Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-02
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FRI7TT LISTS FOR THE NORTH.

FRUIT LISTS FOR THE NOkIH.
The Fruit-G Growers Association OF ABB
bottsford, Canada, has published apamphlet
of twenty pages, occupied with Fruit List
for the Province of Quebec" OF sorts ina
have proved adapted to that latitude. Inc
th]orouphness with which the task has been
performed, and the vast amount OF labor in
yoIved may be inferred from the fact that
two hundred and ninety circulars were adj
dressed to fruit-growers in different parts OF
the Province, and that replies were received
from over a hundred persons, besides other
correspondence on the subject. Il ne
society has shown a great deal of energy as
well as Intelligence in this list, and the ap-
pended remarks.
Among the various sorts on which expert
ments were made, one case is reported OF an
orchard planted five years on drained black
muck five feet deep, the trees in good health
and the fruit large, but not equal in flavor
to that on more suitable soils. On clay
flats the orchards mostly proved failures,
even when they were underdrained. The
region embraced in the experiment reported
mostly lies between forty-five and forty-five
and one-half degrees north latitude. The
full statements Of the results with sort are
given, which we condense.
APPLEs.-Of the summer varieties, Ouch
ess of Ol%denburgh stands first, then Red As
trachan; Early Harvest, short-lived and I'M
satisfactory Tetofsky promises well, hand-
some, productive, hardy, moderate in quail
ty. The two best autumn sorts are st. Law
renee and Alexander, both healthy and har-
DIV trees Keswick Goblin does we'll in shell
tered places Hawthornden, hardy, and an
early and heavy bearer, often dying Of ex-
haustion; Kentish Fillbasket, very large.
good for cooking. For early winter, the
Fameuse is without a rival Autumn
Strawberry, fine; Hubbardstown NOnsuch,
promising on a limited trial. For late win
ter the following are given: Golden Russell
(of Western New York;, White Winter Cal
vile, Canada Baldwin, new and a long keep
err Blue Pearmain, pcor bearer: Ben Day.
Is, productive and hardy, wanting in flavor,
ships and sells well, keeps till May North
ern Spy, hardy in some places, tender in
others, tardy bearer, short-lived Pomme
Grise, poor bearer, for home use only /; Tall
man Sweet, mostly hardy, productive, not
salable; Ribston Pippin, reports mostly I'M
favorable as to health Of tree; Yellow Bell
flower, hardy and often satisfactory; Bald
win Rhode Island Greening and Spleen
burgh have succeeded only in a few shell
tered and otherwise favored spots, and
should be rejected.
For the best five for profit, Fameuse re-
ceives II nearly unanimous vote from all
Lawrence, Duchess Of Oldenburgh, and
Golden Russell of New York, appear to be
among the most valuable.
The following are named as the hardest:
Tetofsky, Duchess of O%ldenburgh, White
Astrachan and Peach next are Alexander,
Ben Davis, Eameuse, Red Astrachan and st.
Lawrence.
PEARs-The best five sorts are Flemish
Beauty, Belle Lucrative, Glout Moroccan,
Lawrence and White Doyenne. The fol-
lowing are added as deserving of special
mention: Bartlett, Onondaga, st. Ghislain,
Louise Bonnie of Jersey, Napoleon, Howell,
Osband's Summer, Beurre Diel, Kingsessing,
Clapp's Favorlte.
GRArEs.-The essentials for success are
thorough understanding, protection by
fences or hedges and winter covering. The
following are the best four: Hartford Pro-
life. more fruit with less care than any
other; Adirondack, excellent in quality, al
ways ripens, sometimes winter-killed under