4 LEAFLET 218, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
most dependable for home use, particularly in the southern half of 
the region. ‘Two or more varieties each of sweet cherries, pears, some 
plums, black walnuts, Chinese chestnuts, filberts, blueberries, and 
apples must be planted for cross- pollination and adequate fruit set. 
In the more northern districts, 1 and 2, it is best to plant either red 
or black raspberries, not both, for the red raspberry often has a virus 
disease that spreads to black raspberries and quickly kills them. 
Good varieties of black walnuts are the Thomas and Ohio, of filberts 
the Bixby and Buchanan, and of Chinese chestnuts the Carr and Hob- 
TABLE 1.—Varieties suggested for medium-sized gardens in representative bane 
of the districts of figure 1 
[ More detailed lists can be obtained by writing your State agricultural college] 
DISTRICT 1 (NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND HIGHLANDS OF MARYLAND, OHIO 
AND WEST VIRGINIA) 
Fruit Variety Month ripe Plants 
a aie ene Number 
Sarre owar TEMICL) (CALL) B= JUNC Ss ae ee ee 50 
Strawberry_--_----- ISporke Gseason) see ages ee tae ie to J aay Se aS aes: 50 
Watham (red) sea eee SON Kiaath Minera ee ee Shree es 20 
Raspberry-- ------- {Bristol ee age eee pee Tlys tae ae eas 20 
: Lpelawanres (ned) sss. tees AIS US LES he ee Se 
Grape 1 ee favor- {Niagara G@ehite) == ee September ss 5 ee ee 
able locations). Concord’ (blue)] = See September sss = eee 
Cherry, sour_.____- IVEOn¢IMOTeN Gye sees ull yao ae ee eee 
Imperial Epineuse_____---______ August to September__________ 
Plan Reine: Clauder 222.53 August to September__________ 
qe eres ee Stanley 22022 SS Se ESE ptember tee ae eee 
Shropshiress2 95s. = ae SCD bem |b Crass: hae ae eae ese 
G Ona 22 a Ara eae HEP tember 225 She ee ae 
RGA ae Pie: Pes DOCKE Sas ea as eo ee September: 23 eee 
Wid lbe res <5 nek Ge ie Ne pleMmibenss === ee ee 
1 Boye beets Se cect Aces eS te CAN CUS bases ee ne ee 
Wealth yee es ee ee Se plLeM Denes ee eee 
ACD Please ee oe Mcintosh: 346 ee eas Iz Seplem bere seas = eae 
VOWEND yas ese ea ee September to October________- 
Golden Delicious=—=— = = October 
te et bn 
Length 
of row 
DISTRICT 2 (CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST- 
ERN PENNSYLVANIA, WESTERN VIRGINIA, 
NORTHERN OHIO, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA, CENTRAL AND NORTH- 
ERN ILLINOIS, AND CENTRAL MISSOURI) 
WEST VIRGINIA, CENTRAL AND 
Sparkle (midseason) _____________ 
Blakemore ! (early)___---------- 
INiidiland=(Camliy;) ee ee ae 
Straw berry_..------ 
aa oa 1 
Blackberry...------ [engede) ae ees 
Sunrise (red, early) -_-__-____-_-- 
Habla (eG) eee eee eee 
mogan=(black) i222 === aes 
{Pember Be Sat ape Be ae ageers Ae SS Hae 
RASPDCLLYs ee == 
IPEMDERtLOM Basa eee oe ee 
VOT SCY 22 ee Sao a i eo 
{8 edonias(blue) ee 
Blueberry 3_______- 
Melaware:(ed) =3 = Se ee 
Niagara: Cwihite) zs. sae ee 
Concord: (blue) === 
Cherry, sour___-_--- VL oniimorenGy=3 2222 Ss= seer 
{Stanley ge Sue sae ore es 
Grapes sss ses. 
| lea Je bes Bees a tien ae oe ee 
Ti GUTH es ah Sas a ns ae ee lig 
Ropliees Jonathan____- AS Cai a8 am lee ei 
Comants- 2 Red Lake__-__-- Nye an eA ee eee, 
Gooseberry 455 dae eee GES one a eka Se 
June tomy ae ae es 20 | 
Jamestozvulliys ee ees 15 
J 
SAS SUIS bs se Se ee 
Septem ber: 622202 ees 
Septemiberss =2-2 Us == ee 
July 
Sept 
Sept 
A USUStoS2 a 2 ee 
Sept 
Sept 
Sept 
Sept 
October: 3s ke eee 
AI SUS GAS Cee 8 Sa i ee 
Sept 
Junei 2 SS Se ee 
JAIME AVOL I UE yp ee ere 
June tovulyee ae aoe eee 
emi berets) 2. ees ene 
em Der 2a = Se ee 
embers = Sere ee 
ember’ ise ee eee 
(e100 O72) mes See Wee LS 
ember 245 ee ae eae 
CTD ERs eee At ee 
NNO RRR RRR REN NNR RRR WWW WwW RP 
See footnotes at end of table. 
