Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04
Apples Suited to Texas.

Our well informed friend, DR.. A. II.
Ragland of Pilot Point, Tex, is con-
trlbuting series of papers to the Horti-
cul,urist. 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 te 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
from the North, and hence not suited TO
our Southern climate. So In the case OF
apple culture it became necessary to study
Texas conditions from the ground up, as
il we're; but intelligent men went about
the work with u will and now as a result
OF their Iabors we know of quite long
list of apples with which we may succeed
IN the differen tDsections 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 q whole of course.
DR.. Ragland mentions by name six of
our most prominent pomologists, atfixlng
TO each the apples recommended by him
for culture in Texas:
l. Professor Muuson of Dsnison rec
ommends for Northern Texas: Red AS
trachan, Red June, Fannie Bledsoe,
Grsvensiein, Jonathan, Buckingham,
Maiden's Blush, Wealthy, Bradford IS
Best, Rome, Beauty, Ben Davis and
tano.
.. DR.. Stell OF Paris recommends for
the same sections: Red Astrs chan,
Orange, Carter's Blue, Twenty Ounce,
Bachelor, Pippin, Ben Davis, Shookley,
Arkansas Black and Wine Sap.
8. Mr.. Kirkpairick OF Mckinney rec
ommends for all the black prairie re-
gions: Early Harvest, Red June, Sum
mer Queen, Pearmain, Ben Davis,
Baldwin. kentucky Streak, Shockley,
Wine Sup and White Winter Pearmain.
4. MIR. Adams of Bonham recon-
mends: Red June, American Summer
Penrmain, Fall Stripe, Shockley, Ben
Davis, Stevenson Winter and Striped
July.
5. Mr.. A. s. Bsssett of Gainesville
recommends: Ben Davis, Red As,ra-
chan. ShocKley, Sweet Limbertwig,
Twenty Ounce and White Wine.
6. MIR. Watson of BRENNAN recon-
mends for Central Texas: Early Har-
vest, Red As.rachan, Hominy, Craven
stein, Maiden IS Blush, Twenty Ounce,
Ben Davis and Shockley.
DR.. Ragland gives US, in addition to
the foregoing II list of apples recon-
mended bv the Pilot Point horticultural
society, as follows: Early Harvest,
Red Astrachan, American Summer
Pearmain, Hominy or Sops of Wine,
Maiden's Blush, Twenty Ounce, Ben
Davis, Jonathan, Red Winter Pear
main, Wine Sap and Shockley.
By comparing these lists, says the doc
tor, it will be seen that there is some Cii-
versity, but on number of leading sorts
there is substantial agreement, and these
he himself would recommend for general
planting. He fully believes the or
chardist planting them will get first-class
results, provided, of course, that he
gives proper attention to details. Plant
ing Is but the frat step toward q success
full orchard; training, cultivation and
protection against insect enemies require
both skill and 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-
perience, 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 probs-
bly,. Most of the varieties named in the
lists have been developed in distant re-
gions-we need something more Texan
in character to the better harmouize with
a region whose peculisrities are largely
unlike those of any other region in the
world.
There is known to us a case in point
that may be referred to for the purp ose
of making our meaning entirely plat u.