70 XKBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIEIT. 



Numerous varieties of grapes will do well but Moore's Early, Con 

 ( ord and Woiden stand at the head. White varieties are more subject 

 to disease than red and black varieties and require more coddling. 



Pears are nice to have in the fruit garden and the following varieties 

 have done well for me: Kieffer, Sheldon, Garber, Koonce and Japan 

 (lolden Russet. These varieties will give a succession of pears fron; 

 ■Tuly to January. Pears should be planted on the poorest ground and 

 should be seeded to grass three or four years after planting. Rapid 

 growth induces blight. 



Apples are the standard fruit and can be had in a fresh state during 

 a greater part of the year than any other fruit that we grow. Without 

 the aid of cold storage we have had fresh apples from July 10 to May 30. 

 The varieties to plant will depend very much on the location. Plant 

 summer, fall and winter varieties. 



If you buy your trees and plants right, the first expense will not be 

 very great. But be as careful to know the reputation of your nursery- 

 man as you would to know the reputation of a man you expected to 

 loan $1,000 without security. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Yager: I don't think Mr. Christy ought to say that concerning 

 the tloughton. I think the Hoyghton is such a little scrub of a goose- 

 berry that it seems to me he ought to recommend something better 

 and a little bigger and something that is hardy. The Houghton is almost 

 too small. The Downing is hardy up in our country (Dodge county), 

 and if it is hardy up there it ought to be hardy all over this country. 

 And then about the pears, Mr. Christy recommends Garber. He ought 

 to move out the southeast corner of the state, or have it understood 

 that this means anywhere else. 



A Voice: What is the matter with the Spanish Beauty? 



Mr. Yager: It is all right in our part of the country. 



Mr. C. S. Harrison: I don't think there is anything like the old 

 Houghton. The Downing is a nice berry, but you don't get a crop only 

 about once in five years. 



A Member: I have planted the Downing and have had good success. 



Mr. Christy: I would rather have something I know than something 

 1 never had success with. If you plant the Houghton you will have 

 gooseberries. I get a few from the Downing, but if I want goos -berries 

 T plant something I have had success with. Of course, the Downing is 

 a nice large fine berry when you get one, but you don't get them very 

 often. 



C. S. Harrison: If you transplant often and cultivate well you will 

 find It to your credit. Another thing, people often use the gooseberry 

 when it is green, pick it too soon. Take the Houghton gooseberry when 

 it is ripe and it is pretty good eating. 



A Member: Would you plant more cherry trees or the Russian mul 

 berry trees for birds for the protection of the cherry? 



