98 Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



grapes, etc., it will be found we can plant some varieties anywhere 

 where there is soil enough to grow a tree ; and be sure of eating the 

 fruit of our own labor. 



Of course no one will plant in ponds, muck -beds, marshes or 

 wet lands. 



If this be correct, it is important to know what varieties will 

 grow successfully on the location and soil we have. All varieties 

 of apples, also of peaches, pears, and other fruits, do not succeed 

 equally well on the same ground. Some do best on dry locations ; 

 some on moderately dry, and some on moist ; others do well even 

 on damp situations. Some do best on high land, others on mod- 

 erately low ; some at the hill-top, some near it, others further 

 down, and some even as low down as the dividing line between 

 damp and wet land. The Ben Davis has fine, regularly formed 

 and perfect fruit just above the wet line. The Geniton on 

 northern and eastern slope, between moist and dry. The Baldwin 

 on the two extremes of damp and dry. Northern Spy on dry. 

 Jonathan on top and southern slope. Lowell fine on the dry belt. 

 Benoni on southern slope, not too low down. Hubbardston on 

 level, dry and even poor soil is liard to excel. Dominie on high 

 and dry. Orkley, with me, a failure on high and dry. Colvert 

 splendid as low down as dampness. Early Harvest near top and 

 on northern slope ; don't want southwest. Willow Twig and Eed 

 Astracham want high and dry. Y. Bellflower will stand quite 

 moist ; best on dry. W. W. Pearmain wants a horticultural phy- 

 sician, or the woodman's ax laid at its root, and the query, "why 

 cumbereth it the ground?" answered with the command, "cut it 

 down ! " Rambo wants strong, clean and dry elevated position. 

 Fall Queen avoids moisture. Maiden Blush will stand it. Milam 

 from damp to dry. White (winter) Pippin on a dry southern 

 slope, and Newtown Pippin must be kept off of dampness. 

 These are not named as being the best situations, but to show 

 that varieties might be selected to suit any location, and that a 

 careful examination of orchards would enable us to determine just 

 what varieties to plant on different situations, with certainty of 

 fruit. 



I have in my mind several old orchards planted over fifty years, 

 especially one on a narrow ridge from northwest to southeast ; 

 rising, perhaps, thirty feet in less than one hundred and fifty from 

 northeast, and descending about one-half as much to southwest. I 

 have looked at this orchard for thirty years, from my office window, 

 beholding and enjoying its delicious fruit. Scarcely a tree is missing 



