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POPULAR GARDENING. 



November, 



conspicuous among them is a Napoleon that 

 spreads out at but one foot from the ground. 

 It is over one foot in diameter at the base, 

 about 25 feet high, and not less that 30 feet 

 in diameter in spread of branches. 



This tree has for several years yielded as 

 much fruit as all the others put together, 

 and the fruit commands a fancy price. For 

 three years we have averaged from this tree 

 $12 net per year for fruit. An acre of such 

 trees ("2 trees) would net about 

 -*800. 



While Napoleon Bigarreau 

 is one of the best and most 

 profitable, it must be borne in 

 mind that it, like all the hard 

 fleshed varieties, may he in 

 excellent condition one day, 

 and spoiled for market by a 

 rain and hot sultry weather the 

 next. The splendid crop of 

 Mazzards this year on some 

 trees on a hill 500 feet above 

 the river, induces me to think 

 them worth growing. The 

 Cherries are from a pale red 

 to the darkest hue, some even 

 jet-black, and continuing for 

 six weeks in their ripening; 

 some are small, others quite a 

 fair size, and in quality not to 

 be despised. When a boy I 

 knew of Mazzard trees in the 

 east three feet in diameter at 

 the ground, 60 feet high, and 

 bearing loads and loads of fruit 

 in one season. Once after a 

 hail storm, the stones of which 

 were about the size of the 

 Cherries, I saw the ground 

 covered an inch deep, the white 

 hail and the black Cherries 

 well mixed. It was a pretty 

 but somewhat sad sight. 

 Mazzard seedlings will not 

 sucker if the roots are not 

 multilated, but the plow 

 must not cut them, or a bed of suckers will 

 surely follow. 



Peach ox Plum and Vice Versa. To 

 work Peach on Plum has only recently 

 become practicable. If the Marianna 

 Plum be budded low down with some strong 

 growing native, the Peach can then be 

 budded on this with good chances of success. 

 Some will ask why not bud the Peach on 

 Marianna, one of the strongest growers? 

 Simply on account of the thin bark of the 

 Marianna, and because there is not sufficient 

 affinity between the two. We know that 

 some Pears will not do on the Quince, while 

 if double-rooted they do well 



Plum on Peach, as a rule, may not work 

 satisfactorily, but with some varieties it 

 does nobly. The wild Goose for one will 

 take readily, and if planted deep will in a 

 few years be on its own foundation. 



I have Wild Goose trees that I budded on 

 Peach myself when small, and set out when 

 three years old and over an inch in diameter. 

 Where they were planted the washings of a 

 road and field soon added some inches of 

 soil. Now the Wild Goose suckers are com- 

 ing up all around. These would be set out 

 in orchards if I deemed thefruitof sufficient 

 value, but I do not, as they rot here by the 

 bushel when ripe. The boating, express 

 charges and commission .I'ust about cover 

 the price they bring. In an orchard on a 

 hill in clay soil, I have Golden Beauty Plum 

 trees that I grew from root grafts, that are 

 now sending up suckers of both the original 

 and Golden Beauty, mixed all around under 

 the trees, showing that the latter sent out 

 roots from the graft. 



Many years ago I purchased a lot of 

 Prince's Imperial Gage Plums that were 

 worked on Peach stocks, planted them pretty 

 deep. They grew well, and soon became 



fine large trees. Fruit was what I wanted, 

 but never got it ripe, the curculio being 

 master of the situation. They were grubbed 

 out, and on close examination I could not 

 find a vestige of the original Peach stock; it 

 had vanished altogether. I do not consider 

 myself competent to tell what varieties will 

 do on Peach, but there may be others who 

 have tried it. 

 There is no real occasion for it except 



KUMERLE. HENDERSON'S. BURPEE'S. 



THREE DWARF LIMA BEANS, SHOWING CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS. See page 24. 



when, as sometimes happens, we are short 

 of Plum stocks and have the Peach. I have 

 here some twenty varieties of Plums, and if 

 spared until next spring shall try the spray- 

 ing process for curculio. Among all that 

 have fruited, with me De Soto, Louisa and 

 Deep Creek are the best in quality. 



As fine a native as I have seen for a long 

 time, has been found some six miles from 

 here that will be worth growing. It bears 

 every year, is nearly curculio-proof. Nearly 

 as large as Wild Goose, sweet as honey; 

 tough skin; would ship well. As it is en- 

 tirely unknown out of its original place, I 

 have taken the liberty of naming it after 

 the nice girl that brought it to my notice, 

 "Eldora." It is a very handsome tree, en- 

 tirely thornless and a strong grower. I do 

 not intend making a boom of it, nor a specu- 

 lation, hence those who wish to try it can 

 have grafts by applying in the proper way, 

 that is stamps to cover postage and putting 

 up for mailing. Its color is a blood red; 

 form slightly oval. 



