Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-12
The Wealthy Apple.

In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Maine, all fruit
growers are anxiously on the lookout for
hardy varieties of the apple. And each OF
these states has collection, more or less
large, of new sorts that promise well. Yet
the best from each are but few, perhaps but
one or two in number, and it is yet by no
means certain that those that prove best in
one state will be equally adapted to all.
We have made il our business for many
years to collect these hardy varieties having
horticultural correspondents in all these
states. We have heretofore spoken Of sew
eral new kinds, and now lay before our
readers an article from the Prairie Farmer
in regard to a kind which seems TO be meet
ing most favorable reception, an over the
northwest.
This article is written by Mr.. L. b. Jor-
dan, an experienced orchardist lie says ;
"The Wealthy apple is Minnesota seed
ling and we predict that this valuable apple
will be enjoyed as a luxury long after the
originator has passed to his great reward,
and the name Of Peter NJ. Gideon, Mime
sofas pioneer fruit-grower, will be as dear
to the hearts of fruitgrowers as the name Of
Washington and Lincoln are to the lovers of
freedom The prominent nurserymcn of the
oldest states are fast to proclaim to their
customers that they have Gideon's Wealthy
apple for sale. And why all this stir about
one variety of apple? This is what the
lovers of fruit should know
Fnst-The Wealthy is seeding from
the Siberian of the genus Pgrus, and is
therefore hardy, and is adapted to northern
ATTITUDES.
" Second-The fruit is of large size.
Th1d-It is of a fine quality of fruit,
not surpassed by the best of New York OF
Michigan apples, and were it as long a
keeper, it would have no peer for the com
mercial orchard in Minnesota.
Fourth But not least, the Wealthy root.
readily on its own stocks, which makes il
proof against root-killing. SO easy is it tC
take root, that when the limbs are covered
with earth in the nursery it will root a
easily as currants. Mr.. Gideon says of it /;
90 From seeds brought from Bangor
Maine, we grew the Wealthy apple in tre'
as hardy as a crab, and indeed, grown from
seeds obtained as crab seeds, and, from late
experiments, have nodoubt but it came iron
a genuine crab seed, as the majority of tn
seedlings have fruited from the Wealth
are perfect crabs in tree and fruit. Tn
Wealthy both works and gratis on all classe
of the Siberian to perfection, when done b
skillful hands The original Seeding Wealth
is fourteen years old, has borne fruit for tn
last eight years, and fruit keeps till the Is
of February
AZ Mr.. Gideon has five hundred youn
Wealthy trees in his orchard, and most G
them in bearing have stood on his ground
thousand young Wealthy trees in my ow
orchard, mostly top-grafted on the IIyslo
and Transcendent. They were grated o
TO the limbs after the crab trees had forme
a top, putting in from four to twelve graft
in each tree. This believe to be the safei
way to grow an orchard with such yarietit
as do well on the crabs"
As experience has shown us that the pul
LEGATION of articles like the above will brin
us in cloud of letters, asking for scions {
trees, we want to say here mot for adve
Using purposes, but to save answering lie
ters), that we have only about one hundre
Wealthy apple trees in our nursery. lla
of these we shall set out in our own orchar'
and if any reader wants to try them, he ca
have one (and only one to person. by sent
ing us one dollar The trees are tW
years old.