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THE POMOLOGIST. 



July 



For the Westeru Pomologist. 

 The Russian Hagloe and Dutchess Old- 

 enburg. 



Over nearly all portions of the West the 

 Hagloe apple has been disseminated under 

 the name of Dutchess of Oldenburg. At 

 county and state fiiirs for several years the 

 Hagloe has been exhibited as the true 

 Dutchess, and until recently its identity has 

 not been questioned. By looking at Warder's 

 or Downiug's description of the two apples, 

 it will be seen they are astonishingly alike. In 

 nursery the leaf and habits of growth of 

 the two are also much alike. la orchard, 

 however, the trees in growth are very 

 milike ; the true Dutchess being a somewhat 

 upright aud round headed tree, and the 

 Hagloe having a peculiar stragling, twisting 

 habit of growth. The Hagloe bears the 

 largest and best apple. Though not as highly 

 colored as the Dutchess, it lias the off-setting 

 advantage of not rotting so soon after ripe. 

 So far as I know, the Hagloe is as hardy as 

 the Dutchess, aud if it proves upon all soils 

 as good a bearer it will be even more valua- 

 ble for general cultivation. The writer was 

 misled by some of the early introducers of 

 the Dutchess at the West, and must confess 

 to having had a part in disseminating the 

 Hagloe as the Dutchess. I originally received 

 the Dutchess under the name of Borovitsky, 

 which is perhaps its original Russian name. 

 It is now fully time that the Hagloe aud 

 Dutchess, or Borovitsky, should be dissem- 

 inated and exhibited under their true names. 

 At the proper time I shall be pleased to 

 furnish specimens of the apples and leaves 

 of the two sorts for illustration in the 

 Pomologist. Joseph L. Budd. 



SMlaburg, Iowa. 



Remarks : We shall be very glad to pre- 

 sent to the readers of the Pcmologist 



illustrations of the apples named. 

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Fruit in Western MissourL 



Mark Miller, Bear Sir .-—Strawberies 

 injured by early drouth. Late varieties have 

 improved some since the late rains, crop light. 

 Raspberries— Miamii;s, just ripening-large 

 and fine— bearing heavily. Blackberries — 

 Kittatiny— setting full, promise a good crop. 

 Gooseberries aud Currants but few — Cher- 

 ries, English Marello and common Marello 

 a few— generally a failure. Peaches— about 

 one-fourth crop of seedlings; none on the 

 budded varieties. Quinces, none. Pears — 

 a few scattering ones on many of the trees, 

 just enough to cultivate the taste. Plums, 

 none to speak of Apples— about one-fourth 

 the usual crop. Late bloomers aud those on 

 northern, cool exposures, have the most 

 fruit. Grapes— promise a most bountiful 

 crop, clusters full and fine as could be desired. 

 The injury was done by the April freeze 

 We had south winds and warm weather up 

 to the 15th, of April— bloomed fuller than 

 for many years, but on the morning of the 

 16th, our fondest hopes were blasted. Yet, 

 strange to .sav, we have a sprinkling even of 

 Bartiett Pears. Geo. L. Park, 



ParkviUe Mo. 



Fruit on the Missouri Slope. 



Mark Miller : Our fruit prospects in Pot- 

 tawattamie county are not very flattering. 

 Apple trees bloomed quite full, but fruit 

 light. We had a heavy storm of wind at 

 the time of bloom, which, no doubt, was 

 a prolific cause of foilure. That, with the 

 hard freeze of April 15, just before the buds 

 opened, which must have reached their vi- 

 tality, did the work. Still we shall have 

 some apples, and I hope to send you some 

 fine specimens from the slope next fall. 



Cherries almost a total failure and trees 

 badly injured, but luckily, they are mostly 

 of the common Moreilo, bought of rascally 

 tree-peddlers for the Early Richmoud, and 

 at big prices. With these drawliacks, how- 

 ever, I see nothing that should discourage 

 fruit-tree planting. At present (June 23rd,) 

 some of the cherry trees badly damaged, 

 are in bloom. Whether they will recover, 

 or whether it is the last struggle for life, 

 time only can determine. 



serves our attention, aud first we will men- 

 tion the fir.st five varieties recommended for 

 the N. W. for general cultivation : 



Red Astrachan, not bearing ; bore full last 

 year. 



