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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
March, 1918 
Fruits and Flowers for the 
Home 
This is the title of a little six 
page folder issued by this society 
for distribution at the state fair 
and to enclose in letters. It is re- 
printed here for the benefit of pro- 
spective planters. The lists here 
given are for the guidance of be- 
ginners especially for the farm or- 
chard and back lot garden. Pre- 
serve this paper for reference when 
the nursery agent calls. 
This information is for the home 
owner whether in the city or coun- 
try. 
Many farmers raise sufficient 
fruit for the family needs; every 
farmer should do so. 
Back lots in cities and villages 
often offer splendid opportunities 
for fruit growing. 
WHAT TO PLANT 
The fruits named below are all 
standard, reliable, hardy sorts that 
have been grown in Wisconsin for 
fifty years or more. 
Apples — (1 dozen trees enough 
for the farm home) 3 Duchess 
(early), 5 Wealthy (mid season), 
4 Northwestern Greening (winter). 
If a greater variety is desired 
add: McIntosh (mid-season), Tol- 
man (winter), Windsor (winter), 
For north-central Wisconsin sub- 
stitute Patten Greening for North- 
western and omit McIntosh, etc. 
Do not plant Transcendant crab 
anywhere in Wisconsin on account 
of its tendency to blight. Plant 
Martha or Ilyslop instead. 
Plums — Surprise, DeSoto, Hawk- 
eye, all natives, all reliably hardv 
anywhere in Wisconsin and all 
sure croppers. 
None of the European or Jap- 
anese plums are long-lived in Wis- 
consin but trees of certain varieties 
often live to bear several crops. 
Try : Green Gage, Lombard and 
Moore’s Arctic, for European and 
Burbank for Japanese. 
Cherries — Where cherries thrive 
plant Early Richmond and Mont- 
morency, no others. 
Grapes — Concord and Niagara, 
mostly Concord. 
Blackberries — Eldorado. 
Strawberries — Dunlap and War- 
field. 
Raspberries — black, Plum Farmer ; 
red, Cuthbert ; purple, Columbian. 
Currants — Red Cross. 
Gooseberries — Downing. 
Do not buy novelties and newly 
introduced varieties unless you can 
afford to lose money. Stick to the 
old reliable kinds. 
WHEN TO BUY 
Place your order in fall or win- 
ter for early spring delivery. Do 
not plant fruit trees in the fall. 
CATALOG VS. AGENT 
Very good trees and plants may 
be had from nurseries that sell on- 
ly bv catalog. 
The agent solicits your order, de- 
livers the plants at your door and 
will usually come again the follow- 
ing year. Take your choice, both 
plans are good. 
For advertisements of reliable 
nurseries consult Wisconsin Horti- 
culture. 
TREES FOR SHADE AND ORNAMENT 
Roadside and Street Trees — Elm, 
Basswood, Norway Maple. 
Lawn Trees — For large lawns 
any of the three named above or 
Hackberry, Green Ash, Scarlet 
Maple. 
Consider carefully the future be- 
fore planting any large growing 
trees on small lawns. 
Flowering Shrubs — Common li- 
lac, Persian lilac, Tartarian honey- 
suckle, Rosa rugosa, Syringa, Van 
Houten’s spirea (bridal wreath), 
Barberry. These are all hardy in 
any part of Wisconsin. 
ROSES 
Harrison Yellow, Persian Yel- 
low, Rosa rugosa and various 
types of the old Provence or Cab- 
bage rose are all as hardy as hazel 
brush and need no winter protec- 
tion anywhere in Wisconsin. 
For finer roses plant Gen. Jack, 
Magna Charta and Paul Neyron, 
but give these thorough winter 
protection. 
For a more extended list see An- 
nual Report State Horticultural 
Society. 
Do not buy “tree” roses or other 
high-priced novelties. 
Three hardy perennial vines — 
Ampelopsis or American Ivy, 
Wild Grape and Trumpet Honey 
suckle. 
Six hardy herbaceous perenni- 
als — Peony, phlox, larspur, bleed- 
ing heart, lily of the valley and 
day lily. 
SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 
These must be planted m the 
fall, September or October, and 
bloom early in spring. 
Tulips — Artus, red ; Chrvsolora, 
yellow ; Cottage Maid, pink. 
Hyacinth — Charles Dickens, 
pink; Baroness von Thuyll, white; 
Baron von Thuyll, blue. 
Crocus — Mixed. 
Narcissus (daffodil) — Von Sion. 
The State Horticultural Society 
will furnish information free of 
charge about the kinds of trees 
and plants suitable for planting in 
Wisconsin, their hardiness and 
adaptability for specific purposes, 
etc., but does not furnish planting 
plans. 
