1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
265 
Little-Known Apples. 
Can you tell me about the desirability 
of the following apples: Kopotaskin, 
(specimens came from Washington), Hag- 
loe, Ohio Beauty and Pomme Royale, seen 
at pomological meeting, Philadelphia, from 
New Jersey? They were very attractive. 
Will they grow well in Massachusetts? 
Lincoln, Mass. s. h. 
If there is an apple named Kopotaskin 
(?) I have never heard of it before. It 
may be a new variety that originated in 
the State of Washington. Hagloe is an 
early variety that looks well, bears well 
and sells well, but is not high in quality. 
Ohio Beauty is a synonym for a variety 
that has long been called Western 
Beauty, and has lately been thought to 
be identical with Grosh. It is a very 
large, handsome and well-flavored Fall 
or early Winter variety when grown in 
New York, which is the farthest north I 
have seen it. No doubt 1 : would do well 
in Massachusetts and would be well 
worth trial there. Pomme Royale is a 
synonym for an apple properly called 
Dyer. It is a Summer variety of very 
good quality, but is not so attractive in 
color as some others, being dull green¬ 
ish yellow. Scions of all but me first 
named kind can probably be procured 
from the Experiment Station, Geneva, 
New York. 
Varieties of Trees and Bush Fruits. 
1. Give me the names of some of the best 
varieties of plums, prunes, peaches and 
Winter apples for market, that will thrive 
in our locality. My land is rather sandy, 
and well drained and fertile. 2. Would it 
be all right to bud plums, prunes and 
peaches on to plum seedlings? 3. Give me 
the names of two of the best varieties of 
blackberries, raspberries and strawberries 
for market. R- F - p * 
Shanesville, O. 
1. R. F. P. and others who may wish 
to know what kinds of plums, peaches 
and Winter apples are suitable to Ohio 
and neighboring regions should consult 
my advice on these points on page 163 
of The R. N.-Y., which is, in the issue of 
March 10, 1900. The land described 
ought to be good for fruit. 2. The best 
stocks for plum trees vary somewhat 
with the classes grown. The Myro- 
halan, which is a foreign wild plum, Is 
the best for most of the European, 
American and Japan varieties. The 
Marianna is an offshoot of Prunus my- 
robalana, and is a very popular stock 
for all of them, although some growers 
prefer peach stocks for the Japan kinds. 
All of our native species sprout too 
freely to use for this purpose. 
3. Two good varieties of the berries 
mentioned are the following: Black¬ 
berries, Eldorado and Minnewaska; 
raspberries, Kansas and Loudon; straw¬ 
berries, Belt and Bubach. 
Some Pears for Missouri. 
1. What can southern Missouri growers 
plant for long-keeping Winter pears? The 
Lawrence is said to be only a Fall pear 
here, and doubtless other varieties of east¬ 
ern Winter pears are no better. I have 
seen the Lincoln Coreless recommended. 
Will the Anjou keep as late here as the 
Kieffer—till Christmas or later? 2. I have 
several times read lists of native plums 
recommended by Mr. Van Deman, but have 
never seen a catalogue which offered any¬ 
thing like a full list. In fact, I have nevei 
been able to find a nursery which kept half 
if them. In setting an acre of native 
plums for local market please give kinds 
and proportion of each for a long succes¬ 
sion. L. R. J. 
Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
1. Among the very latest of the Win¬ 
ter pears is one called Easter. It does 
well either as a dwarf or standard, but 
is perhaps, more profitable when grown 
as a dwarf and deeply planted, so it will 
strike root above the quince stock. If I 
should desire to plant a very late pear 
in southern Missouri, I would choose this 
variety, and this plan of growing it. 
Lawrence is good but it is not very late 
so far South. Anjou is strictly a Fall 
pear in that section. Lincoln Coreless is 
too poor in quality to be of much value 
anywhere. 
2. It is probably that there are very 
few nurseries that propagate many var¬ 
ieties of the native American plums. 
