THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 17 
104 
Van Deman’s Fruit Notes. 
ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
The Bourgeat Quince. 
Can you give me any information on the 
Bourgeat quince? I asked the advice of a 
good man about planting an orchard 
wholly to the Bourgeat quince. He rather 
discouraged the idea, and referred me to 
you for information. h. g. m. 
Wyoming, N. Y. 
The Bourgeat Quince is a new kind 
that is but little tested as yet, but is one 
that promises to be good for general 
culture. However, it would hardly be 
advisable to plant a whole orchard of it. 
It is somewhat later than the old and 
well-known Orange quince. 
Grafting the Simon Plum. 
In our fruit orchard we have several hun¬ 
dreds of the Simon plum seven years old. 
The trees fail to bear; they bloom, but give 
a very small amount of fruit. The trees 
are thrifty, but I had thought to take them 
out as unprofitable. Could they be top- 
grafted successfully and profitably with 
any other variety? J- l. w. 
Huntsdale, Tenn. 
The Japan plums will graft on to the 
Simon stock, and those of this class are 
the ones I would suggest using. Bur¬ 
bank, Abundance and Wickson are the 
kinds I would prefer. It is no wonder 
that J. L. W. is discouraged with the 
Simon, for it is not only a poor bearer 
under most circumstances, but it is very 
poor in quality, having a very peculiar 
and, to most tastes, a disagreeable flavor. 
Wickson and October Purple Plums. 
Would the Wickson and October Purple 
plums be profitable to raise for market? 
Westminster, Mo. A. b. h. 
Wickson and October Purple are both 
very good plums of the Japan type. 
They were originated by Dinner Bur¬ 
bank, of California, and put before the 
public only after careful test by him. 
Wickson is the larger of the two, but 
does not seem to bear so abundantly at 
an early age as some orchardists would 
like. However, as the trees get older 
they bear well enough, so aiose say who 
have older ones. It is a most delicious 
ana attractive plum. October Purple, 
which, in the interests of reformed po- 
mological nomenclature ought to be 
called Hoyt, is less tested than Wickson, 
but has a very good record so far. 
Apples in New England. 
I have an apple orchard of 300 trees 16 
miles from Boston. Nearly all of them are 
young, 5-year-old trees, Baldwin; Graven- 
stein, Williams, Oldenberg and Arctic. I 
have 50 of the last-named variety. Is this 
a profitable apple? Will it pay me to en¬ 
large my orchards, and what kinds? I do 
not like Hubbardston, because the wind¬ 
falls are useless, while other red varieties 
can be sold in Boston for from 25 to 75 
cents per bushel. The land is southerly 
slope, strong soil and hard-pan bottom. 
Can a Massachusetts farmer compete with 
the West on apples? l. w. 
Natick, Mass. 
The list given ougnt to be a very good 
one for market in Massachusetts. Arc¬ 
tic is a new variety that promises to be 
valuable as a Winter market apple, and 
is a very late keeper. As to enlarging 
tne orchard, that is a matter which the 
owner can best decuie for himself. If 
he is prepared, and will give the trees 
good attention in every way, there would 
seem to be no good reason why a much 
greater number of trees would not pay 
well. The production of really good ap¬ 
ples will not, probably, ever be over¬ 
done. Twenty Ounce would be a very 
good variety to set if the trees are made 
by topworking on to Northern Spy or 
some other strong-growing stock. Al¬ 
most every apple is large and attractive. 
The good old Esopus (Spitzenberg) is 
too rarely seen in the market, and al¬ 
ways sells well. With the modern 
methods of spraying, as good fruit of 
this variety can be grown as our fore¬ 
fathers had. It does best when top- 
worked on a vigorous stock. Sutton is 
a good Winter apple for New England, 
but it is not larger than Baldwin, nor 
quite so highly colored. The flavor is 
better. As to competing with western 
apples, there certainly is a good bal¬ 
ance in favor of the eastern-grown in 
the matter of freight. There is also an 
advantage in the fact that the Yankees 
like the old varieties better than those 
that they do not know so well. More¬ 
over, a large part of the western apples 
are Ben Davis, which never was, and 
never will be, a first-class apple to eat, 
no matter where it is grown. No, I 
would not fear western competition in 
the apple trade, although it will always 
be more or less of a factor, except when 
there is an apple failure. 
Good Fruits for Maine. 
1. Do you recommend Sutton apples for 
Maine? 2. Name three best varieties of 
strawberries. 3. What can you tell me of 
these varieties of strawberries: Brandy¬ 
wine, Clyde, Glen Mary, Pride of Cumber¬ 
land, Ridgeway and Imp. Parker Earle? 
4. How does Parker Earle compare with 
Brandywine for yield? 5. What kinds of 
peaches are suitable for this locality, rip¬ 
ening as early as Early Crawford? 6 . What 
do you know of Connecticut, Fitzgerald, 
Triumph and Carman peaches? 7. What of 
the Hale plum? 8 . Is Bose pear a prolific va¬ 
riety topgrafted on Clapp two years set, or 
is it much subject to scab? 9. Do you rec¬ 
ommend Kieffer pear for this locality? 
Centre Lebanon, Me. H. a. ii. 
1. Sutton is a very good apple for 
planting in Maine. The tree is hardy 
enough for the apple-growmg sections of 
that State, and the fruit will keep all 
Winter when grown there. It is also 
good in quality, of medium size and of 
an attractive red color. 
2. As the purpose is not stated for 
which the three strawberries are de¬ 
sired, it is not possible to suggest those 
which might be the best, provided I 
knew the character of the land upon 
which they are to be set. However, It 
is probable that for either home or mar¬ 
ket use the Bubach, Belt and Glen Mary 
would prove very good. 3. The list 
given by H. A. H. is very good. There is 
not a poor one in the lot. 4. Parker 
Earle is more productive than Brandy¬ 
wine, but it must be set on rich, moist 
soil to enable it to perfect its enormous 
set of fruit. 
5. I am not sure that any varieties of 
the peach are suitable to the climate of 
any part of Maine except the very mild¬ 
est. If the Early Crawford succeed with 
H. A. H. almost any of the common 
varieties will do the same. Triumph 
ripens much earlier than that variety, 
and Mountain Rose at the same time as 
Early Crawford. 6. Connecticut is a 
new peach that is almost untried except 
in a very few sections. It may prove to 
be very good. Fitzgerald is another new 
kind that is under test. 
7. The Hale plum is one of the new 
Japan kinds that gives promise of being 
valuable. It is worthy of being tested. 
8. Bose is a good pear, and when top- 
worked on to ClarP is an abundant 
bearer of most excellent fruit. It Is not 
especially subject to scab. 9. Kieffer 
pear does not come to sufficient develop¬ 
ment in Maine to be worthy of culture. 
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