The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

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report to the American Pathological So
ciety, and finished and forwarded it Au-
gust 10th. Since then Mr.. Levi Swift of
Middesex has forwarded report (re-
ceived August 27) which is so valuable
for his vicinity that we insert it here, so
that it may not be lost. Mr.. Swift apollo
gizes for his delay, saying that he had
wrong impression as to the time it should
have been sent.
MIR, swIFT's REPORT.
Apples grow successfully in this vicin-
ity, if the right varieties are selected;
also pears of the harder kinds, Flemish
Beauty and Clapp's Fsvorite. Note.-
Clapp's Favorite is becoming known as
one of the hardest pears, as we'll as one
of the best. 1t is cross between Flem-
ish Beauty and Bartlett, but harder than
either; thing Mr.. Pfetfer of Wisconsin
Originator of the Pewaukee and other
hardy apples) singularly declared, at re-
cent meeting of the genealogical society
of that state, to be impossible. If no
new fruit can be harder than either par.
ent, how can the hardness of our fruits
ever be increased We find the Clapp
decidedly harder than Flemish.-Ed.
1 have few young trees of blue and Lom-
bard pluns. The blue are large enough,
and bear finely. keep the trees trimmed,
and in good soil have no trouble with
black knot or other diseases. The
same may be said of cherries, although 1
often see trees here that have become
worthless from these causes. My cherries
are the common pie cherry Late Kent
ish.-Ed. and Early Richmond grapes
are not grown with much success in this
town.
NV apple orchard contains four hun
dred trees, about eighty of which were set
some seventeen years ago, one hundred
three years ago, and two hundred and
twenty last spring. They consist of the
following varieties: In this list one star
means desirable, two stars very desirable,
for the locality Ed.
Early Harvest Sops of Wine,** Tetof-
sky Sweet Bough,* Red Astrachan, **
Michigan Pippin, **-cions came from
Michigan, large green apple, somewhat
subject to dry rot in blotches under the
skin; tree a very good grower, bushy
top; think the name may not be correct.
There is no apple of this name in the
fruit list of the Michigan Pathological
Society, nor in Downing-Ed. Harris
Sweets Byham Sweet, a large, hand
some apple, the tree grows thrifty, but
some object to the fruit as it is slightly
bitter. Probably Byam's Sweet.-Ed. ]
Golden Sweet, quite share of the fruit
is imperfect, otherwise desirable. Ouch
ess of Oldenburgh ;** think this the most
desirable for early use for cooking, being
hardy and productive. This apple is a
great acquisition in northern Vermont.
1t succeeds anywhere, and under any
treatment.-Ed.l Rsmpart."* rCan find
no description of this apple what is it
like, and what are the qualities that en-.
title it to two stars ED Twenty
Ounce. **-known as Bursour and Canada
Graft. This puzzles US. There is a
Twenty Ounce apple, also called Cayuga
Red Streak, and another called Cabashea,
or, sometimes, Twenty Ounce Pippin.
There is also Canada apple called Bou.
rassa, but this is rather small russell ap.
pie with red cheek. We should like a
description of this apple.-Ed.] Fa
meuse,* American Golden Russell, **
Northern Spy,-long coming to bearing
Rhode Island Greening,-too tender
. Baldwin,-too tender, Talman Sweet, .
Patterson Sweet, **-these are an oblone
red apple, medium size, rich yellowish
flesh, the best keeper 1 know of among
the sweet varieties. downing describes
Paterson's Sweet, but gives the season
as September and October-Ed.] Wine
Apples Is this a winter apple Ed.
Yellow Bellhower,** Vermont Green
ing ;**-found in old orchards, grated
fifty years ago, medium size, green, turns
yellowish and by March is good to eat OF
cook. This is not in the books. Why
do you give it two stars Ed. Shell
burn Sour.* Ditto, ditto.-Ed,] Pounc
Sweet: good for baking or preserving
it water cores, but this can be prevented
by gathering early. Seek-no- Further
Is this the Westf field Seek-no Further p
Ed Peach of Montreal" Alexander
Ben Davis, Hampshire Sweetest las
spring.
My orchard is on yellowish loan soil
one and half miles north from Winoosk
river, nearly level, slightly sloping to tn
west. The great obstacle to successful
fruit culture Is want Of care. That's &C