Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01
FRUIT VARIETIES.
THE MOST PROFITABLE KINDS TO
SELECT FOR PLANTING.
Suggestions to Those Who Contem-
plate Putting Out Orchards.
Nut Trees, Etc.


trees or vines, the work of selecting the
best varieties which shall be adapted to soil
and locality for successful growth, as well
as be most profitable for market purposes,
is of the utmost Importance. Experience
shows that certain varieties which do well
in one locality will not in another; that
some which thrive in the valleys are not
successfully grown in the foothills, etc. No
one should, therefore, make his selections
without first ascertainlng all the facts as to
successful varieties and adaptability, and
those who are without experience on the
subject need not lose valuable time in ex-
perimenting for themselves but can readily
obtain from numerous successful growers
the benefit of their many years of expert
ence. efforts and observations. 1t is not
possible in Il short article upon the subject
to meet all the various phases presented by
the wonderful diversity of our climate and
soils. and advise with eXactness the varie-
ties best suited to the different localities,
but some suggestions upon the subject may
be made which will be serviceablc. There
are certain kinds or families Of fruit which
may be grown almost anywhere in the
ries, apricots, nectarines, grapes etc. Some
kinds of nuts are also profitable, such as
walnuts, tilberts, and the chestnut, in GER
tain localities, also thrives. The soil and
location best adapted to the chestnut is the
foothill region near the coast, where a
humid climate prevails.
APPLE VARIETIES.
In the valley region, away from the
coast, we cannot raise good winter apple,
hence the most profitable kinds are the
summer and fall varieties, such as the Red
Astrican, Early Harvest, Williams Favor
ite, Alexander, White Astrican, Craven
stein, Santa Clara King (or SINNERS Seed
ling, Yellow Bellhower, Rhode Island
Greening. Some of these varieties would
be winter apples if grown at a high
altitude or in cold climate, but in the
Sacramento valley are only fall apples. The
varieties named are not only good for local
market, but also for shipment TO the west
ern interior, and TO Colorado, Wyoming
and Idaho before the Eastern apples are
ready for market, and consequently are
profitable. Being early they have also but
one or two crops of Goblin moths to con-
tend with.
In the high attitudes and the coast coun-
ties, good keeping apples can be raised, and
they are more profitable to the growers OF
those localities For such sections | would
recommend the Bellfower, Rhode Island
Greening, Spitzenberg, Baldwin, Tompkins
County King, Swaar, Winesap, Nickajack,
Smiths Cider, White Winter Pearmain,
Jonathan and Hoover. The four last
named are especially adapted to the coast
counties, where there is much fog.
LEADING PEAR VARIETIES.
Pears are successfully grown in almost
any locality in the State They are not
affected so much by climatic changes as the
apple or the peach. The Bartlett stands a
the head of the list for most purposes. The
Beurre Hardy, Duchesse d'Angouleme
Beurre Clairgeau and Winter Nellis are lead.
ing varieties, but many others are good.
BEST VARIETIES OF PEACHES.
Peaches can be successfully grown over q
very large area of the State, and bring pro-
titable and quick returns as a general rule
Only few of the choice varieties for gen
eral cultivation can be here given Fol
early varieties | would recommend Briggs
Red May, Alexander and Early Crawford
For midsummer and late, the Foster. Late
Crawford SuSqueIanna, keyport White
Salway, and in the foothills Bilyeu's Late
October. Many new varieties might be
mentioned They can be found in the
ulseries by those who desire to investigate
concerning them, and they will be found
10 succeed well in certain localities
Those given are well adapted for drying
purposes when too far from market to be
prohtably shipped OF the clingstones
which are more valuable for shipping, anc
also good for canning, should be men
toned the Twenty Ounce cling, Edward
cling, Orange cling, Georges late cling, anG
for many localities the well-known Heath
cling. This latter variety, however, is il
many sections injured by the curled leaf.
CHOICE OF PLUMs.
For shipping would recommend of the
various kinds of plums, the Peach plum
Columbia Bradshaw, DUanes Purple
Petit Prlne D'Agen. Gros PrunC
DAgen and Plunger's Seeding. Fol
canning purposes, the Yellow Egg, Coe';
Golden Drop and Silver Prune are the best
and the first named. in order are the mos
popular. The Petit or French prune may
be said to stand at the head of the list, bu
as pitted product the Silver Prune is prob
ably the best. The Victoria, Imperial Gage
Gros Prune and Columbia all dry very well
but are inclined 10 cling to the stone, anC
the pitter needs TO be used in preparing
them for driving.
APRIcoTs, NEcTARINEs, CHERRIES AM
OUNCES.
OF apricotS, the Early Royal, Moorpark
Peach apricot and the Hemskirk are leading
varieties. Some others are recommended
but these are the sureSt of giving salts
factory results.
In chOsing varieties of nectarines, tht
Stanwick and Boston are best while ther,
are others that do well.
Knights Early Black, Early Purple
(Guigne) Black Tartarian, Royal Ann, o.
Napoleon Biggarreau, are the standard va
rieties of cherries, but there are others o
good quality.
OF ounces, the Apple, Orange and Portu
gal are the best. They are valuable fol
preserving, and sell well when shipped Il
the Eastern market, particularly i'll the
early season.
SOMETHING ABOUT FIGS.
So far we have not in bearing in thi.
State, to my knowledge, the genuine white
Smyrna fig. Although many attempts have
been made to get il, | believe that in every
case the parties making the effort have beer
deceived by the shippers. They have per
sistently failed or refused to send us what
we ordered. There are many young trees
now one, two and three years old, of which
the original stock was imported three years
ago, and cuttings from them have since
been grown, which possibly may turn out
10 be the genuine, but il is to be feared that
these. too, may result no better than those
of former efforts. Of those now grown in
this State, those known as the California OF
large purple have been the most profitable
for general cultivation Ii is good as a fresh
fruit, making 4 very fair dried product, and
finds ready sale at remunerative prices
There are also the Brown Turkey and
White lschia, which are both good. y
new iig called the Pacific White is now very
highly recommended as a drying fig, and
thus far seems 10 approximate nearer TO the
White Smyrna than anything before seen
If we can only raise good varieties fgr dry
ing, Zig culture Is destined To be one of the
most profitable industries in this State.
The lower foothills of the Sicrras are the
natural home for the fig. as well as the
peach, grape, orange and olive
oLIyEs AND ALMONDS.
The impression prevails that only the
southern coast counties are adapted to the
growing of olives. but it has been demon
strated that the foothills of the Sierra Ne
Tada, at an altitude of from GOO 10 | .2O0
feet, is the home of the olive. There the
tree flourishes with or without irrigation.
and bears abundant crops of good fruit. the
trees also bearing very young. Trees in
Placer county, four years from cuttings.
with but very little care and attention. have
been seen bending with fruit Such ex-
amples do not think can be found even
in the supposed more favored climate OF