Archive image from page 560 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 WESTBINGIA WEST VIRGINIA 1973 â V-XXl\ CLl . oblong-lanceolate to linear, y-l in. long;: fls. white, axillary, almost sessile; calyx 'S lines long; corolla not twice as long as the calyx. Sandy hills, near t
Archive image from page 560 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 WESTBINGIA WEST VIRGINIA 1973 â V-XXl\ CLl . oblong-lanceolate to linear, y-l in. long;: fls. white, axillary, almost sessile; calyx 'S lines long; corolla not twice as long as the calyx. Sandy hills, near the -sea- coast. Australia.â Offered in S. Calif. F. W. Barclay. WEST VIRGINIA HORTICULTURE (Pig. 2721), like that ut most other states, had its beginning as a side issue of the usual operations of the farm. In fact, even to-day it is considered as a sort of complement to grain- growing or stock-raising in most sections of the state. In some localities where towns have sprung up as the result of coal, oil or railroad operations, the demand for vegetables and small fruits has been largely met by local producers. The market-garden work, aside from the growing of watermelons, peas and tomatoes, is such as has been encouraged by the growth of the neighbor- ing towns. Melon-growing, which has an extensive acreage along the Ohio river bottom, is the only branch of vegetable-gardening which seeks markets outside the state. What has been said of vegetable-gardening ap- plies equally well to small-fruit culture, but the tree fruits ânotably apples and peaches âfall under quite a different category. The apple industry in West Virginia is chiefly of two characters and has two regions, âthe lower,and the north- ern Ohio valley counties of the state. The former region gives considerable attention to the production of eai'ly apples for the northern markets. Several early harvest varieties are grown. Yellow Transparent, Red Astrachan and Pomme Royal predominating; these are followed by Ma
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