120 TRANSACTIONS OF THE HORTICULTURAL 



of extreme drouth, this year we have a superabundance of rain. This 

 is as might be expected, as one extreme follows another, although 

 sometimes more plainly marked than at others, and how to profit by 

 these is what we need to know. 



Arbor Day should receive more attention than it did last April, 

 and school yards should be beautified, and teacher and pupils become 

 interested in the good work ; and while I would leave landscape 

 gardening to the specialist, who should be thoroughly trained in his 

 vocation, yet the love of the beautiful will be inculcated and per- 

 meate the young, and they will be led to look from the beauties of 

 Nature up to Nature's God. And, in conclusion, let me say that 

 Illinois presents to the horticulturist as fair a page as any State in 

 the Sisterhood, sufficiently diversified to enable the most fastidious 

 to select from. And it rests with you to see well to it what is written 

 on your page, whether in aftertime it shall be said it is well, or ill, — 

 that you lived and took part in Central Illinois horticulture. 



WHAT SHALL WE GROW FOR MARKET AND HOME USE V 

 BY H. M. MOKKIS, RANTOUL. 



Beginning in the nursery and small fruit business, fifteen years 

 ago, I have had many disappointments and a few successes, — not 

 financially, for I do not consider this part of Illinois adapted to 

 growing fruit for profit, — but in the way of experience I have 

 gained a small fortune. This paper will mention such varieties of 

 fruit as I have grown and seen growing in this and adjoining 

 counties, which seem to be the hardiest and yield the best. Begin- 

 ning with the apple orchard, I find_ that the Willow Twig, English 

 Golden Russett (although the frui't drops badly), Minkler, Roman 

 Stem, Grimes' Golden Pippin, Ben Davis, Smith's Cider and Tall- 

 man's Sweet, for winter ; Maiden's Blush, Wealthy, Fameuse, 

 Bailey Sweet and Whitney's No. 20, for fall (the latter is a crab 

 apple, and though rather small for market, is good enough for any 

 body to eat, and the tree is very hardy): Tetofsky, Red Astrachan, 

 Sops of Wine, Keswick's Codlin and Duchess of Oldenburg, for 

 summer, are among the oldest trees and are in the healthiest con- 

 dition. To these I would add, for trial, Mann. Salome and Pewaukee, 

 for winter; Stumpf and Haas for fall, and Yellow Transparent for 

 summer. I have never fruited these varieties, but they make a fine 

 growth in the nursery, and the indications are that the trees are very 

 hardy, although the Yellow Transparent has shown some blight. 

 Of crab apples, I find but three varieties worthy of culture, — 

 Whitney's No. 20, already spoken of, for early, Transcendent and 

 Hyslop for medium and late. There is one thing of which I wish 

 to speak at this point, although it is foreign to the subject, for I 

 consider it a matter of great importance. 



