4 LEAFLET 2 2 7, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The varieties recommended for medium-sized gardens in the differ- 

 ent districts are listed in table 1. Some of the varieties suggested are 

 different from those grown in commercial plantings. Two or more 

 varieties of sweet cherries, some plums, pears, apples, blueberries, 

 black walnuts, filberts, and Chinese chestnuts must be planted to 

 insure pollination. 



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



the districts of figure 1 



DISTRICT 1 (NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN 



NEW YORK) 



Fruit 



Variety i Month ripe 



[Howard 17 

 ,, , (Premier). 



Strawberry. M C atskai._... 



.Gem. 



[Durham 



(red). 



Raspberry._!-| Taylor (red) 



or Latham 



I (red). 



Eldorado 



IStanlev 

 Berkeley 

 Burlington... 



Blackberry 3 . 



June- July. 



do 



June, Aug. 



Oct. 

 July, Sept. 



July. 



Julv-Aug. 

 July... -___. 

 July-Aug. 

 Aug 



«. I 



Ft. 



200 



200 



75 



125 



125 



25 100 

 4 20 



20 



Fruit 



Variety 



2 i£^ 



Month ripe s a 2 



2- - ' 



Grape 



Plum. 



Sour cherry. 



Sweet cher- 

 ry.3 



Pear 3 



[Beta | Sept.-Oct.. 3 



{Worden | do | 3 



iFredonia 



(Stanley 



(Shropshire.. 



Mont m o 



rency. 



(Schmidt 



(Windsor 



IClapp Fav 

 orite. 

 Bartlett 

 Bosc 



{Lodi 

 Milton I Sept 

 Mcintosh Oct. 



—.do 



Sept 



Sept.-Oct. 

 July 



do 



do 



Aug.-Sept. 



Sept 



....do... . 

 Aug 



Ft. 



24 

 24 

 24 

 60 

 60 

 40 



40 

 40 



40 



40 

 40 

 60 

 60 

 60 



See footnotes at end of table. 



DISTRICT 2 (SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND RIVER VALLEY AND LAKE PARTS 



OF NEW YORK) 



Fruit i 



Variety Month ripe | g 



- C 



Fruit 



Varietv 



Month ripe £ a g 



Strawberry, 



Raspberry. 



Blackberry. 

 Blueberry... 



Grape. 



Plum. 



[Howard 17 

 (Premier) . 



Catskill or 

 Fairfax. ' 



[Gem 



'Taylor (red). 



Bristol 

 (black). 



Dundee 

 (black). 



Sodus (pur- 

 ple). 



Eldorado 



{Stanley 

 Berkeley 

 Coville 



{Fredonia 

 Worden 

 Concord 

 Niagara 



{Beauty 

 Abundance.. 

 Stanley 

 Shropshire... 



June 



do 



June. Aug. - 

 Oct. 



July 



do 



do 



do 



Julv-Aus.. 



Julv 



—'do 



Aug 



Aug.-Sept. 



Sept 



do 



do 



July 



Aug.-Sept. 



Sept 



do 



Xo. 

 100 



Ft. 



200 



200 



125 



100 



100 



100 



25 



100 



4 



20 



4 



20 



4 



20 



3 



24 



3 



24 | 



3 



24 



3 



24 



o 



30 



2 



30 



2 



30 



2 



30 



Peach 3 



Sour cherry. 



Sweet cher- 

 ry. 



Pear 



Apple. 



Mikado 



Golden Jubi- 

 lee. 

 Halehaven... 



Elberta 



Montmo- 

 rency, 

 Black Tar- 

 tarian. 



Windsor 



Bartlett or 

 Gorham. 



Seckel 



Bosc 



Lodi 



Milton 



Mcintosh 



Northern 



Spv. 

 Golden De- 

 licious. 



Aug 



Aug.-Sept. 



Sept 1 



do ! 



June-Julv-.i 



.do. 



do... . 



Sept 



..do 

 I Sept.-Oct. 



j Aug 



i Sept 



Sept.-Oct. 



Oct 



.do. 



Ft. 

 40 

 40 



40 

 40 

 40 



See footnotes at end of table. 