A STRANGER. A year ago last spring a little 

 tree made its appearance in my Grape cut- 

 ting patch, that I supposed to be a seedling 

 of the Blood-red Peach, which are showing 

 themselves all around, and are being pulled 

 up as weeds; but as I like to give everything 

 a chance, it was left to grow. It made a 

 good growth. We headed it back last spring, 

 and the branches were this season well set 

 with blossom buds. 



The foliage is not quite so dark as at first, 

 but it is a complete puzzle. Not one to 

 whom I have shown it can tell what it is, 

 but all agree with me that it is a hybrid be- 

 tween Peach and Plum, about as much 

 like one as like the other. It has a weeping 

 habit, and will at least be ornamental if not 

 useful. 



Geo. Townsend's Strawberry Notes. 

 The season with me in Dark county was 

 late, but quite satisfactory. Bubach No. 5, 

 Haverland, Eureka and Mrs. Cleveland have 

 done so well that it is hard to tell which has 

 done the best. In the following I will try 

 to tell how the varieties of recent intro- 

 duction came out: 



Bubach No. 5.— Plant vigorous, healthy, 

 prolific, giving large berries of fair quali- 

 ty and faii'ly firm. Haverland 

 makes a vigorous and healthy 

 plant, with large berries of fair 

 quality, fairly firm; prolific. 

 Jessie also has quite a large 

 and vigorous plant, and large 

 berries of best quality. Only 

 moderately prolific. Bubach on 

 one side and Mrs. Cleveland on 

 the other, each gave nearly 

 double the amount of fruit.— 

 Warfield's No. 2. This has a 

 small plant, but is vigorous and 

 prolific. Berries small to me- 

 dium in size, rather sour. Can 

 not see as much merit in this as 

 others do. — Monmouth lacks 

 vigor of plant and gave only 

 half crop of fruit. Great 

 American has done well, but 

 I see no special merit in it. — 

 Pearl. Fair growing plant, 

 fruit large, good form and 

 quality. Very promising. — 

 Gaudy's Prize. Large and 

 vigorous, plant fairly produc- 

 tive; large berries of fair 

 quality; late to commence to 

 ripen; season short. Bubach 

 No. 132, makes a good plant 

 and fruited fairly well. Ber- 

 ries of good quality but soft; 

 will hardly become a standard. 

 Cloud is a rampant grower 

 with small, sour truit. Might 

 do well on barren soil. Eureka, 

 among the newest, stands fore- 

 most as a profitable market sort. Very 

 vigorous and healthy plant. Wonderfully 

 prolific, very large berry, firm and of good 

 quality, stand up well in shipping. A rival 

 to Bubach. Mrs. Cleveland has a very ro- 

 bust and healthy plant; large berries of 

 excellent quality and prolific. A fine ama- 

 teur berry. Lady Rusk, Stayman's No.], 

 Great Pacific, Yale, Ladies' Pine, are grow- 

 ing well, but made a poor show of fruit on 

 spring-set plants. Crawford is somewhat 

 slow to take hold of the soil, but makes a 

 stocky plant, and gives large berries of best 

 quality. Mitchel's Early is vigorous and a 

 great runner, fruited well on spring-set 

 plants; promising. Saunder's (Little's No. 

 10) is vigorous and healthy, plant good size; 

 berries firm and of good quality. I think 

 this may take the place of Wilson. Little's 

 No. 4. is vigorous and fruitful; resembles 

 Sharpless. Ohio Centennial is a very large 

 and late berry; promising. 



Ifs In Fall Planting of Strawberries. 



It is by no means impossible to grow a fair 

 lot of Strawberries on plants set in early 

 autumn the spring following. Still there 

 are many " ifs " connected with it. 



Prof. W. J. Green, horticulturist of the 

 Ohio Experiment Station, gives a list of 

 these ifs in a recent letter to the Ohio Far- 

 mer. "Yes," he says, " plants set m August 

 will bear the next summer if you use potted 

 plants, and if the season is favorable for the 

 growth of new plants, and if the weather is 

 not so dry after planting as to kill the plants, 

 and if the plants make a good growth this 

 fall, and if the plants are not on top of the 

 ground next spring; and finally if you know 

 just how to go about it you may get a fair 

 crop of berries next season from plants set 



