THE FRUIT GARDEN 183 



List of plants. The following fruit garden list is 

 recommended by the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture for regions of the latitude of northern Ohio: 



Apples (10 trees). Two Baldwin, 2 Grimes Golden, 1 Falla- 

 water, 2 Red Astrakan, 1 Bonum, 1 Bough Sweet, 1 Trans- 

 cendent Crab. 



Peaches (10 trees). One Alexander, 2 Rareripe (Yellow), 2 

 Early Crawford, 4 Late Crawford, 1 Stephens Rareripe. 



Cherries (5 trees). Two Early Richmond, 2 Black Tartarian, 

 1 Allen. 



Plums (5 trees). Two Green Gage, 2 Lombard, 1 Willard. 



Pears (5 trees). Two Bartlett, 1 Duchess, 1 Kieffer, 1 Seckel. 



Quinces. Five Champion. 



Grapes (50 vines). Twenty-five Concord, 10 Niagara, 15 

 Brighton. 



Raspberries (70 bushes). Twenty-five Gregg, 10 Marlboro, 25 

 Cuthbert, 10 Golden Queen. 



Blackberries (50 bushes). Twenty-five Agawam, 25 Taylor. 



Currants (45 bushes). Twenty-five Wilder, 10 White Grapes, 10 

 Champion. 



Gooseberries (30 bushes). Ten Downing, 10 Industry, 10 Co- 

 lumbus. 



Strawberries (200 plants). One hundred Brandywine, 100 

 Gandy. 



2. Care of the Fruit Garden 



Cultivation. The successful fruit garden must at all 

 times be kept free from weeds, and all vines, bushes, shrubs 

 and young trees be cultivated the same as any other crop. 

 To allow them to become choked with weeds or bound by 

 sod is to invite failure. 



Mulching with coarse manure will serve the double pur- 

 pose of helping to keep down the weeds and conserving 

 the moisture. Care must be 1 taken not to pack such a 

 heavy coating over the roots as to deprive them of fresh 

 air. Straw instead of manure should be used for the straw- 

 berry bed. 



