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parts of California are well adapted for orange raising, and with- 

 in a short distance, on a considerably higher elevation, the 

 country may be well adapted to the growing of apples. Those 

 who are intending to begin planting in any section should aim 

 to get in touch with the Experiment Stations and obtain from 

 them a list of fruits especially adapted to their location. 



Varieties of Fruits Recommended for Planting In Alabama. 



By R. S. Mackintosh, Professor of Horticulture and Forestry, Agri- 

 cultural College, Auburn, Ala. 



North half of state. 



Apples Red June, Red Astrachan, Early Harvest, Family, Wine- 

 sap, Yellow Transparent, Horse, Yates, Terry. 



Apples, Crab Not planted to any considerable extent. 



Apricots Not planted. 



Blackberries Dallas, Early Harvest. 



Cherries Not planted. 



Currants Not planted. 



Gooseberries Not planted. 



Grapes Bunch: Delaware, Niagara, Concord. Muscatine type: Eden, 

 Memory and Scuppernong. 



Peaches Greensboro, Carman, Hiley, Family Favorite, Belle, El- 

 berta, Solway, White Heath. 



Pecans Stuart, Van Deman, Pabst. 



Pears Kieffer. 



Plums Red June, Burbank, Abundance. 



Raspberries Northern part of state: Gault, Springfield, Cuthbert, 

 Cardinal. 



Strawberries Lady Thompson, Klondike, Hoffman, Gandy, Dunlap. 



Figs Celestial, Brown Turkey. 



Oranges Coast region only: Satsuma. 



Japanese Persimmons Hachiya, Okame, Hyakume, Tane-Nashi. 



Pomegranates Sweet, Acid. 



Varieties Recommended for Planting in California. 



By E. J. Wickson, Dean of College of Agriculture, Berkeley, 



California. 



There is practically no differentiation as yet between varie- 

 ties for amateurs and commercial varieties. The leading varieties 

 used commercially are selected by amateurs so far as their char- 

 acters agree with individual desires. The following list of varieties 

 is especially recommended for the coast region of California: 

 Apples Newton, Pippin, Belle Fleur, Gravenstein, R. I. Greening, E. 



Spitzenberg, Mo. Pippin, W. Astracan, Red June. 



Grapes Muscat, Tokay, Cornichon, Thompson, Emperor, Malaga, 

 Rose of Peru, Zinfandel, Sweet Water, Verdal, Carignane, Black 

 Prince, Alicante, Sultina. 



Peaches Muir, Phillips, Solway, Lovell, Early Crawford, Tuskena, 

 Foster, Elberta, Late Crawford, Orange Cling, Susquehanna, Nich- 

 ols, Sellers, Lemon, St. Johns, Henrietta, Mary's Choice, Hale, 

 Alexander, Heath. 

 Pears Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Seckel, Easter, Du Cornice, Doyenne 



D'Ete, Clapp's Favorite. Glout Morceau, Barry, Comet. 

 Plums Wickson, Hungarian, Kelsey, Yellow Egg, Tragedy, Wash- 

 ington, Satsuma, Burbank, Jefferson, Climax, Grand Duke, Clyman. 



