The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-06-05
k's.uit sH.. tEEis Section.

A correspondent Of the II~azlehurs'
Copiahan a Y the following varieties
of fruit grows well in this part of thf
State, and recommend them to the pab
lie as superior to other kinds;
Apples, Early Harvest--Rather large
skin smooth, straw color When fully
ripe, tender, juicy and excellent. Tre,
vigorous and productice-Mty and
Red Astrschen.-Fruit larger smooth
err, color deep crimson when ripe
flesh white, crisp, juicy and snb- acId
tree hardy, vigorous grQwth June an"
July.
CAROLINE Red June-Tree vigorous,
upright early and abundant bearer.
fruit red and crimson, medium, oblong
flesh white, tender, and n of the best
The Horse Apple. Maiden Blush
Bachelor. Genative. Ben Davis. Ras'
set, Nickajack, Smiths Cider, Wine
sap, Shackiey, etc, ripen inthe order
named aud are all first rate i'll theil
season.
Pears-Though they blight to some
extented, should be more generally
planted. l woald..prefer dwarf of the
folio wing varieties: Summer Pears
Buffan, Duchess, Flemish, Beauty
Belle, Lucrative, Howell. and Seckel
Winter pears, Lawrence. Vicar 0
WINFIELD, Winter Nellies, etc.
Peaches Amsdem, Eearly Beatrice
Alexander, Early Yiilotson, Early Craw
ford. Chinese Cling. May Beauty
Mountain Rose, Foster Crawford Late
George 4th, Stump the World, Smack
Late Ward Lemon Cling ETC.. ripen il
succession.
Cherries-Not half appreciated at thu
South. The following are choice sort
ana early grown: Early May, Ma,
Duke, Gov. Wood, Black Tartarian
Black Eagle. Yellow Spanish, ant
Belle Magnificent.
Plums-Wild Goose, Washington
Golden Drop, Yellow Egg. Monroe an(
German Prime. The latter lnsec
proof, and one of the very best.
If any amateur wishes to piant.ayfe
Apricots, the BREEDER, Peach and Earl.
Tilden are choice varieties. Ine bes
Nectarines are Boston and Etruge; o
Ounces, the Orange, and Rea's Seed
ing are standard sorts. The Chimes
Ounce is large productive aud highl.
esteemed by m Grapes are at hom
IN this soil and climate, besides tn
Delaware, Concord, Scupperpong, an
the we'll known sort. | would recon
mend the following as very choice an
worthy of trial: Yoethe, Diana Mar
tina. Enmelan, EIvira, Black Hawk
Salem, Indy and Merrimack. TIL
small fruits can be profitably grown be
yond a doubt, and the following lis
are all worthy: Gooseberries, Hough
ton. Downing and Smiths improved
Currants-Red Dntch, CHEEKY Whit
Crane and Victoria. Asparagus an
Pie Plant should also have a place II
every family garden.
Strawberries ale kown to pay. wei
at this point and many will be plante'
the coming fall and winter. Much in
auiry is now being made about what
best to plant. | would suggest: Plan
mostly OF the known standard sorts
aud were I planting largely, SHOULD
select Wilson Albany, Charles Down
ing. Capt. Jack lucinda, Agrieulturlst
great American, Montrose, Monarch o
the the West, Star of the West, Ken
lucky, Miners Seeding and sharp'ess.
Raspberries of the finer varieties vii
ere long be more generally grown 10
the Northern market and will undouD
tedly be next to strawberries IN pronti
BILE returns. Red raspberries will pa,
best. Turner, Brandywine, Highlan'
Hardy, Philadelphia, Clarke and Hus
tine are red and yellow sorts n al
irst rate. Davidson Thornless, AM
Mammoth Cluster are black caps
while Ganargua and Forwood are choic
red aud purple caps.