Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-26
lancaster frltellfgencer.
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. 20. 1890.


Revised Fruit List.
Germantown Telegraph.
Since the last publication OF our fruit
list. we have for satisfactory reasons
changed our opinion with respect to few
of the fruits which it contained. But IN
regard to the list as a whole we can see no |
lust ground for disturbing it. Indeed we
do not see how it can be improved for this
section of country, or as general llst ior
all the Middle states. Some OF each OF the
separate selections may not do we'll on one
premises that will succeed admirably upon
another. Each grower must find out for
himself the particular apples, pears,
&c. especially adapted to his soil and
location.
According to our present preference We
should select the following for our own
planting:
Standard Pears-1. Giffard 2. Doyenne
dEte 3. Early Catharine; 4. Kirkland
8. Bloodgood; 6. Summer Julienne; Z.
Tyson; s. Brandywine Q. Bartlett 10.
Belle Lucrative II. Manning's Elizabeth
12. Seckel; 13. Howell; IA. ADjou: ID.
Sheldon: l6. St. Ghislan; II. Lawrence;
1S. Reading.
For those who may desire smaller
number we should select /. Giffard 2.
Early Catharine 3. BlOodgOod 4. Tyson;
D.. v.
8. Lawrence 9. Reading. They ripen in
about the order they are arranged.
In the above list, from No. l to are
summer varieties from to 16 autumn
(early and late) and II and 1S winter,
thus affording a sufficient number for each
of the periods of the best known sorts for
this region.
Dwarf Pcars.-1. St. Michael dAr-
change g Bartlett 3. Comice 4. Ros-
tiezer; ). Dicl 6. Tyson z. Belle Lucra-
tive: s. Lawrence; 8. OFT; 10. Louise
Bonne; II. Bose; 12. BOussock; 13'
GlOut Morceau.
Apples-l. Maiden's Blush; 2. Baldwin !;
3. Smokehouse 4. Northern Spy ), 3.
Smiths Cider; 6. Faliawater; z. Cor
nelIs Fancy s. Red Astrachan 8. Wag-
ener; 10. Porter; II. Gravenstein; IL
Tompkin's King 13. Roxbury Russet.
We add to the foregoing list Tompkin's S
King and Roxbury Russet, both most ex-
cellcnt varieties indeed the King is re-
garded by some as unsurpassed. Northern
Spy is also restored.
Pcaches-1. Crawford's Early 2: Hale's
Early; 3. York's Early; 4: Old Nixon
). Crawford's Late; 6. Wards Late
Z. Smock's Late 8. Susquehanna.
There is no solid reason to change thi:
list so far as it goes We suggested t.
peacl-growcrs to favor us with list o.
their own. and few did, but where they
differed from ou-s we did not deem an i'm
pIOvcment
Grapes-1. Telegraph 9. Concord; 3
Hartford 4. Clinton ). Salem u. Rogers
No 81.
We have added to the list Rogers No
32, which, should it maintain its presen
character, will be the best outdoor variet.
cultivated. 1t is beautiful pink, ol
rather maroon, colored grape, and at time
is transparent. 1t bears regular crop
yearly with U.s. Clinton, in the foregoing
list, is only for wine and is probably thu
very best for that purpose.
Cherries-1. May Bigarrcau ; 9. Belle d'
Choisy 3 Black Tartarian 4. Blacl
Eagle: ). Black Hawk 6. Elton; Z. Dow
rer's Late: g. Early Richmond 8. Earl
Purple Guignc 10. Del. Bleeding Heart.
The ripening of the list will range from
the earliest to the latest, thus carrying on
through the whole cherry season. No on
can 90 amiss in adopting this list.
Raspbcrries-1. Hornet; 2. Herstine
3 Philadelphia 4. Brandywine.
Strawberries Captain Jack 9. Set
Boyden; 3. Sharpless; 4. Triomphe d
Gand.
Currants-1. Black Naples: =. lie
Dutch 3. White Grape.
These three varieties are the bes
among the different cOlors. The lie
Dutch is a regular bearer and is of bette
quality than any other. There are other
larger, but they are more acid. IN
white grape is transparent, of goodly qua
ity, and ought to be more generally grow
but it is not a great bearer.
Goosebcrries.-1. HoughtOn :. Down
ing:
These are the two best gooseberrie
grown in this country. They bear ever
year heavy crops, are free from mildeN
and are of excellent quality. They al
large enough for all practical purpose:
Keep clear of the giants and their bl
prices.
Blackberries.-1 New Rochelle q;
Missouri Cluster 3. Wilson's Early 4
Snyder.
The Snyder, new Western blackberr!
is highly spoken of at distant points, br
We prefer to wait another year before ret
OmmcndiIig it, in the meantime giving
a trial.
1t is better that those who intend to Gu
tivate fruit and have to make purchase:
take this list with them to the nurser.
and adhere to it as far as possible.
In selecting fruit trees, or any others, J
careful to chose those with smOotl
healthy y-looking bark, have entirely sht
their leaves, and have plenty small fibrO'
roots. Trees on which the leaves rema
after frost sets in, and stick to the branch
in the spring, may be regarded as n
healthy, and in some way lacking stamin
A Cross Baby.