Dutchess of Oldenburg, full, also full last 

 year ; have trees 6 feet high, loaded. 



Fameuse, about half a crop ; bore full last 

 year. 



Talman Sweet, bearing nobly; no fruit 

 last year, but doing well this. 



Golden Russet, henTlngfuU; bore Iteavy 

 last year. 



We miglit go on and name other varieties, 



but we will leave that aud other varieties of 



fruit till some other rainy day. Hoping that 



will come soon, 



Geo. J. Kellogg. 



JaneivUle, Wis.,Ju7ie25. 



D. B. Clark. 



Council Bluffs. 



For the Western Pomologist. 



Fruit in Southern 'WisoorxSin. 



The prospects for fruit is uot flatteriug in 

 this region. Strawberries winter killed 

 badly, and not having over three inches of 

 rain since March all told, we have had 

 very few strawberries, about one-flfteeuth of 

 our usual crop. The excessive heat of May 

 and unusual drought has been detrimental to 

 all branches of horticulture and agriculture. 

 For 34 days of May the thermometer noted 

 75 to 90 deg. 



A light frost May 38th, the only one dur- 

 ing the month. The first ripe strawberries 

 May 27th, while last year they were picked 

 June 11th. 



Prospect of raspberries is not flattering, 

 though while writing tliis we are having a 

 fine shower, sufficient to wet the ground 

 three inches ; at the same time, one mile 

 from us, not rain enough to lay the dust. 

 Should the showers be continued we may 

 have half a crop of raspberries. The most 

 promising on the list I would put in this 

 order: Of red, Philadelphia aud Purple 

 Cane ; of black, Doolittle, Miami, and Davi- 

 son's Thornless. The last does not prove as 

 prolific as I expected owing, probably, to its 

 vitality being injured last Oct. 34th to 27tli,' 

 when for four mornings the thermometer 

 averaged 12 deg. Farenheit, killing mouutain 

 ash trees, three feet high, to the ground. 



Grapes, thus far are the most promising of 

 anything in the fruit list. Almost every- 

 thing large enough is full, yet the heat and 

 drought are dropping many berries from the 

 bunch, in consequence the bunches will be 

 loose. 



First on all lists come Concord and Dela- 

 ware, or as some of our amateurs would like 

 to have it read Delaware and Concord. 

 The apple, the fruit of all fruits, now de- 



For the Western Pomologist. 



Managing Hedges. 



Mark Miller — Bear Sir : I want a little 

 information on the subject of hedging. 



I have a few rods that were set out from 

 five to six inches apart. It is now three 

 years since it was set out. I have cut it 

 back twice, to within, say teu inches of the 

 ground. lu a few places where plants were 

 missing, I laid down some across the open 

 spaces, aftef the style of what is called 

 " plashing." 



It is now about fifteen inches high, and 

 nery thick, with a very luxurious growth, 

 but somewhat uneven at the top, some of 

 the shoots being much higher than the 

 others. Such being the case, will you, or 

 some of your numerous correspondents, 

 please let Bie kuow through the Pomolo- 

 gist, at what time to prune, or cut back, 

 during the summer ? Ought it to be evt 

 back now ? If cut back this summer, how 



often, and at v.'hat time ? 



R. B. AuNOLli. 



Urbana City, lomi. 



Remarks.— About the 30th of this month 

 we should cut it back to within 20 inches of 

 the ground. Should trim no more till next 

 spring ; then trim to 2>^ feet, and the fol- 

 lowing July not lower than 4 feet. II there 

 is a good stand, you will then have a hedge 

 that nothing made of flesh and blood wiU 

 like to go through— not even the smallest 

 bird. 



Fruit in Centred Missouri. 



Friend Miller;— The apple crop in 

 these parts is a very slim one, owing to the 

 late frost. 



Pears but a small show. Peaches not a 

 tenth of a crop. 



Of small fruits, the strawberry crop was a 

 good one. Raspberries a most tremendous 

 crop, such as I have never seen before. — 

 Grapes, all right aud full crop. Gooseberries 

 nearly a ftiilure. Blackberries, overwhelm- 

 ing; hundreds of bushels of wild ones in 

 this immediate neighborhood. 



I have a new one that has now fruit nearly 



