The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
VARIETHEs OLD AND NEW.
What Trees 20 Plant thSs
Spring.
Description Of tine HBesG VarIe-
ties for KanSaaS.

Iy, FED. z, 1875
The great and important question.
"What varieties shall plant ?' is ever
recurring. Year by year, as our exper-
fence progresses,w we continually change
the list OF varieties best adapted to par
tlcular soils and locations. Varieties,
to-day, little known or tried, will In .
few years, when more thoroughly test
ed take much higher rank than we
now give them. Thus we are constant
ly changing the relative order OF the
different varieties, some coming up IN
the scale, other recedInR.
The State Horticultural Society, has,
through Its committee on experiment
tai works, virtually settled the ques-
ton of varieties of apples best adapted
to the first hundred miles of the east
end of the State as far as the present
experience OF the best and most extern
sive growers can settle lt.
The following Is the list, as voted by
forty practical growers, with the num-
Der who placed the variety on his list
Summer, 8 kinds. Early Harvest,
placed on the list by 35 Of the 40 vot-
ers; Red June, 80; Red Astrakan, n;
American Summer Pearmain, %.
Fall, 8 kinds; Maldens Blush, 30;
Rambo, Is; Lowell, ID; F4meuse or
Snow, IL; Fall Wine, 8; Winter, 10
kinds. winesap, 81; Ben Davis, 81 /;
Jonathan, 20; Genet, %; w w. Pear
main, "a; Missouri PIppln, %; willow
Twig, Is; Rome Beauty, IA; Gilpiu or
Little Red Romantic, IA; Domino, 10.
There are several other sorts, which,
when they become q LITTLE better
known Will take the place of some en-
this list, for instance. The Frank and
Cooper's EARLY White amongst sum-
mer; the Wine (Pa. Red Streak) jon
athan and Ortley, amongst the fall,
and the McAffe's Nonsuch, LAWYER
and Kansas Keeper amongst winter
varieties.
The Cooper's Early White, 1 think,
Is destined to become one of the finest
and most profitable summer apples
that can be cultivated in this State.
1t has been under cultivation In the
State for several years, and Is great
favorite wherever it has begun to bear,
OH account of lis good size, beautiful
waxy color, almost snowy white, and
the great length of time it can be kept
in condition.
Mr.. q. G. Bracket, secretary of
State Horticultural Society, writes me
in answer to inquiries relative to Its
success In his vicinity. "I have the
Cooper's Early White which really is
the most valuable of all the early var
ieties tried.'
The LAWYER is a variety introduc-
ed some ten or twelve years since, hav-
ing originated near Parkville, In Platte
county, Mo. Those familiar with 1t
are enthusiastic In les praise, on ac-
count OF the vigor and beauty OF the
tree, the size, flavor and color of the
fruit.
The following is a brief description
of the tree and fruit: Tree vigorous,
spreading, an early and annual bear
er, fruit large, roundish fiat, mild sub
acid, with firm, crisp, white flesh,
sprightly and aromatic, of beautiful
dark red color, the handsomest of all
the very late keepers. Mr.. G. Stark,
of Louisiana, Mo-, writes me as follows
"The LAWYER is to-day the most prom
Using, late market apple before the
public. Persons who are acquainted
with the original tree, are planting
very largely of it. Its handsome APP
pearance being a brilliant dark red, at
once attracts attention. 1t is a good
strong grower, and is hardy and bears
WELL" Mr.. Bracket writes of it:
"The LAWYER has just com into bear
Ing in this county (DOuglassD and is
very promising as lae keeper
The others are better known than the
above, anu need hardly call attention
to their merits farther than have al
ready done.
During the last three or four years
a large number OF new varieties o.
peaches have been brought out, ex.
tending the season from the latter part
OF June, TO the middle OF October.
Mr. q. g. Wickersham, of Parsons,
one of the las gesE and most successful
fruit grower of Kansas, recommended
thu following list of six best varieties
tor profitable culture before the Stat
Horticultural Snciety, 1t Its last meet
ing: Alex tnderS Early Bestrice
Foster, Red Checked Melocoton, Bill
yeu's Late October, and the Lsther
bury Late. The Alexander, K. Bea
trlce and r @ MelOcoton. need a o
stop to describe, as they have beer
thoroughly discussed in our Agricul
tural Journals, but the Others are no
so familiar. Z
The Foster Is OF the largest size, vel
low and coming just before the Craw
fords Early, and amongst the earlies
of the older sorts renders lt particular
ly valuable.
BIlyeu's Late Ostober is describe,
as a large, white-fleshed peach, with
lovely rose cheek, very rich, firm ant
juicy. A remarkably fine canning ant
shipping peach. 1t has been success
fully sent to Europe, and opens mp
new era In peach growing. The tire
is very vigorous and very productive
The Lstherbury Late Is beautlfu
large, late peach, ripening among th
latest. It was exhibited before til
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
aud given a prize, on Oct. Esd. Spec
linens 8 to 10 inches In diameter, colol
pale yellow tinged with scarlet, THO
meated, small stone, exceedingly ric
and juicy.
The number OF kinds Of cherries tia
will succeed with us in Kansas
small, being mostly confined to th
Morello class, which includes orr Earl
Richmond or Early May, as it is some
times called, and the common an