Apples. 2 1 



1880-1881. A WINTER TEST. 



The winter of 1 880-81 was exceptionally severe in 

 Colorado, as elsewhere ; and some varieties of fruit, up to 

 that time deemed hardy and able to withstand the severe 

 test of our winter seasons, proved themselves unworthy and 

 unreliable. In Southern Colorado the following were re- 

 ported by E. R. Sizer as having been killed : 



Keswick Codlin, Early Harvest, Early Pennock, Fall 

 Winesap and Jonathan. 



Those that came out, with him, in good condition, were 

 the following : 



Duchess of Oldenburg, Red Astrachan, St. Lawrence, 

 'Grimes's Golden, English Russet, Red Canada, Peck's Pleas- 

 ant, Ben Davis, Baily Sweet, Northern Spy and Perry 

 Russet. 



Mr. Sizer lives in the valley of the Purgatoire, in Bent 

 County, in the extreme southern part of the State. 



Mr. Jesse Frazier reported those showing the greatest 

 injury as 



Maiden's Blush, Early Harvest, Rawle's Janet, Sweet 

 Romanite, Keswick Codlin, and Tompkin's County King. 



In Northern Colorado, out of seventy-two varieties 

 grown by D. S. Grimes, the following -only came out in good 

 condition : 



Red Astrachan, Saps of Wine, Tetofski, Duchess of 

 Oldenburg, Summer Queen, Alexander, Wealthy, Fameuse 

 or Snow Apple, Haas, Porter, Ben Davis, E. G. Russet, Perry 

 Russet, Tanver, Missouri Pippin, Northern Spy, Pewaukee, 

 Stark, Little Red Romanite, Walbridge. 



DWARFS. 



Mr. E. B. COSSON, of Colorado Springs, is strongly of 

 the belief that dwarf and dwarf standard apples are em- 

 inently preferable to standards, and particularly for garden 

 culture. 



