128 TRANSACTIONS OF TilE ILLINOIS 



We find so few locations in this })art of the State where pears, 

 peaches, plums, and cherries can he profitahly grown for commercial 

 purposes, that they are scarcely worthy of mention in this connection. 



Coming to the family orchard we find very different conditions 

 prevailing, as the man who has a proper regard for the comfort of 

 his family wants those varieties of apples, of the Best quality, that 

 will give a succession ten or eleven months in the year, without 

 much regard to productiveness. The following list will about meet 

 this want: 



Siniuiier. — Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Sops of Wine, Early 

 Joe, Benoni, Golden Sweet. 



J'f^//.— Maiden's Blush, Fall Orange, Mother Porter, Fulton 

 Strawberry, Bailey Sweet. 



Winter. — Ben Davis, Winesap, Jonathan, Red Canada, Grimes' 

 Golden, Janet. Minkler, Northern Spy, Yellow Bellflower, Baldwin, 

 Broadwell, Paradise, AVinter Sweet. 



Although pears, peaches, and cherries may not l)e grown for 

 profit, yet every man who owns an acre of land should plant them 

 for home use, and in great abundance. Bartlett, Seckel, Flemish 

 Beauty, Shelden, Duchesse, and Lawrence, will give as good satisfac- 

 tion as any six pears that can be planted. 



Peaches are so much governed by soil, location, and climatic in- 

 fluences, that the safest plan is for the planter to inquire of his 

 neighbors or local nurseryman what varieties are the most successful, 

 and be governed l)y their experience. Many of our nurserymen cul- 

 tivate choice seedlings that are known to do well in their section, 

 and my experience leads to the opinion that they will give us more 

 and just as good fruit as the well known named varieties. 



After twenty years' experience with cherries I know of no vari- 

 ety that I Avould plant with any expectation of fruit but Early May 

 and English Morello. 



Reports of Committee on New Fruits, Trees, and Plants, A. C. 

 Hammond, of Warsaw, and H. K. Vickroy, of Normal, were sub- 

 mitted and read: 



NEW FRUITS. 



Very little in the line of new fruits, that will be of general 

 interest, has come under my observation the past season. Peaches 

 were an entire failure, and grapes suffered so severely from mildew 

 and rot that there was no opportunity for observation so far as 

 these fruits were concerned, and those who make a specialty of small 

 fruits will doubtless give us all possible information in relation to 

 the new raspberries and strawberries. 



Coming to apples I can speak more intelligently, as I have, dur- 

 ing the last year, fruited several of the new varieties, and will give 

 my impression of their probable value. 



