The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
A PRACTICAL NUnsERYMAN

A PRACTICAL NURsTsRYMAN
Tells Of the Fruits and COmmercial
Orchards of the C0aSt COuMtcy.
To tho Editor Of The Pest.
Houston. Texas, September Tin re-
Spouse to suggestion from the secrctar,
Of the Houston Business League permit mt
to offer q few thoughts concerning the
future Of tho fruits and commercial or
chards OF the coast country. In 1t all
shall assume that proper attention has been
varieties Of fruit best adapted to them
The subject matter here presented Is prac-
tically such as given In reply to tho nu-
merous inquiries received from those either
newly located In South Texas or older
orchardists who are anxious TO make ad-
ditions to their paintings in accordance
with the latest developments, In offering
the following observations wish TO eau
tion the reeder against giving them n spe-
ellie rather than general application.
Any given set OF conditions | shall bo
pleased to discuss more specifically upon
Inquiry, accompanying same with y IaII
statement OF existing local environments.
My statements at this time are based eth
or upon my own experience aA manager
OF tho Galveston Nursery and Orchard
company. at Hulcn, OF from observations
made In communities visited upon uvl-
tation to discuss local horticultural prob
lens, usually with special reference 10
the injurious insecis. fungus diseases and
their remedies. Just In this connection
h.Ii Inf
no equal section of country, aB whole,
Is less troubled In these respects from
indigenous pests than tho Texas coast Ooun g.
Try To say the least, conditions are such
that amy intelligent orchurdist may read
lily control them. II the fruit grower rs
not willing to inform himself OF the best
methods OF preventing loss from insects
and fungus diseases. now that every hor-
ticultural journal and the daily and weekly
press Is replete with reviews of the best
and latest researches along these lines
II viii be as we'll for orchardists of that
disposition to suffer n severe loss or two
and learn to realize the Importance OF
utilizing the best Information obtainable
When first assumed charge OF The CAL
weston Nursery aud Orchard company, FRUIT
growers would hardly seriously discuss
planting any fruit other than the lie Conte
pear for their commercial orchards Pear
uivu"ius anu tneir culture sun taxes iirst
LIN no., rus 'a.ee investments ana Justly so.
~. .he sluAl'or orchards, however, tho
ras. low years experience teaches that
they can proiltably contain greater va
rety OF fruits. At tho same time, II
should be borne In mind that the various
coast country soils, even including some
Of moderate drainage. are prs-ominently
adapted for the growth OF pear orchards
Vhiy TWO varieties have been extensively
Tested and thess are the well known LIE
COME and kiener a few years ago When
Eanted our irst orchards the lie Conte
peaI was an almost exclusive fayorite for
wsasn purposes. since that time. the
Niener mas been found to be n more valu-
aoe variety than was at fIst supposed
sna orenardista are now wisely planting
moIo largely OF H. sharing honor to a great
extent with Le Conte. Smiths Hybrid.
when ripeps somewhat earlier than Le
Sonte, ana CARRIER. which ripens between
70 COME ana kieifer, have both recently
a,.!ncteu considerable attention, In To-
s sN,s wnere tney nave ttuited they arc
Sss.n ,ac.eu Valuable acquisitions, and when
pctter known will be planted quite extern.
etvely. When this Is done W. will have
most complete and satisfactory success
sson Tor the season OF Immensely productive
~nu prohtann varieties. Hence. from one
OF ~ most two leading varieties OF bears
rev years ago. we are now reasonably
certain OF four, nll OF which indicates very
s9oatantiai progress In SO short time. IN
s n We have In our orchard the famous
s tt,assietr ana some other leading yarie-
W. inus iar they have made salts
iactory growth. especially the Bartlett, but
carly 70 express decided opinion Il j. a 'SS
they are only mentioned in this connection
20 snuicntc that the prospective results