The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-02-20

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new, high-prieed variety, Thick skin,
early, but very poor quality. ] would
like 10 know how much the fruit grow
eu Of Missouri have spcRi on this
fraud. McPike, new, proved to be
Concord. Paid IS ccats for each OF
these vines. Lutte and Lucille arc
both new red grapes and very promis-
lug, good quality, foe growers and
immense bearers. Brighton the best
carly grape. Mooro's Diamond Iinc
quality, early white grape. Niagara
a little later In fipcning, large punches
and very fine grape. Poeklinaion
no good. We hope 10 fruit several
other varieties next year.
CnrRnIEs--Early Richmond, Mont
morency aud English Morilla all did
well in their season. others did not
bear. Plums did not bear.
PEARs-FTultcd 1 varieties: Ouch
ess, keiffer, Ruiier aud Bureau Clar-
agon. Had some very fine specimens.
Trees made iiuv growth and are very
vigorous and healthy.
APPLEs--Missouri pippin aud iona
than bore some iiue fruit, but didn'i
notice any on amy Of the other yafie-
ties.
PEACnEs--OWing to the dry season
| cannot report on time Of sipening
We iruitcd 26 out Of ga varieties that
we have Ia the orchard. Captain
Eads did The best; picked 10 fine
merchantable peaches of Of obe tree.
! Old Nixon Free a close second With
perfect fruit. Crosby very full, me.
dium sixe. dull reddish color, good
quality aud Que of the hardest we
have. Lewis (now) jsom Michigan,
bore : specimens In 1900 oud bore full
last Year; medium size early and very
high quality. New Prolific, also frur
Michigan, bore a few Tery iine speci-
mems, large, high eolorej, extra fine
qualify aud very promising. We shall
propagate this variety the coming sea-
sou. Triumph aud GrcensborOugh ate
both new varieties, very eatly aud pro-
duee some very fine fruit Evans
Cling, a Seeding from jackson county,
is large yellow red blush and a good
commercial peach. Miller's Cling.
large, yellow, one of the best peaches
We have for canning. Elbe.ta---We
have more trees Of this variety than Of
any other, and nearly all the trees
bore we'll. consider this one Of the
best commercial peaches we have, but
not The best quality, aad tender 10 bud
until the tree gets to be foar 1r five
years old. Olaer varieties we're Ford
No. /, Late liberia, Chairs Choice,
Foster, Crawford Late, Newinglon
Cling, Matthews beauty, Family Pa
voriIe, Indian Cling, Walkers Free
aud Heath Cling. We think we had
fair showing considering the TREE.
bad only be'm planted two years and
three n,GaLhs.
Rhubarb and aspara.
gus seem to be at homo in this soil.
Both come To carly aud arc the easiest
vegetables grown. | consider apara-
gus one Of thu most hcap.hful vcgets-
bIes that grows. Barr's Mammoth,
White Mammoth aud Palmetto all do
well here.
SsRSHs AND Rosgs-Snowba ball, Wei
CELIA, Spires, Deutzia and iiydrangea
bloom to perfection. German Iris aud
Paeonias also do quite well, especially
where they are cultivated. Ia climb-
ing Roses I regard the Crimson Ram.
bier as a valuable acquisition TO our
list. The yellow sad While Handlers
also do well. would not reeRumend
any ~ the other varieties Of rAmblers
except for covering unsightly scenes
or rock walls. In hybred perpetual
roses we had Gen. Jack. Americas
beauty. Paul Neyron, Coqne.le dcs
Blanche, Mrs. John LEing aud Prins ess
Camille dc Rohan. Az did well and
bloomed swo OF tbree limea during tho
summer. Ia noshly -bloomers we
had Calasies' s'de,ss.f. iiurmosa, Meic.
or, Papa Gopticr, Pink SoupeTi, Ma
map csehes, sisfy wGshingtga aud Ag-
ripinia. We gaEe these thorough col.
llvaiion all summer and kel the blooms
cut, and great many hsse vii testify
thai we had roses Hll summer. will
not 30 Into further 5etsil on ituIls and
flowers at shis time. however, ! would
recommend every ioyar Of flowers to
plant q pepper Of Cosmos sesa.
Cow rgAs---l sill add that use bad
. number VI ogher varieties Of COW gseas
shan ihoss mentioned on trial, npHe
i5r which did any COED this year. The
Ilwad Scga Essn did iaisly well. Tor
essry one who keeps a COS OF . fs~
chickcrs woaid rerunnsaa sowing
Ia the carly isIl III least q pound oi
Dwarf Esrrz Rape asd aIsa . small
pasess VI re.
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