The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02
a Select Fruit List lis;
q frequent request IS made for in

such frequent request Is made for In
formation in regard to fruit plantations
varieties. etc. hat 1t seems opportluinre -
treat the subject at some length.
There are always two quite distinct OBJ
iects III view In selecting varieties OF
fruits. The first great object OF all tillers
of the soil should be an abundant Supply
FOR the household, but this Is not al
ways the case. In fact too often no care
or attention is given to securing sue
ccssion OF varieties which Wlll suppls
the family table. Thus tie country home
I il frequently not so well supplied as that
Eof persons owning only q small lot IN
the ylllalN or city. The grower OF fruits
purely FOR personalSor family use may DC .
denominated the amateur grower, ana
tho successful amateur secures 4 more
pleasure than the large grower and not !'
infrequcntly more prof also.
The second great objectiin fruit planta-
lions IS commercial crops. The com
mercial grower is concerned primarily
with producing bulk Of seasonable crops
from which he can secure the hlghcst
market returns Not infreduently. how
ever the commercial grower has his ANA
Eteur Side" so to speak, and. to some
extent. experiments whitney Vhrleties.
But 1t cannot be too strongly ulged tnat
& TO the beginner. COL!Acl S!hA o. S''A'fo
there Is only one safe rule, viz, plant
solely standard sorts. few in number ana
well selected as to soil and locality Al
most daily people ask about Champion
Senator and other new apples, leaving
the jmpreshon that they contemplate
planting them for commercial WORK. y. y, y Z
takes about twenty years to tully reallze
what n stupenduuus failure results from
wrongly selected varieties. hence tho con-
x,,if "a no sorts are
recommended. .t 4f
The Apple List.
IN this article, we want to reach all
parties and to deal especially with the
amateur or home fruit garden list. It IS
possible to present very extended list
of choice varieties ofnapples :or the
family orchard, but the following = limit
ed to those that seem nccessnry$to a tull
supply covering the entire season.
Tetofsky Is a very early variety, suited
1only to culinary, purposes. is OF Hus-
sian origin and rather weak IN CROWN,
nut a good bearer. Will grow anywhere.
origin, very early. not so desirable TOT
cooking but fairly. good for eating out
Of hand, good grower and bears well, not
Enerfectly successful In the high line
stone districts OF tho State.
Summer Rose is. one OF the very De-
slrable early eating apples ana snouN
find place In every amateur collections. Il
Early Ripe is an excellent sort, fol-
lowing Immediately after; the above IN
season, and is the best general purpose
sort vet mentioned. It is suited Doth Tor
eating and cooking, and Is u market SORT
! to limited extent. Grows and fruits well.
Oldenburg is "a Russian OF second early
season and ms a cooking sort Is the best
known early apple, It is largely planted
{ in certain sections for commercial purr
noses. 1T is not u table variety, Grows
and bears well everyWhere.5
American Summer Is the very hest MO-
season table variety known to the writer.
No family orchard should be without u.
OF autumn varieties the following are
typical of the best:
Baltzby Is a good grower and bears
well, the fruit Is large and handsome,
uuality medium as dessert fruit. i
Maiden Blush Is the prime general pnr-
pose fall apple Of the Southern Stutesi
Z it Is a sod, but not n hlgh-class dessert
ample. but for culinary purposes 1t ranks
high, and lis the best market sort have
grown for It's season. AT the North this
variety is a winter fruit A good grower
and bears we'll
stump is really the finest cooking SORT
4 of Its season, amateur only,
$$ Mother Is the very best IN quality Tor
table of any fall apple known 70 me- "
amateur grower should omit y IRON MS
z list * 81.
/. Buckingham Is a fne general purpose
variety, and In the more elevated dis
8trlcts is locally known as feltumn queen zen