400 Mit^souri State Horticultural Society. 



future the college grounds, and our many trial stations, v.ill tell the 

 whole story as to the truth of my present belief that the cherry 

 growing region of the North-west will yet extend up to Lake Win- 

 nipeg. — Prof. J. L. Budd. 



THE SOUTHERN APPLES. 



Ed's Peairie Farmer: Your correspondent B. F. J., of 

 Champaign, 111., strikes the right key when he states in a recent 

 number of the Prairie Farmer, that we must look to the south for 

 reliable winter apples, instead of tlie north. Above 41 degrees 

 Baldwin, Seek-no-further, Cogswell, Minister, etc., do reasonably, 

 but in central and southern Ohio, and westward through Missouri, 

 and Kansas, they become strictly autumn apples, dropping early, 

 and decaying rapidly, as many have found to their cost. Northern 

 Spy, which at Rochester, N. Y., is a fine winter apple, keeping 

 until April, is all gone here by the end of November. Thirty 

 years ago, when the writer began to collect fruits, the northern 

 varieties were his main hope. Like thousands of others he knew 

 no better ; and it was not until after years of failure that his 

 attention was drawn to the southern varieties. As might reasonaby 

 be expected, not all the southern apples will be desirable north of 

 the Ohio. 



The summer varieties, as a rule, are of comparatively little 

 value. The late autumn and winter varieties, however are very 

 promising, and ' experience will show which of these are best. 

 Mason's Stranger, from southern Virginia, resembles Stuart's 

 Golden of central Ohio, but is smaller, and not so good a bearer, 

 nor so good in quality. And Camack's Sweet, of N. C, Steph- 

 enson's Winter, of Miss., and some others do not seem desirable. 

 On the other hand. Hoover, Kinuaird's Choice, Cedar Falls, 

 Cullasaga, Cannon Pearmain, Sparks, Press Ewing, and Kentucky 

 Long Stem, have given much satisfaction, and Johnson, from 

 southern 111., may be classed with these. 



At first, fears were entertained concerning their liardiness, 

 but after the severest winters, the shoots of Mamma and one or two 

 others, which suffer most, were but slightly discolored, and not 

 more so than the shoots of Smitli's Cider, and Cornell's Fancy. 



Great interest is felt in the more recent introductions : Guil- 

 ford's Red and Forney from N. C, Black Twig from Tenn., 

 Arkansas Black and Stevenson Pippin from Ark., Norton Pippin. 

 Kestner and Brewington Pippin, from Ky., Santa from Ga., etc. 

 —R. J. B. 



