. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 276 FARM GARDEN FARM GARDEN Varieties of large fruits. The nursery catalogues give long lists of varieties of all of the large fruits, and from their description it would seem as if all were valuable, when in any one locality perhaps a half-dozen varieties comprise nearly all of the valuable qualities desired. Varieties suggested as excellent for general cultivation for home use are as follows : Apples: Summer: Astrachan, Oldenburg, Will- iams, Yellow Transparent.—Autumn : Gravenstein, Mcintosh, Wealthy, Fall Pippin.—Winter: Hubbard- ston,
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 276 FARM GARDEN FARM GARDEN Varieties of large fruits. The nursery catalogues give long lists of varieties of all of the large fruits, and from their description it would seem as if all were valuable, when in any one locality perhaps a half-dozen varieties comprise nearly all of the valuable qualities desired. Varieties suggested as excellent for general cultivation for home use are as follows : Apples: Summer: Astrachan, Oldenburg, Will- iams, Yellow Transparent.—Autumn : Gravenstein, Mcintosh, Wealthy, Fall Pippin.—Winter: Hubbard- ston, Jonathan, King, Baldwin, R. I. Greening, Spy. Pears: Clapp, Bartlett, Seckel, Sheldon, Bosc, Hovey. Peaches: Mountain Rose, Oldmixon, Crawford Early, Elberta. Plums: Euro- pean: Bradshaw, Lombard, Imperial Gage, Damson, Lin- coln, Quackenboss, Fellenburg, General Hand.—Japanese : Abundance, B u r - bank, Wickson, Oc- tober Purple. Cherries: Sweet: Governor Wood, Yellow Spanish, Black Tartarian, Downer Late.— Sour: Early Rich- mond, Montmo- rency. Thefollowingva- rieties are adapted for home use in the colder parts of Ontario and Quebec (W. T. Macoun): Apples: Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Lowland Raspberry, Langford Beauty, St. Lawrence, Wealthy, Mcintosh, Faraeuse, Swazie, Milwaukee, Scott Winter, Baxter. Pears: Flemish Beauty, in favorable localities. Plums: American: Bixby, Mankato, Cheney, Wolf, Hawkeye, Stoddard.—European: Mount Royal, Raynes, Glass, Montmorency, Perdrigen.— Russian: Early Red. Cherries: Orel 25, Ostheim (Minnesota), Mont- morency. For Iowa (A. T. Erwin): Apples: Summer: Duchess, Lowland Raspberry, Benoni.—Fall: Wealthy, Grimes Golden.—Winter; Roman Stem, Jonathan, Stayman Winesap, Gano. Crabs: Florence, Whitney. For severe locations in northern Iowa: Apples: Duchess, Charlamoff, Patten Greening, Wealthy, Okabena. Pears: Seckel, Lincoln, Longworth, Kieffer. Peaches: Champion, Greensboro, Hill Chili, Russell. Plums: Wyant, Brittlewood, Hunt,
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