Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-01-13

the Patrons OF HuSbandry, Wau@
kon, and published by the Waukon
Standard, gave the following list of
kpples for Northern Iowa:
Two years ago I was appointed by
the State Horticultural Society to
correspond with horticuituralists i'm
Northern Iowa. and select list of
twelve apples suited to general etSlti-
vation in that section of the State
You can readily imagine that it was
no little labor apd responsibility to
take the thousand or more sorts in
cultivation here and select from them
twelve that should be better than
the nine hundred and eighty-eight
Is no trifling matter. To come at
this as understandingly as possible,
wrote to every horticulturist, or
orchardist of any note of whom |
could hear in the northern part of
the State, asking him to give me his
list of the best, hardy sorts for gen.
eral cultivation. In response to
these queries / received scores of
greater or less extent. also receiv-
ed, at my request, n large number of
lists of varieties that had failed
From this huge pile of material and
from my own experience, / made up
the following list which was adopted
by the State Society:
Summarized Astrachan, Sops Of
Wine, Duchess of Oldenburg.
administration or Fall Stripe,
st. Lawrence, Fameuse.
Winter-Plunb's Cider, Perry
Russet, Blue Pearmaine, Ben Davis,
Rawle's Janet, Talman's Sweet.
All these varieties may be safely
elassed as Iron Clads" unless YOU
except Rawle's Janet and Talman's
Sweet, and these, while nearly hardy,
possess other qualities which render
them indispensable. The different
kinds, above mentioned, have been
chosen for the following reasons {.
Red Astrachan-is hardy and bears
moderate crops while young: but at
mature age, iu the North, it bears
enormous crops of such handsome
fruit, of fair quality, that no orchard
Is complete without it, and further,
1t comes in market early, when APP
pies bring good price. Their sea-
son Is August.
Sops of Wine--is beautiful
thrifty, hardy tree in nursery. and.
while young, is thrifty and upright
in the orchard, but with age its great
crops of fruit check its growth and
bend its branches to a spreading
form, aud often render the tree sho1t
lived. Fruit medium to large, most
ly red. Bears carriage better than
any other early apple. 1t is of a
rich, high flavor, but not very juicy.
season 18th of August to 18th Of
September.
Duchess OF Olden burg-is Russian
and the hardest of all apple trees :;
rather slow, crooked and stout I'm
nursery, where it often commences
fruiting at four years from the fruit
graft. 1t bears the first of any tree
I'm the orchard, and bears very full
on alternate years. Takes 1t a long
time to make it large tree; fruit
large, greenish yellow, striped with
bright carmlne-a most magnificent
looking apple; first rate for cooking
and drying, but only second rate for
eating, except for those who like q
crisp, juicy, quite acid fruit. Fruit
very perishahle, lasting only from
August 18th to September goth.
Saxton-is one of the very few va
rleti0s that are perfectly Mt home on
the rich prairies of Northern Iowa.
Tree of medium growth, rather M.
right, shoots blunt and straight.
leaves large and round, bears quite
young, though for the first few Years
only moderate crops soon, however.
bears heavy and regularly. Fruit
medium size, or above, nearly first
rate; being a juicy, sub.acid, crisp,
pleasant apple, always liked by those
who called themselves judges. A
perfect tree, q good fruit. Season,
September.
St. Lawrence-is my favorite fall
variety for Northern Iowa. Tree
vigorous, symmetrical. dark colored
wood and foliage; does not bear very
young, bnt with age bears enormous
crops. / gathered from two trees,
nine years planted, six barrels of
such beautiful, large apples that they
brought thirty dollars in the orch
ard. Tree very hardy; fruit large,
red, skin thin, flesh fine grained,
tender, juicy, sub~acid, and when i'm
Its prime nearly first rate. No fall
apple of its season can compete with
II In this market. Season, Septem-
Der and first of October.
Fameuse-is so well known that IL
needs but little notice. Tree thrifty,
bears young and every year, though
FULLER in alternate years, fruit medi- |
um size, or below, green with red
stripes, aud exposed specimens are
nearly covered with the red; flesh |
snowy white, fine grained, sub acid, |
with peculiar flavor that makes |
the apples unusually liked, though |
II will not be classed by judges as
best. A very profitable sort, Season |
October to January.
Plumb's Cider-is the best tree |
know of In the nursery and hard to
beat In the orchard; hardy, thrifty,
productive and good. Form verit- |
able Iron clad" a good apple, of
medium size, or above, red striped.
Season about the same as the Fa-
meuse.
Perry Russett--is n rapid growing.
rather slender tree i'm nursery, but
very hardy and becoming sufficient
jy stout In orchard bears very good
crops. Fruit quite large, greenish
yellow, slightly russell, good quality,
will be In season from November 10 |
February.
Blue Pearmain--is an Old fruit |
that has been much neglected at the |
Last ON account of its being poor
bearer. Its translation to our rich |
western soil has remedied the effect |
OF barrenness, and here il is pro-
ductlve OF large, beautiful, dark pur-
pie apples of very rich pearmain
flavor, but they are rather deficient |
in juice. The tree is stout, short |
jointed, dark colored, spreading, |
iron clad" Fruit In season FROM |
November to March.
Talman's Sweets not quite so !
hardy as those before named, vet it
is so nearly hardy, Is so productive,
the fruit SO good and so good keep. |
er that IL cannot be dispensed with. |
The quality of this apple is very in
ferior when grown ia the south. but
at the north il is deliciously sweet,
crisp and good, and will keep till |
April, and Is the best winter baking
apple of my acquaintance.
Ben Davis-is comparatively new
sort at the north, but IL proves one
OF the hardest, thriftiest and mosI
productive of trees, bearing Young
aud abundantly. Though the fruit
Is not quite as largo as at the south,
yet II is better keeper. 1t is large,
regular in shape, smooth, bright red,
beautiful, and will keep till spring,
In short, IL is absolutely perfect,
both i'm fruit and tree.
RaWle's Junet-should not be
placed on the list for Northern Iowa,
Tor II - not quite up to the mark in
hardness, having suffered on some
occasions from our sevsrest winters,
yet with proper care IL need never
fall. The tree comes into bearing
quite young, and it often so over.
bears as to make the fruit too small.
j have known several Instances in
this country where thew bava Lnrpo |