THE HOME FRUIT GARDEX 



Table 1. — Varieties suggested for medium-sized 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' 



Variety 



Month ripe 



CO 



a 



s 





Fruit » 



Variety 



Month ripe 





it 



Straw- 

 berry. 



[Howard 17 

 1 (Premier). 



1 Beaver 



(Gem 



June-July. __ 



do 



June; Aug.- 

 Sept. 



July 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Sept. 



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. 



Pear 



Apple 



Crab 

 apple. 



| Compass 



Opata 



Sapa 



Lincoln 



Parker 



Mendel 



'Yellow Trans- 

 parent. 



Wealthy 



Mcintosh 



Haralson 



Hawkeye 



I Greening. 

 Dolgo 



Aug 



Aug -Sept .. 



do 



Sept 



do 



Sept-Oct... 



No. 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



1 

 2 

 4 

 2 



2 



Feet 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 40 



Rasp- 

 berry. 



Currant 3 . 



Goose- 

 berry. 3 



Grape 



Plum 



/Chief (red) 



\Latham (red).. 



Red Lake 



fComo 



\Poorman 



Beta 



40 

 40 

 SO 



Aug.-Sept „ 

 Oct 



30 

 60 



do 



do 



Sept 



ian 



[Underwood 



^Monitor 



(Surprise 



do 



do 



do 



60 



40 









DISTRICT 4 (SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN, PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND 

 SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, AND MOST OF IOWA) 



Straw- 

 berry. 



Rasp- 

 berry. 



Currant 3 . 



Goose- 

 berry. 3 



Grape 



Blue- 

 berry. 5 



Black- 

 berry. 5 



f H o w a r d 17 



1 (Premier). 

 Beaver 

 Gem 



/Chief (red).... 

 \ Latham (red). 



Red Lake 



/Como 



(Poorman 



(Portland 

 Fredonia 

 Worden 

 Niagara 

 Concord 



/Pioneer 



\Stanley 



Eldorado 



June. 



do 



June; July- 



Oct. 

 June-July.. 



July 



June-July.. 



do 



July 



Aug.-Sept . 



do 



Sept 



do 



do 



July. 

 Aug. 

 ..do.. 



100 



200 



Plum 



100 



200 



Cherry- 



100 



150 



plum 

 hybrid. 



50 



125 



Sour 



50 



125 



cherry. 



10 



40 





5 

 5 



20 

 20 



Pear 



3 



24 





3 



24 





3 



24 





3 

 3 



24 

 24 



Apple 



4 



20 





4 



20 





25 



100 



1 Crab 



apple. 

 1 



/Underwood 



\Ember 



Compass 



Opata 



Montmorency 



Lincoln 



Seckel 



Parker 



Winter Nelis. . 



Melba 



Wealthy 



Mcintosh 



Haralson 



Jonathan 



Hawkeye 



Greening. 

 Dolgo 



Aug.-Sept 



Sept 



Aug 



do 



do.... 



July 



Sept 



-..do 



do 



Sept.-Oct. 



Aug 



Sept 



Sept . -Oct .. 



...do 



do 



.-.do 



Aug.-Sept_ 



i 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 Bartlett pears will not pollinate 

 each other. 



2 In favorable locations only. 



3 Grow only where white pines are not important. 

 * Winter protection advisable in exposed location. 

 ' Michigan only. 



Planting and Care 



Sources of Plants. — Fruits adapted to this region are propagated 

 by commercial nurserymen, who are generally dependable sources of 

 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. 



