STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ^gQ 



LIST OF APPLES FOR TAZEWELL COUNTY. 



Mr. O. B. Galusha, Secretary. 



Dear Str : — In making out a list of apples for Tazewell county, I 

 will try and be brief, but accurate, believing that a few tried varieties, 

 having proved themselves to possess the requisites for market : namely, 

 hardiness, early and prolific bearing, size, coloring, and beauty of iruit, 

 to be preferable to a larger list of kinds having these requisites in a less 

 degree. 



SUMMER. 



Early Hardest — good, but shy bearer on rich soils ; on poor soils, 

 bears better. • 



Red Astrachan — showy and profitable for market. 



Carolina Red June — a great bearer, but the fruit sometimes cracks 

 and scabs. 



FALL. 



Maiden's Blush — very fine. 



Rambo, Lo-ivelL Mother, and Fall Pippin — all good. 



Porter — good, but shows bruises badly. 



Snow and Fall Wine are good, but scab badly, some years. 



WINTER. 



IVillow- Twig., Ben Davis., Wine-sap, and Smith's Cider, are all very 

 profitable. 



fonathan — profitable, but drops early. 



Roman Stem — good in (juality and bearing. ** 



}[ inkier — doing well. 



Raa'lcs fanct — tree and fruit rather tender — bears too full — fruit 

 small. 



Some others might be added for family use, but sue h additions 

 would reduce ihe jirofits of a commercial on hard. 



J AS. W. ROBISON. 

 IKUI'IS FOR NOKllIKKN ILLINOIS. 



O. B. Calnsha, Secretary .State Horticultural Society, 



Dear Sir : — In compliaui'e with your rcfjuesl, I send the following 

 list of fruits which have proved ilie most liardy and reliable, in Will 

 County. 



Soil — bla( k loam, prairie, with clay sul)-soil. .VIong the Kankakee 

 river, and the Desjjlaines, flickory. Forked, and Rock creeks, the soil is 

 sandy loam, underlaid with gravel or stone. 



SUMMER AI'PLKS. 



Parly Pennock — large, good; bears itself t(t rfbath in fen or twelve 

 years. 



Early Harvest — good crop every other year. 

 Sops-of-wine — profitable. 



