. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. I50 POPULAR GARDENING. May, Apple Varieties. To those who con-template planting Apple trees extensively,I would advise to avoid many around, find out what sorts do well inthe kind of soil you intend planting in, andconfine yourself to but a few, say five varie-ties. Here that selection for winter wouldbe Jonathan, Ben Davis, Winesop, WillowTwig, and York Imperial. The Clayton is attracting considerableattention. It is of good size, handsome, an having rows about twelve o
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. I50 POPULAR GARDENING. May, Apple Varieties. To those who con-template planting Apple trees extensively,I would advise to avoid many around, find out what sorts do well inthe kind of soil you intend planting in, andconfine yourself to but a few, say five varie-ties. Here that selection for winter wouldbe Jonathan, Ben Davis, Winesop, WillowTwig, and York Imperial. The Clayton is attracting considerableattention. It is of good size, handsome, an having rows about twelve or fifteen inchesapart, and plants ten to twelve inches apartin the rows. If planted too early it is liableto run up to seed. When large enough for blanching, inSeptember or October, the leaves of eachplant are gathered up and tied around theirmiddle with string or matting. In aboutthree weeks they will be blanched enoughfor use. We have blanched them in lesstime, and very beautifully, by putting a proper depth and spreading them is much better and safer than plantingwith a dibber. ^ ^-^,. ENDIVE DWARF GHEEN CUHLED. early and abundant bearer, hardy tree, andthe Apple will keep as long as any. But tomy taste the quality is not up to the Davis still takes the lead here, and itdoesnt matter how much the quality is rundown, it still takes. Why not? If theWilson and Crescent Strawberries standfirst and the Early Richmond Cherry, andthe Concord Grape, neither of which canclaim much in point of quality, why maynot old Ben hold its place? What we want is an Apple just like BenDavis in all respects, but with the qualityof a Jonathan or Newtown such an Apple is among thecoming ones or is already here, I dont long as I can have Jonathans, GrimesGolden, Winesop, Yellow Bellflower, andNewton Pippin, I am satisfied. Jennettingmay also be in the In my family BenDavis is not eaten if any of the others areto be had. Fruit Outlook. A month a
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