St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-25
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE.
Some of the Fruits That Are Being
Tested in That State.

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The volume containing the horticult-
ural transactions of the Wisconsin So
ciety is received from B. S. HoXie. sec
rotary. Among the good things in it is
an address by George J. Kellogg, Of
GAINESVILLE, on Fruits We Can Crow"
the main points of which are given:
This season has been favorable for all
agricultural and horticultural work.
But for the five frosts in June, we could
not have made better weather. The
continued failures of fruit. shade and
ornamental trees, remind us of the two
years of drOuth and the four hard win
tiers we have passed. Many trees will
not soon recover, and on light soil,
midst grassy surroundings, it leaves us
the necessity of protection by mulch
and cultivation. The apple crop this
season is promising, as is also the crop of
bugs and worms. The HEADLIGHTS that
struck our transcendent and light foil
age apples, June and 2, causing so
sudden check of growth. dropped most
of the fruit from these half-hardy foil
age trees, and once again urges us to
look to the Russian varieties for better
success in apple-growing. While we
have faith like mustard-seed, in the
Russian, we need mustard-plaster to
keep up our courage, l cannot account
for the failure of certain varieties of
trees transplanted in my grounds, IN
nurScry-rOwS, two years ago. L submit
specimens of the wood, cut from these
trees this month. | also submit spec
linens of section of tree received of
E. w. Daniels, purpOrting to show the
hardness of n. w. Greening, also sec
tons of n. w. q. trees, received at the
same time. Greater deception could not
be sent out in the same bundle. The
part of the tree looked as If it had been
kept in the house winters, while the
trees all showed rottenness at the
heart; and l wish to protest
against the circular sent out by E.
W. Daniels, last winter, of the garbled
statement over my signature; the only
redeeming feature in that recommends
ton was left out. that was, ''lf it was
hardy enough" have some faith in
the n. w. G. for our lake-shore belt as
a profitable keeper of a fourth-class
quality. had thought it fair quality,
but eating the fruit last May, class
quality below the Willow Twig. The
severity of the last three winters leads
us to try the Russian cherries, hoping
to find some good, that will prove more
hardy than the Early Richmond in bios
som-bud.
nave been testing Yellow Trans
parent apple. grown South, and find
that it has winter-kilIed badly for the
last two years, proving that hardy va
rieties must be grown near where they
are wanted. and yet this variety grown
at Baraboo shows the effects of the last
winter.
The getting down to the best varieties
of Russians, led me to procure the lists
of best ten from five best posted; the
result, about forty varieties us best ten.
This shows we are very much at sea yet
in getting down to satisfactory list.
Of the old varieties, Oldenburg, Alex
ander and Tetofski are the only hardy
ones, and only Oldenburg is profitable
in all locations. The only profitable
winter apple with me is Willow Twig,
which is tender in the nursery. Haas,
Fameuse, Wealthy, Red Astrachan. Tai
man Sweet, Golden Russell, st. Law.
renee. and some others, will pay to plant
on good locations.
have not mentioned Mcmahon in my
list: trees grow well in the nursery, and
once established in the orchard. but in
transplanting many of them blacken.
become rOtten-hearted and fail. | have
a section of one to show. | am more