The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
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The horticultural scciety met At the
court house ct 2 O'clnCk on Wednesday,
. with Vles President MillIken in The
chair. J. n. Perkins was appointed
secretary pro tenn. Mr.. Loos, OF the
COMMITTEES on vegetable gardening. re-
ported progress in the matter OF . mar
ket place. and exhibited 8 petition
signed BY large number Of prominent
citizens. asking the city council TO en-
oct the necessary ordinances. The com
nittee was Instructed TO proceed with
the matter, and prepare ana submit TO
the society 1t . meeting TO be held two
weeks from this date. the draft OF an or
dinance embodying the wishes of the
gardeners and cIIiz sns.
Robert M1IiIken read the following
paper on new fruits, WHICH was discus
sed ~ some length and recommended
for publication;
SOME OF THE NEWER FRUTrs.
There IL . constantly Increasing num-
ber OF new varieties Uf fruits, vegetables,
| etc :, some Of which are meritoriOus, but
. large part OF which are OF little or no
II
fuse and liberal advertising by those
having . stock fOr sale, will disappear
from view forever.
Every year sees d. Gems of new kinda,
10 all departments Of horticulture, come
10 the front with great blast OF trum.
pets and then disappear
have been watching with some in |
terest for some time Two pears which |
have been more loudly trumpeted than |
any other pears ever put before the pub |
tic, and which / have long suspected i
were destined TO prove Q delnsiOO and
snare. notwithstanding the high encOni-
ums bestowed 90 them by the honest
1urserYmen having the Trees 10 sell
One 10 the KeifeI's Hybrid, = pear
supposed 20 have cross Ot the WHO
Chinese rand pear 10 tie veins, aud Oh.
MS account claimed u be blight proof,
aud Of unexceptIonzbie quality
The srcond IL the lie Coate, q vari
c"mIDg from tine sunny south. free from
b light, perfectly hardy and II such
quality ss Is rarely 20 i-.lltd. end 50 IN
"a the end of the chapter
The true merits OF these truiiP, are, a.
nearlY IS | can determine by extended
readIng of q large plumber of horScul-I
ural jIurDas. set forth 10 the following
extracts from lAre papers. The Home
Farm and Factory of St. LOUIS, Mo,
n It's February number. just received,
says:
The Keifer pear has uow been weigh
al ana fund utterly wanting. AS
tree l. blights badly and is tender in
winter. the fruit, II not unatlractive IL
appearance, is utterly wanting in favor
AID would not be sought q second time by
the eater. More trees Uf IL are cut down
now every year perhaps, than are plant
ed. 30 much tor another one of the |
lOag liSt of worthless varieties that are
introduced At high prices with fDur
ishiDg of trumpets. 0ndlng many eager
vIctirns. B lex TO the Well-tesIed sorts
until new Corners prove their worth
beyond a doubt. lbs the safe rule
The editor OF the Farm and Garden
Il Philadelphia. in the February mum
DER. IN reply tO an Il quirY by q CORE
apondeDt nj MAFysville. KanFAs. II the
LIE C1nte pear Will prove hardy latitude
80 degrees. ssys:
ave think It would. l. is hardy with
us. and probably would be with you. Il
dOes not sem a. haIdy rs Keifer, or
keep as we'll, aud has the fault OF rotting
at the core. We would not advise, from
press Mt knowledge. the LIE COnte for /
northern planting We believe the
Keller will pay b tier and be of bitter
quality; but Deither of them are to be
classod ss good table pears, but are very |
superior for cooking, and IS yet the !
market takes all that are offered II pay
ing rates. How long IL will continue
We cannot tell, but as they are so won .
irously prolific the market must soon be ,
filed with them aid lower prices real |
lied, unless there should be Q growing
market for canning pears. for which the
KeIfer fills the frst place."
From the foregoing opinions from
two widely different sources, Il Is evil
dent the much Landed KeIfer pear is not
1t to eat, but only useful for cooking,
&C and that the Le Conte 10
even inferior to the Keller. ] thiLk
these are wholly disinteEesled and trust
worthy opinions. learn that the great
Russian irOn-clAd, double ba;k action,
bud-grafted apple humbug has, this
winter, put Ia Its appearance IN our
county, and the Yenders thereof have
tune OF hfty dollars per hundred for the
trees. not one of which is worth one
1.-THE as much to the people of Kansas
ae the standard sorts, such as Missouri
pippin, Ben DAVIS, Smiths cider and
other well tested kinds.
have little sympathy for q man who
Will put his name 70 . note, order or
other obligation at the solicitation OF q
perfect stranger, whom he has never
ooou " hOnAO VI OCAOAO oo0 AZ | [
will not likely see again, after he gives
his order. purpogting TO represent arm
or nursery that he does not know Is in
existence, and which very often exists
only in the Imagination of the agent. an
for trees aud pl ints, tue like of which
mortal man never saw before Way he
very fact of the unusual AMI ouIl4udish
descriptions CIV en- To the varieties nn1ht
To he enough to Condemn them. The
art usually set forth that these men
We the entire and only stock la ex 81
eac-, should put buy ers IN ,6eir 6 ard
but It does not always have this n c.
A man who would buy b rise or steer
IN the way NAM of nur citizens buy
trees, would by their Drignbors be c"n
s,d-r-d lunatIcs and uufli TO transact
hus'ness.
Farmers and others say they cannon
adOId . halt day once a month TO attend
The meetings Of this socie Rnen they
could be enlightened on such matters Ms
these, but prefer tn give these slick
'onRued tree agents fifty to q hundred
dollars once y year Tn eniighien them
But suppose Il will ever he thus Psges
upon pages have bern written to en-
tighten the people In this matter, hut u
seems that many of them prefer the
school of experience, although the tuition
Is high
After q short time spent In general
discussion of various new fruits ard
kindred topics the society adjourned to
meet at the court house on Wednesday, |