POPULAR AND VALUABLE VARIETIES 



OF FRUITS. 



COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, FOR THE USE OF THE MICHI. 



GAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Weliave no desire, aud it is not our purpose or intention to encourage (be 

 planting and cultivation of a too extensive list of fruits. There are, already, 

 too many varieties in use in tliis as well as in other States. 



The list of Apples could prufitably be reduced three-fourths, and then 

 enough would be left for all useful purposes. 



But there are many young beginners who are calling for catalogues of fruits 

 and Iruit trees, and they ask us to give them a list for reference in this Annual 

 Keport. We beg most earnestly co warn all new beginners in fruit culture to 

 be cautious and not be misled by catalogues or lisis. These, unintentionally, 

 are often deceptive. The best way is first to consult the oldest and most ex- 

 perienced frnit growers in the immediate locality or neighborhood of your 

 labors. The experience of snch meu is the best, bccanse they know the soil 

 and climatic influences with which you have to deal. The varieties that have 

 eucceeded with them are likely to succeed with }ou. 



By all means beware of i)laniing too large a number of summer and autumn 

 varieties of apples. The State of Michigan is already overloaded with such, 

 and if the hard winter of 18T5 has thinned them out it will prove a good 

 thing, for useful and profitable varieties can be put in their unprolitable space. 

 The profit of Apple Culture is in the best long-keeping winter varieties, and 

 to the ^\ INTER Apple we advise the apple culturist to turn his attention. 

 Coiicentrute on a lew leading valuable varieties, and there arc but few of these, 

 and they can be counted on your fingers. Consult the great standard works 

 of Downing, Thomas, Birry, and Wardi r, and. especially, do not tail to con- 

 sider carelully the list of fruits recommended by the Michigan State Pum- 

 olugical Society. 



APPLES. 



The eleven Summer Apples recommended by the Society are as follows: 

 Market — Eirly Harvest, Eed Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburgh (second 

 quality), Maideu's Blush. 



