Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-23
Iancaster fnteIIige,1rer.
EVENING, SEPT. %. 1880.
Revised Fruit List.
Recommendation OF Value and Interest.
Germantown Telegraph.

Recommendations OF Value and Interest
Germantown Telegraph.
Since the last publication of our fruit
list, we have for satisfactory reasons chang
cd our opinion with respect to few of the
fruits which it contained. But in regard
to the list as whole We can see no just
grounds for disturbing it. Indeed, we dc
not see how il can be improved for this
section of country, or as a general list fol
all the Middle states. Some Of each o.
the separate selections may not do well
upon one premises that will succeed ad.
mirably on 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 OWL
planting
Standard Pears-1, GiffaTd; 2, Doyenne
dEte; 3. Early Catharinc 4, Kirkland ;
8, Bloodgood: 6, Summer Juliennc Z,
Tyson 8, Brandywine 8, Bartlett; 10,
Belle Lucrative; II, Mannlng's Elizabeth
12, Seckcl; 13, Howell; IA. Anjou; Is,
Sheldon; 1G, St. Ghislan; II, Lawrence
1S, Reading.
For those who may desire smaller
number, VIC should select: 1, Giffard 2,
Early Catharinc 3, BloodgOod; 4, Tyson
s, Bartlett 6, Belle Lucrative; Z, Seckel
8. Lawrence Q, Reading. They ripen in
about the order they arc named.
In the above list. from No. 1 to s arc
summer varieties; from 9 to 1G, autumn
(early and htc); and II and 1S winter,
thus affording 4 sufficient number for each
of the periods of the best known sorts for
this region.
Dwarf Pcars.-1, st. Michael d'Ar-
change; 2, Bartlett; 3, Comice; 4. Ros-
teizer; 5, Dicl; 6, Tyson Z, Belle Lucra-
tive, 8, Lawrence; 8, Oft; 10, Louise
Bonne II. Rose; 12, Boussock: 13 Glout
Morceau.
Apples.-1, Maiden's Blush 9, Baldwin
3, Smokehouse; 4, Northern Spy; 5,
Smiths Cider; 6, Fallawatcr :, Cornell S
Fancy; 8, Red Astrachan; Q, Wagener
10, Porter IL, Gravenstcin; 12, Tompkins
King; IL, Roxbury Russct.
We add to the foregoing list Tcmpkins
King and Roxbury Russet, both most ex-
celIent varieties indeed the King is re-
garded by some as unsurpassed. Northern
Spy is also restored.
Peaches-1, Crawforl's Early 9. Hale 5
Early 3, York Early 4, Old Nixon /;
5, Crawford's Late 6, Wards Late :
:, Smocls's Late 8, Susquehanna.
There is no solid reason to change this
list so far as it goes. We suggested to
peach growers to favor us with Il list of
their own, and 4 few did, Dut where they
differed from ours we did not deem All i'm
provement.
Grapcs--1, Telegraph 2, Concord 3,
Hartford :; 4, Clinton ), Salem 6, Rosss
crs' No. 30.
We have added to the list Rogers No.
32, which, should it maintain its present
character, will he the very best outdoor
variety cultivated. 1t is beautiful pink,
or rather maroon, colorcd grape, and at
times is transparent. 1t bears regular
crops yearly with us. Clinton, in the FORE
going list, is only for wine, and is prob
ably the very best for that purpose. We
also add the Brighton, 4 maroon color, as
promising well. 1t is, however, snail
berry and rather stragglin: punches, but
is almost puplcss, and of fair quality.
The PreDtiss is another new grape, some
what larger than the Delaware, Of good
quality and scarcely 4 pcrceptible pulp.
1t promises to take the lead of all the
white varieties. The bunches are COM
pact and OF fair size.
Chcrrics.-1. May Bigarrcau; 2, Belle de
SHOlSN bltCh al Lsti blstCh
Eagle; ), Black Hawk; 6, Elton; Z,
Early Purple Guisnc; 10, Del. bleeding
Heart.
The lipcninw of the list will range from
the earliest to tie latest, thus carrying
one through the whole season. No one
can go amiss in adopting this list.
Raspbcrries.-1. Hornet; 3, Herstine :
, DliI,loI,,l,i, A I,Ta,,Iyyiua
Strawberries-l, Captain Jack; 2, Seth
Boydcn; 3. Sharpless; 4, Triomphc de
Gand.
Culrants.--1. Black Naples: ., Red
Dutch 3. White Grape.
These three varieties are the best among
the different colcrs. The Red Dutch is i
regular bearer and is of better quality
than any other. There are others larger,
but they are more acid. The white grape
is transparent, of good quality, and ought
to be more generally grown. but it is not a
great bearer.
Gooscbcrries.-1, Ioushton: ,, Down.
ing.
These arc the two best gooseberries
grown in this country. They bear every
year heavy crops, are free from mildew.
and are of excellent quality. They are
large enough for all practical purposes.
Keep clear Of the giants and their big
prices.
Blackbcrrics-1, New Rochelle 2,
Missouri Cluster; 3, Wilson's Early 4,
Snyder.
The Snyder, Il new Western Blackberry,
is highly spoken of at distant points, but
we prefer to wait another year before rec
ommendiEg it, in the meantime giving it 4
trial.
1t is better that those who intend to
cultivate fruit and have to make pur-
chascs, to take this list with them to the
nursery, and adhere to It rs far rs posi-
ble.
In selecting fruit trees, or any others,
be careful to chose those with smooth.
healthy looking bark, have entirely shed
their leaves, and have plenty of small,
fibrous roots. Trees Oh which tho leaves
remain after the frost sets in, and stick to
the branches in the spring, may be re-
garded as not healthy. and in some way
lacking stamina.