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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[January, 



" The Highland Hardy may be classed under 

 the head of " very productive," giving with ordi- 

 nary culture from 40 to 60 bushels to the acre, 

 the crop selling in New York at from $400 to 

 $600 per acre. Under very favorable circum- 

 stances the fruit from small plots has sold at the 

 rate of from $1500 to $2000 per acre. Th'ese 

 latter figures are rare exceptions, but still they 

 show what success has been reached. 



"As to their cultivation, the ground should 

 first be well ploughed, giving a good coat of 

 barnyard manure. After harrowing, the ground 

 can be marked out with a plow or otherwise, 

 placing the plants 4 feet apart each way, or by 

 making the rows 6 feet apart, and the plants 21 

 or 3 feet distant'in the rows. The first method 

 permits of better culture, though the yield does 

 not differ materially either way. The ground 

 should be kept well cultivated, except when the 

 fruit is ripening. Manure the land well late in 

 the fall or inHhe^'spring of each year ; not too 

 liberally, if the soil is naturally very rich. 



" Plantations may be made in the fall or spring, 

 and usually the young shoots may be set out 

 with good success as late as the second week in 

 June. The second season from planting will 

 generally give'a paying crop, though full returns 

 should not be expected until another year. This 

 raspberry h&,s been widely disseminated through- 

 out the land, and those who have received them, 

 as well as others, will be interested, no doubt, in 

 knowing with^what success they are grown on 

 this their native soil." 



The New Early Peaches. — T. T. A., Comorn 

 P. O., King George Co., Va., asks : " Please in- 

 form me how the early Beatrice, Louise, and 

 Rivers peaches have succeeded this year, and 

 would you advise the planting of them with us ? 



[From all we can gather, they are desirable 

 varieties, and think you would be safe in plant- 

 ing them in your part of the country. — Ed. 

 G. M.] 



• 

 Apples for South-eastern New Jersey. — A 



correspondent from S. E. New Jersey asks : "Can 



you give in the Gardener's Monthly a list of late 



keeping apples of good quality and production ? I 



have the Winesap, but would like several other 



varieties, suited to our soil and climate, which 



will keep till March or later." 



[We have " official records " at hand that 



would enable us to answer this question in a 



manner that ought to be satisfactory. We under- 



took to answer a question like this in regard to 

 Northern Ohio, from similar " authorities," and 

 our readers may renjember the trouble we got 

 into. Of course, not residing in these sections, 

 we have no other sources of information to fall 

 back on as regards these local affairs. We have 

 an idea what kinds we should plant in that part 

 of the world, but would prefer that some one on 

 the spot should answer. In case no one responds, 

 we will then give a list that we should recom- 

 mend.— Ed. G. M.] 



Red-fleshed Apple. — A Henry Co., Ills., cor- 

 respondent says : " I have received from Michi- 

 gan an apple which I think is worthy of notice. 

 The skin is yellow, with a slight blush, medium 

 size, juicy, good flavor. The remarkable feature 

 about it is the color of the flesh, which is similar 

 to that of a red-cored watermelon ; it is bright 

 rose-colored, and I am told makes a cider very 

 much like wine. 



Have you ever before heard of this apple or 

 anything like it. I will try and have a specimen 

 of it sent you. The man who owns the farm 

 where it grew says that the tree was on the place 

 when he bought it; and I understand that he 

 does not know whether this is the original tree 

 or not. My impression is that it is a seedling, 

 and that it has not been disseminated." 



[Rcd-fleshcd apples are not uncommon. The 

 old-fashioned Quarrenden is often as red all 

 through as the heart of a watermelon, and so is 

 the Black Detroit and others. Tlie specimen did 

 not come to hand. — Ed. G. M.] 



Winter Grafting of the Plum. — A New Jer- 

 sey correspondent writes : " I have a few hun- 

 dred plum stocks which I wish to graft, and 

 could I not saddle graft them successfully during 

 any pleasant weather this winter ? Should I tie 

 and cement?" 



[Grafting of anything can be done all through 

 winter, if the scion and grafted part be protected 

 from frost. You must tie and wax, if whip or 

 saddle grafted. We are partial, however, to 

 cleft grafting, as when well done waxing only is 

 required. — Ed. G. M.] 



Plum Growing. — 0. M., Ottumwa, Iowa, writes ; 

 " I am interested in plum growing, but am at a 

 loss to know how to proceed, or what plan to 

 adojit, and appeal to you for advice. This sub- 

 ject has not been tried much in this country, 

 and I am desirous of learning the best plans. 

 As you are aware, the great obstacle is the 



