g4 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Mr. Francis, of Sangamon, reports the fruit crop too large to be 

 appreciated. 



"Arri-KS ripened prematurely, and the trees were affected by leaf-blight to some ex- 

 tent ; while the early peaches were badly injured by the curculio. 



TilK Pi.i'M crop was also heavy where protected from curculio. but badly damaged 

 by a kind of blight or rust. 



The Lawton Blackberry was winter- (or rather perhaps) summer-killed while 

 the Kittatinny bore a good crop and commanded a high price. 



He also states that insects were quite abundant, but the fruit crop was so very 

 large that their depredations were scarcely observed — was not successful with Wier's 

 moth trap on a limited trial— and thinks the apple bin the best moth trap of which he 

 has any knowledge." 



Mr. Capps, of Logan, thinks that success depends upon the adapt- 

 ation of varieties to soil and climate, and attaches very little importance 

 to protection by timber-belts. He mentions Early Harvest, Carolma 

 June, Summer Rose, Keswick Codling, Sops of Wine, Red Astrachan, 

 Pomme Royal, Maiden's Blush, Rambo, Aut. Strawberry, Snow. Fal- 

 Pippin, Mother. Rawles' Janet, Domine. Ladies' Sweet, Winesap, Jon- 

 athan, Smith's Cider, Fulton, Wagoner, Ben Davis, Newtown Pippin. Mi- 

 lam, and Willow, as twenty-five favorites out of one hundred and sixty 

 sorts fruited on prairie loam. 



The most successful pears are Bartlett and Flemish Beauty, as 

 standards, and Belle Lucrative, Duchess De Angouleme, and Seckel, as 

 dwarfs — out of more than fifty sorts fruited. 



Thinks heavy mulching or red clover better than clean culture for 

 the orchard, and especially for the pear orchard. 



Early peaches rotted badly, but the crop was heavy. 



He introduced the " Alexander " as a new seedling having ripened 

 as early as the i8th of July — three weeks before Hale's Early, and pos- 

 sessing the rare qualities of extra earliness, attractive appearance, pleas- 

 ant smell and agreeable taste. 



The sweet cherries were a failure generally, while the Early May, 

 English Morello, and May Duke, produced good crops; but the plums 

 are all given up to the curculio. 



Ealy Golden Apricots abundant — but it is useless to waste time 

 with Nectarines. 



f^uinces produced a moderate crop. 



Concord and Hartford grapes did well but some twenty other sorts 

 failed on account of unhealthy foliage. 



Wilson and Green Prolific, our best strawberries, but the crop was 

 short this year. 



Lawton, winter-killed. Kittatinny, more hardy. Doolittle, Miami, 

 and Philadelphia raspberries have proven the best. 



l>ess damage done by insects than for some years past. Codling 

 Moth scarce. 



Have had three dry summers in succession. 



