vigorous grower.
Mr.. Scott-Used to think himself a
Judge Of Pears had not had muchex-
perience for a few years past. This
specimen he thought fne-better than
Easter Beurre-
Wear Of WinkfeId.-Mr. Masters
One Of our very best trees and fruitfor
winter; have not frulted it as Stan
dard; is an excellent cooking Pear;
was Elk years coming to bearing as
Dwarf.
Mr. Beaver-Has not yet fruited
with him young trees look well and
are hardy.
Aspecimen of Pear here represented by
Nh. BrattOn for NAME. he purchased
the tree for Duchess de Angouleme
tree is vigorous grower and prolific.
Fruit is small color rich yellow ;
flesh solid and juiay.
Mr.. Masters had not seen it before ;
could not name it liked the taste and
appearance.
Mr.. Furnas has given attention to
Pear culture, and has been successful.
Has fruited for six years past as Dwarf,
Flemish Beauty, White DOynne Buff
fun, Duchess de Angouleme Louis,
Benrre Diel Glout Moroccan, Seckel,
and others; have faith in "Pear cul-
ture for profit" has over three hun
dred trees growing; will plant out one
thousand more in spring.
Rasp6erries.-Mr. Aldrich had cul-
tivated the common wild varieties
found growing in Nebraska with great
success; finds the quality improved
By cultivation; the variety is of the
Black Cap order; finds the cultivation
profitable and recommends it; pre-
scented specimens dried which were
decided fine.
GOo8eberries .-Mr. Furnas has given
considerable attention to this Small
Fruit. Houghton is prolific, hardy
and profitable Roy Roy and Cottage
Girl have done well; has now grow
ing, from the Knox Fruit Farm, Pitts
burgh, Independent, Crown, Brown
Soil, Green Vale, Sir Harry, War
rington, Jubilee, Rover, White Smith,
Highwayman, Ostrich, Stewart, and
Downings' Seeding.
MI. Bratton has had good success
with Gooseberries. Has an English
variety, for which he has no name;
is obIong in shape; fine berry and
great grower.
Grdpe8.-Mr. Masters had not had
much experience except with the older
varieties, Catawba and Isabella.
Thought this country adopted to grape
growing, especially on high grounds.
Mr.. Bratton had grown the Cataw-
ba, Isabella and Concord very success
fully; found the two former a little
tender.
Mr.. Furnas-Is said by his neigh
bors to have "Grape on the BRAIN"
Has been growing grapes in Nebras-
ka for fourteen years. Finds Concord,
Clinton, Delaware, Ives Hartford
Prolific, Norton's Virginia, Iona and
Israella perfectly hardy. Is growing
the Martha, Walter, Rogers and Ar
nold's Hybrids Eumelan and Creve-
ling, and finds vines perfectly hardy /;
has not yet fruited them. Has found
the Isabella and Catawba both in
clined to be tender, and need winter
covering. Believes the bluff lands in
Nebraska admirably adapted to Grape
culture.
Cherries.-All present were Of the
opinion that the Early Richmond was
about the. only valuable variety for
this region.
Cturants.-But few have tried other
varieties than the Red and White
Dutch. They are hardy, prolific, and
do well.
The Society here INDUCED in a gem
eral and desultory conversation on the
of timber planting; timber
belts for protection of orchards, and
tree planting in general.
MI. Daily-Had not much expert
ence in tree planting, but what he had
warranted him him in advocating
planting trees as protection to young
orchards.
Mr.. Walker-Brought ten thousand
fruit trees to Nebraska; sold most Of
them 10 those he thought more ex-
perienced in planting. Planted prin-
on Northern Slope. Since
trees came into bearing, those less
protected seemed to bear better than
more favored in these respects.
Some trees he brought from Long
Island had done well. Knew but lit
tie about transplanting. What he
planted however, done well. Bald
win, Rhode Island, Greening, Early
Harvest, Rambo, Northern Spy and
have born well and given
satisfaction. His neighbor, Mr.. Grit
ang, had been successful in tree grow
Ing. His fruit trees were protected by
belts.
DR.. MCPHERSON has experimental
TO some extent ia planting both Fruit
and Forest trees. Thirteen years ago
brought some thousand trees into this