Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-24
Horticultural Notes.


son County Horticultural Society.
Last week, promised to write in re-
gard to the varieties of some of the fruit
best adapted to this county. AS the
apple list is so long and many of them
do well, | will only mention few.
The earliest apple, and one of the hard
lest, is the Yellow Transparent. Tree
bears young and regular, and is earlier
and better than the Early Harvest.
Red June, Red Astrachan, Early Iiar-
vest and Summer Pearmain are all July
apples, and all good.
For August, the Lowell, kcswick Cod
lin, Maiden Blush and Golden Sweet are
among the best.
For September, the Alexander, Fall
pippin, Ramho.
For September and October Wealthy,
Bailey's Sweet and King.
For early winter, Jonathan, Grimes
Golden, etc.
The list OF winter apples is toe long for
this article.
PEARs-I only recommend four var
tiles as near free from blight, viz: Keiflcr
CARRIER, Duchess dc Augoulcmc, and Seckel
The Lawson is we'll recommended, but |
am not familiar with it. The Bartlett is
good, but blights badly. 1t bears young,
Al. n ,,,I t1,, X a,tlpt-
am favora1ly impressed with the &C
counts of the koonce, but it is new and
comes at higher price. Osband's Sum-
mer, Idaho Lceontc and Clapps Favor
lite blight badly. Don't plant them.
In PEACHES the following do well:
For June and early July, Alexander,
Triumph and Hale's Early.
For July. Crawford's Early Reeves
Favorite and Wager.
For August, plant Old Nixon Free,
Champion. Crosby, Elbcrta, Stump the
World and Muir.
For September, take Crawford's Late,
Salway, Smock Free and Wonderful.
All of the above varieties do we'll here.
CHERRiEs-I planted for my amily
orchard, q few years ago. Early Rich-
mond, Montmorency and English Nor
clio, which ripcn SUCCESSFULLY in the order
named, giving succession from early to
late. They all do well here, and the re-
suit has been very satisfactory. From
all accounts that can get of it. think
the Dye House is earlier than the Early
Richmond, and fully as prolific Early
Richmond and Early Nav are the same
cherry. I AM favorably impressed with
reports of the Ostheimer (not Osthcm)
and will plant it and the Dyc-House in
my family orchard this spring. May
Duke, Gov. Wood, Yellow Spanish, Black
Tartarian, and all sweet cherries are q
failure here.
PLUMs.--Thc carly plums arc much
more affected with the curcuio than the
late varieties. Wild Goose and Pota-
watoniic aic aipung tEe 'tst oi our ma
tive varieties. Blue Damson is regular
bearer, almost entirely tree irom curculi";
r,pcns September list. The Abundance
and Satsuma ripcn in July, and the Bur
bank about Sept .mber 1st, and are the
smoothest annd handsomcst of any plum
trees / ever saw. ana make tree that
would grace any lawn. They bloom
earlier than most plu,ns, and are, there
fore, little more liable to he injured by
late trosts. The Burbank is probably the
most regular bearer of the three. The
claim is generally made by statesmen that
they are curculio-proof but ! find that
the curculio attack the Abundance and
Satsuma badly, while the Burbank is not
so much affected.
APRIcors, like the plums, are some
times affected by curculio, especially the
eralicr varieties The Early Golden is e
very sweet and early varicty.-rather
srnall-iollowcd closely by the ROYAL
Moorpark, Harris and Acme-all large
frcestones Among the Russian apriGots,
the list is very long, and | will give only
few in the order Of their ripening
Glib, Frcestope, earliest Of any, June;
Alexander, July list; Alexis, middle of
July: ]. l.. Budd, carly in August,
OuINcz.-The Orange is the earliest
ripeus in September. The Champion is
late, bears young, constant and prolific.
Three-vear.old trees in my nursery row
had ounces last year. The Missouri
Mammoth / have not tried, but ac-
counts from Missouri are favorable.
Reas' Mammoth and Mcechs Prolific
do well in the ist, but | de NOT think