184 FE UIT LISTS AND FOREST TREES FOR KANSAS. 



Autumn Varieties, in the Order of Ripening. — Lowell, Maiden's Blush, 

 Rambo, Barley's Sweet, Fameuse. 



Winter Varieties., in the of Order Ripening. — Jonathan, Wagner, Missouri 

 Pippin, Winesap, McAfee's Nonsuch, Eawle's Janet or Greneting, Ben Davis, 

 Grilpin or Little Eomanite. 



ADDITIONAL LIST. 



Summer Varieties, in the Order of Ripening. — Early Pennock, Golden 

 Sweeting, American Summer Pearmain. 



Autumn Varieties, in the' Order of Ripening. — Fall Wine, Gravenstein, 

 Buckingham, Smokehouse, Wine (syn. Pa. Eedstreali), Ortloy. 



Winter Varieties, in the Order of Ripening. — Yellow, Belleflower, Eed 

 Winter Pearmain, or Eed Lady Finger, Smith's Cider, Eoman Stem, Swaar. 



PEARS. 



Standards, in the Order of Ripening. — Bartlett, White Doyenne, Seckel, 

 Lawrence, Beurre Easter. 



Dwarfs. — Bartlett, Louise bon de Jersey, Duchesse'd' Angouleme, Beurre 

 Deil, Ott, Seckel, Beurre Easter. 



Pear blight has destroyed most of the pear orchards planted at an early 

 day. J^o locality, kind of soil or exposure seem to have an immunity from 

 this destructive disease. It is a serious question whether this delicious 

 fruit can be grown successfully in Kansas. ISTo other obstacle seems to be in 

 the way. Trees grow thriftily, and bear immense crops, until overtaken 

 with blight. 



PEACHES. 



Hale's Early, Early Tilloston, Early York, Coolidge's Favorite, Stump 

 the World, Old Mixon Free, Yellow Alberge, President, Gross Mignonne, 

 Morris White, Heath's Cling, Ward's Late Free. 



Good yields of peaches may be relied on once in three years. A few 

 favored localities will do better than this, but they are exceptional. 



CHERRIES. 



Early Eichmond, English Morello. 



PLUMS. 



The improved varieties of this fruit do not succeed well in this State on 

 account of the curculio. Occasionally a person will secure partiial crops of 

 the Lombard, German Prune, and Blue Damson, by destoying the curculio 

 each day, but it becomes an expensive luxury. Among the wild varieties, 

 however, occasionally one is found that is very good. Selections have been 

 made in Wyandotte county of some three varieties, one red and two amber 

 color, that ripened in succession, the first in July. They are thin-skinned, 

 sweet, and entirely free from that peculiar astingent property that is so 

 peculiar to the wild varieties. We are informed that in the southwestern 

 part of the State, near the Arkansas river, there are some very good varie- 



