SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 255 



FRUITS FOR THE :N0RTHWEST. 

 BY GEORGE PEFFER, PEWAUKEE, WIS. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : 



On the invitation of your worthy Secretary, I have written the 

 following short paper, covering the main points as far as my knowl- 

 edge goes. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Strawberries take the lead in the West, as they come first in the 

 season, and therefore I will mention a few varieties that are giving 

 the best satisfaction with us. Wilson, Crescent, Jessie, Manchester, 

 or any of the pistilate hardy varieties in alternate rows, planted with 

 either of two staminates. 



Raspberries, Black — Gregg, Souhegan; Red — Cuthbert, Brandy- 

 wine, Turner, Marlboro. 



Blackberries — Ancient Britons, Stone's Hardy, Snyder. 



Grapes — Moore's Early, Worden, Brighton, Delaware, Concord, 

 Niagara. The last named is really a white Concord; quite as hardy, 

 and ripens about the same time, falls off the stem if we try to keep 

 it, same as Concord, the only difference is in color. 



Plums — DeSoto, Forest Garden, Rolling Stone, and other varie- 

 ties. Miner and Wild Goose planted with these named, give good 

 satisfaction also. 



Hybrid Crab-Apples — Whitney, Gibb, Strawberry, Orange, 

 Transcendent, and for a sweet one, Beaches' Sweet or Sweet Russet, 

 and others. Also Currants and Gooseberries or any other small fruit 

 that is hardy or that can be easily protected. 



Cherries — Can only be^grown where there is some shelter or on 

 high elevations where the cold air is amileorated by a pond, or lake, 

 or large stream of water, and then only the hardiest varieties, such 

 as the Kentish, Valtimere, and in the some localities the Early Rich- 

 mond and Morello. 



Apples — In the further Northwest only the hardiest varieties 

 can be planted, to give satisfaction. In the neighborhood of where 

 the orchard is to be planted, avoid localities where the land lays to 

 the south or southwest, or where it can't be sheltered from these 

 points. If good sized trees are planted, they must be protected from 

 the sun, for a few years on the south side, by a few lath or fence 

 pickets, or any other material; cornstalks, hay or a bunch of straw 

 tied around the south side on the body of the tree. If onl}- fruit is 

 wanted that is hardy (in the apple line), without regard to quality 

 or keeping, our selection would be, first, Tetofsky. This has stood 

 when fifty-two degrees below zero killed Hyslop and Transcendent 

 Crab. Next is the Duchesse. Other varieties of the imported Rus- 