Most of those that have extensive lists 
of them to sell are in the northwestern 
States where they are almost their sole 
dependence for plums. In planting an 
acre of these varieties, they should be 
set about one rod apart, which would 
take about 160 trees. The following list 
of varieties would be very good: Wild 
Goose, Whitaker, Milton, Wooten, Rock 
ferd, Stoddard, Ocheeda, Hawkeye, 
Wyant, Golden Beauty. 
Apples for Northeastern Indiana. 
What, in your estimation, would be the 
best four Winter apples, for a commercial 
orchard for this section, taking into con¬ 
sideration only their commercial value, and 
their adaptability to the soiis of north¬ 
eastern Indiana? Here the soils are va 
riable, being heavy clay ioam, gravelly 
and clay loam, sandy loam and sand, with 
clay subsoil. Northern Spy is a favorite 
apple here, but drops badly and is a poor 
keeper. Smith (Cider) seems to grow to 
perfection here, and hangs to the tree as 
well as any apple I have ever seen. Jona¬ 
than has not been grown extensively, but 
bears well, is of high quality and very 
high color, but is only medium in size. 
Ben Davis does well, but not so well as in 
the central part of the State. York Im¬ 
perial and Mammoth Black Twig have not 
yet borne in this locality. J. c. g. 
Wolcottville, Ind. 
There is nothing so good as a guide 
in selecting fruits to plant as experience 
in the section where the planting is to 
be done. We may make fairly good 
guesses from experience elsewhere 
sometimes, but they are much more 
likely to be mistakes than what we see 
at or near home. My opinion would be 
to plant principally of Ben Davis, York 
Imperial, Jonathan and Smith, judging 
from my present knowledge and what 
J 0. G. says. These are all good Win¬ 
ter apples there, except that Smith 
and Jonathan will not keep so well as 
the other two. Smith has been proving a 
good apple wherever it is far enough 
north to mature late in the Fall, but it is 
not rich in quality and is therefore not 
a good cider apple; and the latter part 
of the old name has been dropped, leav¬ 
ing it plain Smith. I believe Missouri 
would be a good variety to plant in 
northern Indiana, and especially as a 
filler between the other kinds, and to be 
cut out when the trees begin to crowd. 
The land surely varies widely in char¬ 
acter with J. C. G. The gravelly or sandy 
clay loam would be my choice, of the 
kinds he mentions, for an apple or¬ 
chard. _ 
Canadian Grocer says that a clam-con- 
densing establishment will soon be estab¬ 
lished on Vancouver Island, B. C. Three 
pints of clams will be reduced to half a 
pound of matter, which will be potted in 
the form of a paste. 
Thrashing Cow Peas.—A recent article 
on the cow pea caught my attention. You 
say that the peas must be picked by hand, 
if saved. This plan will answer if one 
only cares to save a small quantity for 
seed, but where there is large acreage and 
heavy crop it is quite an undertaking. 
Near my old home in Tennessee the fol¬ 
lowing plan was successfully tried: Peas 
were mown down, raked and put through 
an ordinary thrashing machine. It is 
necessary, however, to remove half or 
more teeth from concave of cylinder and 
run machine at about half speed. Other¬ 
wise large quantities of peas will be 
cracked. By adopting this plan quite a 
large amount of stuff can be handled in 
a short while. By selecting a dry time, al¬ 
lowing peas to dry out thoroughly in the 
fields, seed can be saved with practically 
one handling of hay. d. r. rankin. 
Florida. 
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The giants of the forest must yield at 
last to the continual blows of the woods¬ 
man. When the human blood has become 
clogged and impure the little drops of 
Hood's Sarsaparilla, properly taken, will 
fell the oak of bad blood. 
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Sweet Potato Plants. 
JERSEY YELLOW, Vineland fancy strain. #1.50 
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The Admiral Dewey Potato. 
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For Sai.e.—100 bushels of Evergreen 
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10 Apple, Plum or Pear 
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10 Quince 75c.; 10 Grape, 
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