The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-02-01
VARIETIES TO SELECT.

VARIETIES 10 SELECT.
To intending orchard planters:
In the past ten years | have
kept pretty close tab on the
success or failure Of the different
varieties Of apples, peaches, pears,
cherries and plums on the prairie
and rivers or lower bench lands
and will here give a list of what
consider the best varieties, all
things considered, in each season.
Early-Red June, Astrican and
Famous or Transparent.
Mid-season, late fall or early
Jonathan, Jefferiees, Delicious,
winter-Dutchess of Goldenburg,
Mcintosh Red and Bell Flower.
The Jonathan is of fine flavor
but is small size at this altitude.
Late winter and early spring
Stayman Winesap, White Winter
Periman, Wagner, Rome Beauty
and possibly Crime s Golden. The
Gano and Ben Davis are good
keepers and that is about all
can say for them. The Arkan-
sas Black, Black Twig, Spitzen-
berg, Winter Banana and Vel
low Newton are very good below
1000 feet altitude, but are not
success on the prairie, in fact it
takes long season for winter
apple to make good.
PeachesEHale's Early, Alexan-
der, Champion, Early Crawford,
Alton, Alberta, Orange Cling and
Heath's Cling, named in order Of
maturity. The late peaches are
nearly always first to bloom.
Apricots or peaches will never
be a success on the prairie on ac-
count of the late spring frost.
The peach is short lived and the
most delicate tree we have. 1t
is subject to more fungus dis
eases and insect pests than any
other tree yet it does well below
1900 feet altitude.
Pears-The Bartlett is the
prince OF early pears. The Flem-
ish Beauty, Comece and Winter
Nellis are as good here as on the
bench lands, also the Winter
Nellis is small but a fine eating
pear about the holidays. Cher
ries are almost immune from fun
gus diseases and are attacked by
very few insects and should be
more generally planted, espec-
tally the sweet kinds, the Royal
Ann, Bing and Lambert are 3
of the best. In pruning sweet
cherry trees merely cut out the
interlacing or cross branches but
never cut out the key or central
leader. Be careful how you prun
a sweet cherry. Sour cherry is
also good and should not be pick
ed until they are fully ripe.
Stark's Montmorency and Black
Tartarian are very good.
Plums-Burbank and Santa
Rosa are early and good for this
Plant but a few trees
as they are not much in demand.
They take too much sugar.
Prunes-The Italian and Trag-
,dy do well here and are what
consider fine fruit in any alti-
ude. | am experimenting with
he Hymalia Blackberry and / be-
leve it will be success on this
'rairie. At present about the
My blackberry that is success
ere is the Evergreen. Raspber-
les and blackberries must have
vater when the fruit is ripening.
Currants-Every family should
ave them. Four of the very best
inds are the Red Cross, Diploma,
erfection and White Grape.
Plant .yearling trees and form
ne head as you want it as in
wo year old trees the head is
,rmed in the nursery, and avoid
)rked or crotch trees, also no
vo limbs should start directly op-
osite on the trunk of tree. The
est stock is the cheapest. Pa
.onize western nurseries.
HENRY T. MURRAY
tate Deputy Horticulture In