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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1915 





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Peaches: Early Rivers, Alexander, Dr. Hogg, 

 Peregrine, Duke of York, Duchess of Cornwall. In 

 American varieties, the Early and Late Crawfords. 



Nectarines: Early Rivers, Advance, Elruge, Stan- 

 wich Elruge, Lord Napier, Victoria. 



Plums: The Czar, Green Gage, Early Trans- 

 parent Gage, Reine Claude de Bavay, Belgian 

 Purple, Grand Duke, Victoria. 



Pears: Bartlett, Precoce de Trevoux, Souvenir 

 du Congress, Madame Treyve, Louis Bonne de 

 Jersey, Beurre Hardy, Conseiller de la Cour, 

 Nouveau Poiteau, Beurre Diel, Directeur Alphand, 

 Doyenne di Hiver. 



Cherries: Early Rivers, Napoleon Bigarreau, 

 Reine Hortense, Emperor Francis, May Duke. 



Figs: Brown Turkey, Black Marseilles, Early 

 Violet, Negro Larg. 



Apples (cooking): Thomas Rivers, Yorkshire 

 Beauty, Peasgoods Nonesuch, Reinette du Canada. 

 (Early eating): Red Astrachan, Beauty of Bath, 

 Duchess of Oldenburgh. (Midseason eating) : 

 King of the Pippins, Alexander, Cox's Pomona, 

 Gravenstein. (Late eating): Beauty of Kent, Bis- 

 marck, Cox's Orange, Ribston Pippin, Belle of 

 Boskoop; Colville Blanche and Manning's Pearmain. 



What Apples Shall I Grow? 



IN CHOOSING the varieties he is to grow, the 

 prospective orchardist (especially if he be a 

 novice) should certainly "play safe." That is to 

 say, he should plan to grow varieties which the 

 experience of others has proved to be adapted to his 

 locality. Later on, perhaps, he can afford to try 

 "something different." 



For the man who heeds the above advice and 

 plans to start conservatively, the Division of Crop 

 Records of the Department of Agriculture has made 

 a most interesting investigation and obtained some 

 exceedingly helpful data as to the importance of 

 apple varieties in different states in respect to pro- 

 duction. From the results of this investigation it 

 appears that the five most grown varieties in the 

 leading apple states are as follows (the figures indi- 

 cate in round numbers the estimated percentages of a 

 normal crop of all apples grown in each particular 

 locality) : 



Arkansas: Ben Davis, 44; Winesap, 8; Gano, 6; Lim" 

 bertwig, 5.8; Jonathan, 3.7. 



California: Yellow Newtown, 28.7; Yellow Bellfiower, 18.6; 

 Gravenstein, 8.g; White Pearmain, 7.5; Ben Davis, 3.9 



Colorado: Ben Davis, 26.3; Jonathan, 18.3; Gano, 7.8; 

 Rome Beauty, 4-8; Winesap, 4.1. 



Connecticut: Baldwin, 42.4; R. I. Greening, 16.9; Golden 

 Russet, 5.2. 



Georgia: Horse, 14.3; Ben Davis, 12.2; Red June, 10; 

 Limbertwig, 8.8; Winesap, 7.6. 



Indiana: Ben Davis, 22.8; Baldwin, 7.2; Winesap, 6.7; 

 Grimes Golden, 6.7; Maiden Blush, 5.8. 



Ida/to: Jonathan, 21.3; Rome Beauty, 16.6; Ben Davis, 

 13. 1 ; Gano, 7.8; Winesap, 4.6. 



Illinois: Ben Davis, 37.8; Jonathan, 9.3; Grimes Golden, 

 4.9; Gano, 3.8; Rome Beauty, 3.8. 



Iowa: Ben Davis, 15.2; Jonathan, 10.3; Wealthy, 12.4; 

 Oldenburg, 8.9; Grimes Golden, 4.9. 



Kansas: Ben Davis, 19.4; Winesap, 15.3; Jonathan, 13.8; 

 Missouri Pippin, 8.6; Gano, 6.0. 



Kentucky: Ben Davis, 16.8; Winesap, 14.0; Rome Beauty, 

 9.6; Early Harvest, 6.4; Maiden Blush, 4.5. 



Maine: Baldwin, 34.5; Ben Davis, 9.8; Northern Spy, 

 7.1; Wealthy, 5.4; R. I. Greening, 4.1. 



Maryland: Ben Davis, 17.0; York Imperial, 16.2; R. I. 

 Greening, 8.8; Winesap, 7.6; Stayman Winesap, 7.0. 



Massachusetts: Baldwin, 48.4; R. I. Greening, 9.3; Graven- 

 stein, 5.7; Mcintosh Red, 5.7; Northern Spy, 5.1. 



Michigan: Northern Spy, 17.9; Baldwin, 17.0; Ben Davis, 

 8.5; R. I. Greening, 5.4; Oldenburg, 5.0. 



Missouri: Ben Davis, 34.2; Jonathan, 10.4; Winesap, 

 6.8; Gano, 6.5; Grimes Golden, 3.6. 



Nebraska: Ben Davis, 21.3; Winesap, 13.6; Jonathan, 9.4; 

 Wealthy, 6.2; Oldenburg, 5.8. 



New Hampshire: Baldwin, 51.9; R. I. Greening, 5.9; North- 

 ern Spy, 5.2; Mcintosh Red, 4.4. 



New Jersey: Baldwin, 25.2; Ben Davis, 14.5; Rome Beauty, 

 5.0; Early Harvest, 4.7; R. I. Greening, 4.3. 



New York: Baldwin, 31.3; R. I. Greening, 14.8; Northern 

 Spy, 13. 1 ; Ben Davis, 5.0; King, 4.1. 



Ohio: Baldwin, 15.6; Ben Davis, 13.9; Rome Beauty, 

 10.8; Northern Spy, 7.7; Grimes Golden, 5.0. 



Oklahoma: Ben Davis, 25.8; Missouri Pippin, 12. 1; Jona- 

 than, 8.2; Winesap, 8.1; Arkansas Black, 5.6. 



Oregon: Baldwin, 12.6; Yellow Newtown, 11. 3; Northern 

 Spy, 7.4; Gravenstein, 7.3; Rome Beauty, 5.6. 



Pennsylvania: Baldwin, 17.8; Northern Spy, 11.4; Stay- 

 man Winesap, 7.5; Ben Davis, 6.0; R. I. Greening, 5.5. 



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