FRUIT GROWING FOR HOME USE IN THE GREAT PLAINS. 



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Varieties Suggested for the Southern Great Plahis — Continued. 



G RAPES. o 



Beacon. 



Carman . 



Concord . 



Diamond (Moore's Diamond). 



Fern Munson. 



Gold Coin. 



Marguerite. 

 Niagara. 



PEACHES — continued. 

 Levy (Henrietta). 

 Mamie Ross. 

 Oldmixon Cling. 

 Sneed. 

 Triumph. 



PEARS. 



Alamo. 



Angoulonie (Durhesse d'Angoulenie). 



Bartlctf. 



Koonce. 



Wilder. 



Varieties Suggested for Western Nebraska. 

 No investigations regarding fruit growing have been made by the 

 writer in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. It is perhaps 

 possible, liowever, to suggest varieties of fruit for })lanting in this 

 section of the Great Plains with greater assurance than for any other 

 portion of the semiarid region. This is on account of the long 

 experience of a nurseryman and fruit grower who resides in Saline 

 County, Nebraska, and who for many years has been planting 

 orchanls in western Nebraska. After having tested a large number 

 of varieties, he suggests'' for Lincoln County, Nebraska, and other 

 comparable sections the followang: 



APPLES — continued. 



APPLES. 



Early variety. 



Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). 

 Mid-season varieties. 



Cole Quince. 



Day. 



Grimes. 



Jonathan. 



Maiden Blush. 



Plumb Cider. 



Wealthy. 

 Winter varieties. 



Ben Davis. 



Missouri (Missouri Pippin). 



Ralls (Genet, Geneton). 



Winesap. 



Crab. 



AMiituey. 



PLUMS. 



De Soto. 

 Forest Garden. 

 Hawkeye. 

 Lombard. 

 Wyant. 



CHERRIES. 



Montmorency Ordinaire (Montmorency).^ 



Morello (English Morello, Wragg). 



Ostheim. 



Richmond (Early Richmond). 



Varieties Suggested for the Extreme Western Portion of Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming. 



-continued. 



APPLE s- 

 ^\'inter varieties. 



Northwestern (Northwestern Green- 

 ing). 

 Patten (Patten Greening). 

 Ralls (Genet, Geneton). 



APPLES. 



Karly varieties. 



Oldenburg {Duchess of Oldenburg). 



Yellow Transparent. 

 Mid-season varieties. 



Day. 



Longfield. 



Wealthy. 



a Several of the varieties here named are hybrids originated and introduced by 

 T. V. Munson, Denison, Tex. Other hybrids and seedlings of his production may 

 also be adapted to this region. 



f> In a letter to the writer. c See footnote c, p. 19. 



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