256 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



CHERRIES. 



Early May and English Morello. 



QUIN'CES. 



Orange and Rhea's Seedling. 



CURRANTS. 



Red Dutch. ^ 



RASPBERRIES. 



Doolittle, Miami, and Philadelphia. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Lawton and Kittatinny. 



STRAWBERR I ES. 



Wilson. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Houghton's .Seedling. 



GRAPES. 



The Concord is the main one planted. Of course we plant other 

 varieties of fruits than the above, but these are the most certain and 

 profitable. 



HORTICULTURE IN LOGAN COUNTY. 



Mr. O. B. Galusha, Morris, Illinois: 



Dear Sir : — In response to your request, I will proceed to give you 

 such local items of interest to Horticulturists as occur to me. 



Our soil being a rich, sandy loam, or black, vegetable mould of from 

 x\ to 3 feet in thickness, with a pervious clay sub-soil, is well adapted to 

 fruit culture, and all varieties of hardy fruits succeed admirably when 

 not affected by blight, noxious insects, or unseasonable frosts. 



I think that fruit culture judiciously managed would be fully as remu- 

 nerative here as other branches of industry. Much depends on 

 the varieties planted. The culture of small fruits for market has not been 

 practiced to any great extent ; but I believe could be made quite profitable 

 at present. Corn, pork, and cattle are the great staples of our county, 

 and Horticulture has been comparatively neglected ; but our people seem 

 to be taking more interest than formerly in this subject. 



Our orchards are mostly on the prairie lands. I am not quite sure but 

 that the value of shelter for orchards has been rather overrated. I believe 

 that orchards on the open prairie have been fully as productive as those 

 that are in sheltered localities, especially those that are situated on elevated 

 ground in the open prairie. 



