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THE ILLINOIS FAKMEK. 



Mae. 



Sine-qua-non — Husmann considers it the best of 

 its season. Vigorous trees; bears every other 

 year abundantly; fruit is not of good color. 



Kirkbridge White. — Flagg has found it a hardy 

 tree, productive and valuable for market. 



Summer Queen. — Quinette has it. Drops badly. 

 Husmann — same experience. Is also tardy com- 

 ins into bearing'. Redfield — the same is the case 

 in Northern and Western Missouri. 



American Summer Pearmain. — Huggins what he 

 believes to be the true fruit. Is a good market 

 fruit, ripening near the time of Red June ; a good 

 bearer. 



Benoni. — Dr. Warder — A small tree ; very early 

 bearer ; delicious fruit ; ripens early in August ; an 

 •excellent market apple. 



2'reiiton Early. — Colman — An excellent market 

 fruit in Northern Illinois. 



GravenHtein. — N. J. Colman considers it best for 

 profit and taste ; season, latter part of August ; 

 large, showy, and an early bearer. Muir concurs. 

 Husmann considers it a sparse bearer, and tender 

 in the winter of 1855-6. 



Maiden's Blush. — N. J. Colman — Early bearer ; 

 productive ; showy ; has a long season ; good eve- 

 rywhere. 



Buckingham. — Husmann — does Dr. Warder con- 

 sider this and the Fall Queen, of Ohio, the same? 



Dr. Warder — Nearly related. The Buckingham 

 is larger and more ribbed. I should plant the 

 Fall Queen. Keeps into winter. 



Husmann — Fall Queen is in g(5od eating in No- 

 vember and keeps till March. 



liamho. — Husmann, Flagg and Quinette think 

 it not a profitable market fruit. Voteau, Rannels 

 (of St. Louis county) and others are of contrary 

 opinion. No question of the excellence of the 

 fruit. 



Hubbardson's Nonesuch. — Dr. Warder — is strong, 

 vigorous and productive ; a very delicious apple ; 

 but subject to worms, and drops badly ; has to be 

 picked and shipped green with us ; may do bet- 

 ter here. 



W^,nc_(Pennsylvania Red Streak)— N. J. Col- 

 man — One of the most profitable apples we have. 

 T. R. Allen (of Allenton, St. Louis county) — Have 

 fruited it, thrifty, good and early bearer. Snedeck- 

 er — Very large and fine. Flagg — The tree was 

 tender in tlie cold winter of 1855-6 ; very produc- 

 tive and good for all purposes. Hcadley (of Col- 

 linsvillc. 111.) — Bears too full; never fails. 



Nevitowii Spitzcnberg. — Husmann — None better 

 in its season. Hardy — An early bearer; easy to 

 pick; keeps until January. Warder — A favorite 

 apple for table ; but in many quarter drops badly. 

 Husmann — Have had ten years' experience ; it is 

 planted all about Hermann ; hangs well there. Bay- 

 lis — Hangs well on Sigerson place. 



Yellow Bellflower — N. J. Colman — Bears poorly ; 

 drops badly. Warder — Grows first rate on the 

 ridges. Suedecker — That is my observation. War- 

 der — It is eight to twelve years coming into bear- 

 ing ; then often bears quite well. 



Fulton. — ^N. J. Colman — Bears early ; a good 

 market variety. Huggins — Is first rate farther 

 north. 



Domine. — Hnggins — Had fine specimens of it. 

 Warder — Is much liked at Cincinnati and in East- 

 em Ohio ; hangs well to the tree, too much so ; in 

 season from December to January. 



Fallaicaio: — ^N. J. Colman — First rate about 



here ; large and showy. Warder — Coarse and of 

 little flavor : my brother would plant, however, 

 500 to 1000 for market ; improves in quality as tree 

 gets older ; a short-lived tree. 



Jlome Beauty. — N. J. Colman — Saw it in St. 

 Clair county, Illinois ; very showy ; prolific ; early 

 bearer ; not first rate. Warder — Thrifty ; fine 

 grower ; very profitable. 



Pryor's Red — Allen had it seven or eight years 

 on low ground; not a peck of fruit yet. Snedecker 

 — Had it fifteen to eighteen years ; does not bear 

 well till say twelve years of age. Flagg — Always 

 found a good bearer alternate years. 



Jonathan. — Warder — Not so" well known as it 

 deserves ; good bearer, fair size, fair apple, oblong; 

 deep bright red with fine aroma of Esopus flavor. 

 N. J. Colman thinks we have no better apple for 

 market. 



Ortley. — J. R. Woods (Alton.) — Mine badly 

 scabbed this year. Warder — We have given it up. 

 Redfield — A failure here. 



White Winter Pearmain. — President — Have seen 

 it in this county badly scabbed the last few years. 



White Pippin. — N. J. Colman — It does well at 

 Jefferson City ; is planted in preference to New- 

 town , because it will succeed on prairies and bot- 

 tom lands. Warder — A regular and good bearer 

 of even-sized fruit ; keeps till mid-winter, not a des- 

 sert fruit. 



Michael Henry Pippin — N. J. Colman — It bears 

 young, abundantly and regularly ; profitable ; not 

 high flavored. Warder — A market fruit and noth- 

 ing else President — A small tree. 



Newtown Pippin. — Snedecker has trees twenty 

 years old ; not very profitable ; a good many apples 

 have to be thrown out ; is more injured by insects 

 than other apples. Warder — The Newtown Pip- 

 pins of this region have long been admired. N.J. 

 Colman — Best I have seen came from Clinton, 

 county, Illinois ; does well on lime stone soils ; has 

 a great many enemies. Muir — No apple does bet- 

 ter on our ridges. Huggins — Fifteen year old 

 trees have done me no good. Woods — Too prolific 

 with me. 



New York Pippin. — Redfield — Rots as soon as 

 bruised ; fine size and color. AVarder — Every body 

 believes in it in Southern Illinois. 



Smith's Cider. — Warder — Very white flesh. Col- 

 man — Early and good bearer. Beeler, (Indianapo- 

 lis) -When it overbears with us it is very poor. 

 Snedecker — Knows of no apple that will bear so 

 much in a given time ; one of the most profitable. 



Winesap and Raide's Jannet. — Not discussed as 

 too well and favorably known. 



WUlow Twig. — Woods — A most beautiful weep- 

 ing tree ; apples much inferior on the lower limbs 

 to those on the upper. Warder — Think it will not 

 come into bearing under 8 years. 



Nickajack. — Warder — Large; even in size; 

 coarse, mean ; keeps nearly as well as Willow Twig; 

 good cooking apple. E. B. Colman — In Lower 

 Mississippi does well. ,% 



Gilpin. — Passed without discussion. 



The following list of sweet apples was reported 

 by a committee : 



Hightop Sweet, baking. 



Victuals and drink, baking, table. 



Bailey Sweet, baking, table. , ;'; . 



Fall Queen, baking, table. | ':: 



Buckingham, drying. 



