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wood and lengthening, the duration of the 

 tree by many years. If anyone is doubtful 

 of these results let him faithfully try the 

 experiment. 



Mr. Bailey adds that the following varie 

 ties are those which find most favor with 

 the Michigan growers : Hale's Early, Lewis 

 Seedling, Mountain Rose, Barnard, Snows' 

 Orange, Yellow Alberge, Jacques' Rareripe, 

 Switzerland, Hill's Chili, Golden Drop and 

 Smock. 



CHOICE GRAPES. 



A LIST of choice grapes is given in the 

 Garden and Forest for April 30th, by Mr. E. 

 P. Powell, of Clinton, N.Y. His list of black 

 ■grapes is Moore's Early, Worden and Her- 

 bert, and of these he places the Worden as 

 No. I for market. He sees no use of planting 

 the Concord any longer because the Worden 

 is equally hardy, prolific, and is of better 

 quality. It is sweet, as soon colored, hangs 

 well on the vines, and is a better keeper than 

 the Concord. For late black he places Her- 

 bert ahead of Wilder. Of red grapes his 

 choice is Brighton, Gaertner and Salem. 

 His list of white grapes is Diamond, Hayes, 

 Niagara and Duchess. Of these he places 

 Diamond at the head of the list, as it has 

 been tested and has received no strictures on 

 its quality, growth, habit or bearing quali- 

 ties. He ranks the Niagara with the Dia- 

 mond in value, but discards the Lady because 

 it is so poor a cropper. 



HARDY APPLES. 



The late bulletin of the Iowa Agricultural 

 College contains some interesting notes on 

 hardy fruits by Prof. Budd, some of which we 

 will quote. Speaking oi Summer Apples he 

 says : 



" The SwiTZER is a very hardy tree up to 

 the 44th parallel on dry soil and in airy posi- 

 tions. It is fully as large as the Fameuse, 

 as handsomely colored and fully equal in 

 quality. It is ready for use much earlier 

 than the Fameuse. The Borovinka is like 

 the Duchess in tree, foliage and fruit, but 

 the fruit averages larger and keeps fully a 



month longer. The Yellow Transparent 

 is valuable for home use or market in locali- 

 ties not much subject to blight. The fruit is 

 earlier, larger, handsomer and better than 

 the old Early Harvest. The Blushed Cal- 

 viLLE will prove more valuable than the 

 Yellow Transparent over great areas of the 

 West. The tree is much hardier, more 

 nearly free from blight, the fruit is about as 

 early, as large in size, is handsomely blushed 

 and we think it is less perishable and better 

 in quality. Of autumn apples, the Long- 

 field is a good tree, but not much hardier 

 than the Wealthy. It is an annual and full 

 bearer, of medium sized, blushed yellow 

 fruit of excellent quality. The tree is an 

 abundant bearer and excellent for both cook- 

 ing and dessert purposes. The Hibernal is 

 a true iron-clad and a continued heavy 

 bearer. The fruit is large, even-sized, hand- 

 somely colored and of best quality for culi- 

 nary use. Of winter apples, Aport is proving 

 very valuable. The fruit is large, smooth, 

 handsomely colored, fine grained, mildly 

 acid and good for any use. If picked when 

 beginning to color, it colors perfectly under 

 cover and keeps well into winter even in 

 southern Iowa. The Antonovka will be very 

 valuable on ridges wholly without shelter, 

 north of the 42nd parallel. On black soils in 

 sheltered spots it is apt to blight. Scott's 

 Winter, a Vermont apple, is as hardy as the 

 Wealthy and an excellent bearer. The fruit 

 is as large and handsome as the Winesap, a 

 better keeper, an excellent cooker, and when 

 fully mature a fairly good dessert fruit. 



McMAHON'S WHITE APPLE. 



As some references have been made to 

 this apple, both in our journal and report, it 

 may be well to note that it was the apple 

 which attracted most attention at a recent 

 Horticultural Convention in Madison, Wis- 

 consin. Mr. Hatch, a well-known orchardist 

 in that State, raised 300 bushels of this vari- 

 ety last year, and pronounced it hardy in 

 Wisconsin and very profitable. It is de- 

 scribed as large, round-obovate, yellowish- 

 white, quality good, flavor pleasant sub-acid- 

 flesh white and very tender. 



