Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-30
Apples Shifted TO Texas.

| Our well Informed friend, DR.. A. II .
| Raglaud of Pilot Point, Tex, lie con-
tributing series of papers to the Hor;i-
cuturist, published at his city, on the
| subject of the orchard. Apples suited TO
| culture in Texas is the theme of his
| paper for November. Twenty wears
! ago. he says, very few people believed
| apples could ce grown anywhere within
this state. The notion was due to the
lack of results demonstrated by practical
experience. The tests that had been
| made were usually with leading varieties
IRON the North. and hence not suited TO
our Southern climate. So in the case of
apple culture II became necessary to study
Texas conditions from the ground up, as
it were: but intelligent men went about
the work with q will and now as q result
OF their labors We know of quite a long
list of apples with which we may succeed
IN the different sections of the Lone Star
state. The list embraces varieties that
may be depended upon to ripen their
fruits ali along from May to November,
considering the list as g whole, of course.
DR.. Ragiand mentions by name six of
our most prominent pomologists, aft ing
To each the apples recommended by him
for culture in Texas:
/. Professor Munson of Denisou rec
ommends for Northern Texas: Red As
tractuu, Red June, Funuie Bledsoe.
Graveustein, Jonathan, Buckingham,
Maiden's Blush, Wealthy, Bradford's
Best, Rome, Beauty, Ben Davis and
GanO.
.. DR.. SteIi of Paris recommends for
the same section: Red Astrschan,
Carolina, watson, Large June, Rhodes
Orange, Carter's Blue, Twenty Ounce,
Bachelor, Pippin, Ben Davis. Shockley,
Arkansas Black aud Wine Sap.
3. Mr.. kirkpatrick of Mckinney rec
ommeuds tor all the black prairie re-
gions: Early Harvest, Red June, Sum-
mer Queen, Pearmain, Ben Davis,
Baldwin, Kentucky Strcak, Shovkiey,
Wine Sap and White Winter Pearmain.
4. Dir. Adams of Bouhmm recon-
msnds: Red June. American Summer
Pearmain, Fall Stripe, Shorkiey, Ben
Davis, Steveuson's Winter aud Striped
july.
8. Mr.. a. S. Bassett of Gainesville
recommends: Ben Davis, Red Astra-
chan. Shockley, Sweet Limbertwig,
Twenty Ounce and White Wins.
s. Sir. Watson of Breuham recon-
mends for Central Texas: Early Har-
vest. Red Astrarhau, Hominy, Craven
stein, Maiden 3 Blush. Twenty Ounce,
Ben Davis and Shorkley.
DR.. Raglaud gives Us, in addition to
the forego a list of apples recon-
manded bV the Pilot Point horticultural
society, as follows: Early Harvest,
Red Astrachan, American Summer
Pearmain, Homiuy or Sops of Wine,
Maiden's Blush, Twenty Ounce, Ben
Davis, Jonathan. Red Winter Pear
main, Wine Sap aud Shockley.
BY comparing these lists, says the doc
tor, it will be seen that there is some di-
versity, but on number of leading sorts
there is substantial agreement, aud these
he himself would recon mend for general
planting. He fully believes the or
chardist planting them Will get frst-class
results, provided, of course, that lie
gives proper attention to details. Plant
ing is but the first step toward a success
full orchard; training, cultivation and
protection against insect enemies require
both skill aud vigilance. For ourself We
have nothing whatever TO say against the
lists offered. They probably carry in
them the best apples now known to ex-
perienoe, still We cannot help feeling
that the near future will develop for
Texas. aud in Texas, better apples
than we now know anything about.
They will be found in seedlings grown
from some of the varieties named proba-
bly,. Most OF the varieties named in the
lists have been developed i'll distant re-
gions-we need something more Texan
in character TO the better harmonic with
region whose pecu.iarities are largely
unlike those of any other region in the
world.
There Is known to ue a case in point
that may be referred TO for tbs purp ose
of milking our meaning entirely plat Il