Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-08


Were It not for the Duchess Of Oldenburgh,
We should pronounce this the best Of the
hardy fall apples But it is apt to scab
and crack in unfavorable seasons, does not
bear handling we'll is not so handsomely
coored. nor is it so good for cider or drying
When allowed to become fully ripe upon the
tree it is an excellent dessert apple. The
tree is a strong, struggling grower in the
nursery, but becomes more compact and
shapely in the orchard season, September.
Northern S,cect-This variety is com
monty known as Golden Sweet in some parts
Of the state. IT originated in Vermont, and
is about as hardy as the Tolman Sweet.
Quality good season, September and Dc
tober.
Pringic S,reci-This is small apple, in
all probability Of Siberian origin, but free
from any crabbiness." The flesh is yell
low, and Of a peculiar rich sweetness that
makes II very acceptable to the paates Of
those who like sweet apples. 1t is great
bearer, every other year, Of fair, handsome,
A'li"W hllll'ai WIN "a ANN NHeNhf H0udiig
about one and one-half inches in diameter,
or near the size Of the Golden Russet. One
Of the most beautiful Of trees in nursery or
orchard an erect grower, but becoming
more spreading with age. Bears young, aud
is thoroughly hardy. Originated on the
farm Of Mr. c. G. Pringle, Charlotte Vt.
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Some of the fall fruit of New York aud
Massachusetts,, when grown in a colder re-
gion, will keep some time into the winter.
Among these are the
81 laurence is thrifty grower,
rather tardy in coming to bearing, but then
moderately productive every year The fruit
is large and handsome, with broad, red
splashes on a yellow ground. Flavor, very
mild sub-acid. Can be kept sometimes as
late as February. This variety is not thor
oughly iron-clad" yet we have never
lost a tree, though few have been some
what injured.
Piimbs Cidcr-This is Western variety,
very much praised for its hardness and for
its good quality either for the dessert, cook
ing or drying, and especially for making
cider of the richest kind. We have found
it the thriftiest, /. e., the strongest and most
rapid grower, in our orchard, and, as yet, I'M
injured by the climate, Comes into bear
ing quite young. The fruit is large, fair,
and richly colored, over nearly the whole sur
face, with shaded stripes of light and dark
scarlet. Flavor, mild acid very juicy rich
and refreshing to the taste. The name is
it makes good cider, it is by no means what
is commonly understood 10y the term cider
| apple On the contrary, it is a superior
eating fruit The large, full-grown fruit is
round and smooth, but the smaller apples,
especially when the crop is large, are apt TO
be marked by deep groove that divides the
apple about in the middle. Season, from
October TO February
Fdmeuse -This well known and immensely
popular apple of Canada and Northern Yer
mont (also largely grown in the Northwest
hardly needs description. 1t is dessert
apple, of medium size and of the greatest
beauty and excellence the tree is good
grower and large and regular bearer.
Like the Baldwin, there appears to be a
number of sub-varieties, differing in color,
flavor and in keeping quality. Our expert
ence is, that the deeper the color the better
they keep. The best keepers are good until
March, while others do not last longer than
the holidays. There seems also to be like
difference in the hardness of the trees.
Some appear to be all that can be desired in
this respect, but we should say that not over
two in ten will have that characteristic.
The others will winter.kil more or less, be-
come unhealthy, and finally die. But, even
while so dropping off, one after another, as
long as there is a limb left it will be loaded
every year with fruit just as nice as that
upon the most thrifty trees.
Noutfed Beauty claimed to be a direct
seeding from the little yellow Siberian crab,
is yet nearly twice the size of the Famcuse,
and hardly surpassed by it in quality, though,
owing to its delicate skin, far inferior as a
shipping or distant market fruit. has not
yet been sufficiently tested to settle the ques-
ton of its hardness, or adaptation to gen
eral cultivation. Its status as keeping APP
pie is also uncertain We have eaten it in
perfection in March, yet hear that some
times it will not keep till Christmas.
Mcintosh Red is in the same category
with the Mortified beauty--very desirable
as regards its quality; but requires testing
as to its other characteristics.
Among the Siberians of fair size and other
good qualities we place with the moderate
keepers (January to March, Lady Eiyin, and
Meader's Winter (both nice eating apples),
and Barton Scarlet and Rose Of Barton lex
cellent for cooking). All four are great
bearers, perfectly hardy, and thrifty growers.
Out Of forty or fifty kinds we find none so
good as these
ALL WINTER APPIFs.
Although we have quite large number
of promising varieties of bookkeeping APP
pies under trial (among them, Pervankee,
Vaughan, Wrightman, and Rich's Greening
from Wisconsin Wealthy from Minnesota
Mountain Sweet, from Maine, and dozen
sorts, named and unnamed, from northern
Vermont and New Hampshire, yet there
are but three or four kinds which we hay,
settled down upon as safe for orchard-plant
ing in Orleans county. These are
Mdgog Red Siredk-A large, yellow apple
richly striped in the sun with scarlet, Q
good dessert fruit, aud excellent for Other
purposes. Tree perfectly hardy, a strong
grower, healthy in bark, twig aud root
Bears young and abundantly. Fruit keeps
well, in a cool cellar, until May.
SCOTS lPinter-A brilliant crimson appl,
of great beauty aud good quality size Of
Fameuse, or little larger. The tree i,
thoroughly hardy, good grower, and heavy
annual bearer-equal TO Fameuse in this re
spect. Keeps as well as Magog Red Streak
Ben Daris-This is the great market appl,
of the West, where it takes the place OF
the Baldwin In the Eastern markets. II i.
a very hardy sort, yet safer top-grafted thar
root-grafted in our climate, because III,
trunk is somewhat subject to bark-blight