Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-28


ers not to overlook w. H. LaCount
large majority.
Contributed by member of the
board of trade committee on streets
and parks.)
Sometimes 1t is desirable to have a
hedge about the city lot or the country
home and in selecting the kind of
plants for a hedge it is well to take
into consideration our dry winter eli
mate.
The old fashioned Barberry seems
to die down some every year which
would indicate that the dry winters
are rather severe on this plant.
The California Privet is becoming
quite popular hedge plant in various
parts of the country but we do not
know just how 1t will thrive in this
climate.
Buckthorn is very hardy and stands
the severe winters of the northwest.
The old fashioned lilac, when plant
ed In a hedge, does very well and in
addition to its answering for the pur.
pose of hedge 1t furnishes blossoms
as well.
There is native barberry growing
around Durango that is perfectly
hardy and II 1t was planted In hedge
row, cultivated and irrigated, 1t would
doubtless prove very satisfactory. 1t
has a yellow blossom and is quite at
tractive as Towering shrub.
49,
This is the time of the year when
people begin selecting their varieties
of fruit trees. There are many places
about Durango where the finest quail
ity of apples are grown and in Sc
lecting apples for an orchard 1t is
well to consider the commercial side
of the question.
There have been too many summer
and fall apples planted in Colorado.
There have also been great num-
ber Of worthless winter varieties
grown.
The winter apple is the most profit
able to raise because the demand is
greater and then It is not perish
able crop. II the market is not suit
able at the time of gathering. the crop
may be held for more advantageous
market.
1t does not cost any more to raise
good, first class apple than a poor
one. There are many varieties which
do well in our climate that are first
class In every respect. The Jonathan,
Wagner. Winesap, Grimes Golden and
White Winter Permain are all vari-
cites that belong in the first class
order. Although people continue to
plant Ben Davis and 1t has some good
qualities. II is not considered first
class apple. The Gano is slight i'm
provement over the Ben Davis and
Is taking its place to a considerable
extent. The Rome Beauty is another
variety taking the place OF the Ben
Davis and while 1t probably has a
better appearance 1t is not as good
a variety as the Ben Davis so far as
quality is concerned. 1t does very
well in the late fall or early winter
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less later.
Bulletin No. 119 of the Colorado ex-
pertinent station has the following to
say concerning the Green Aphis oi
the apple, and as some of the trees
In and about Durango are affected by
this pest. we publish the matter in
full for the benefit Of our readers:
"Importance-The unusual abund-
ance of this aphid the past season
upon apple and occasionally upon pear
on the western slope has made 1t nee
essary to make observations upon and
carry out insecticidal tests against It.
Life History-The green aphis win
ters as eggs upon tho twigs OF the
tree. the past spring a very large per
cent withstood the winter. They be-
gan Matching about Grand Junction
about April /. continuing for two
weeks or more. The young hatched
at about the same time the first traces
Of green foliage appeared. and thus