THE HOME FRUIT GARDEN O 



Table 1.- — Varieties suggested for medium -si zed gardens in representative parts of 

 the districts of figure 1- — Continued 



DISTRICT 3 (NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 



WISCONSIN. MOST OF MINNESOTA, 



MICHIGAN, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 

 AND PARTS OF NORTHERN IOWA; 



Fruit i 



Variety 



Month ripe 



■j. 



= 

 - 



- 



'- z 



Fruit' 



Variety 



Month ripe 



. 



— •— 



Straw- 

 berry. 



pi o ward 17 

 1 (Premier), 

 j Beaver 

 [Gem 



» 

 June-July^ .. 



.. do _ 

 June; Aug.- 

 Sept. 



July 



do 



do 



do 



do 



No. 

 100 



100 

 50 



50 



50 

 10 



5 



5 



3 



3 



3 



1 



Feet 

 200 



200 

 75 



125 

 125 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 24 

 60 

 60 

 20 



Cherry- 

 plum 

 hybrid. 



Apple 



Crab 

 apple. 



Compass 

 • Opata 

 Sapa 



Yellow Trans- 

 parent. 

 Wealthy 

 Mcintosh 

 Haralson 

 Lf a w k e y e 



Greening. 

 Dolgo 



Aug 



Aw*. -Sept -- 

 .. do 



No. 



2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



1 

 2 

 4 

 2 



2 



Feet 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 30 



Rasp- 



(Chief (red) ._ 

 \Latham (red) _ _ 

 Red Lake 

 fComo _ 



Aug.-Sept.. 

 Oct 



30 



60 



Currant 3 . 

 Goose- 



do 



do 



Sept 



120 

 60 



Grape 



Plum 



Beta 



Sept 



Aug 



do 



do 



40 



[Underwood 



{Monitor 



[Superior.. 





DISTRICT 4 (SOUTHERN WISCONSIN, PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN 

 MINNESOTA, AND MOST OF IOWA) 



Straw- 

 berry. 



Rasp- 

 berry. 



Currant 3 . 



Goose- 

 berry. 3 



Grape 



Plum 



Howard 17 

 (Premier). 



Beaver 



Gem 



(Chief (red) ... 

 1 Latham (red).. 

 Red Lake 

 fComo_ 

 IPoorman 



{Portland 

 Fredonia 

 Worden 

 Niagara 

 Concord 



(Underwood 



(Ember 



June. 



do..__- 



June; Julv- 



Oet. 

 June-July 



July 



June-July 

 .—.do 



July 



Aug. -Sept. 

 . do..-. 



Sept 



.... do 



-do.--. 

 Aug. -Sept. 

 Sept 



100 



200 



100 



200 



100 



150 



50 



125 



50 



125 



10 



40 



5 



20 



5 



20 



3 



24 



3 



24 



3 



24 



3 



24 



3 



24 



3 



60 



3 



60 



Cherry- 

 plum 

 hybrid. 



Sour 

 cherry. 



Pear 



Apple. 



Crab 

 apple. 



Compass 



Opata 



Sapa. 



Montmorency . 



Lincoln 



Seckel 



Parker . 



Winter Nelis... 



Melba 



Wealthy 



Mcintosh 



Haralson 



Jonathan 



it a w k e y e 



Greening. 

 Dolgo 



Aug 



.. do.-_. 



do 



July 



Sept 



do 



do 



Sept. -Oct. 



Aug 



Sept 



Sept .-Oct. 



do 



do 



...do.._- 



Aug.-Sept 



20 

 20 

 20 

 40 



40 

 4ii 

 40 

 4ii 

 (in 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 



40 



1 Two or more varieties of blueberries, apples, some plums (e. g., Beauty and Abundance), sweet cherries, 

 and pears are necessary to insure cross-pollination and fruit set. Seckel and Bartletl pears will not pollinate 

 each other. 



2 In favorable locations only. 



3 Grow only where white pines are not important. 



4 Winter protection advisable in exposed location. 



Planting and Care 



Sources of Plants. — Fruits -adapted to this region arc propagated 

 by commercial nurserymen, who are generally dependable sources o( 

 fruit varieties. Names of nurseries can be supplied by the State 

 agricultural extension services. 



Location of Planting. — Although it is generally desirable to have 

 the planting near the house and perhaps adjacent to the vegetable 

 garden, this may not be the most favorable location. In general, the 

 planting should not be in a low or frosty area but on moderately 

 elevated land or on a north or northeastern slope that will provide 

 satisfactory air drainage. Where a choice is possible, heavy soils 

 should be selected for currants and gooseberries. 



