Fruit trees, like shade trees,
are not the growth of a summer. Therefore there is natural
eagerness to have them in the ground as soon as possible, and they
can usually be ordered from the same nursery, and at the same time
with the ornamental stock. I shall speak first of apples, pears,
and cherries, and I have been at some pains to secure the opinions
of eminent horticulturists as to the best selections of these
fruits for the home table, not for market. When there is a
surplus, however, there will be no difficulty in disposing of the
fine varieties named.
The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, the veteran President of the American
Pomological Society, writes as follows: "Herewith is the selection
I have made for family use; but I could put in as many more in
some of the classes which are just as desirable, or nearly so.
These have been made with reference to covering the seasons.
Apples--Red Astrakhan, Porter, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening,
Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, and Sweet Bough for baking. Pears--
Clapp's Favorite (to be gathered August 20), Bartlett, Seckel,
Sheldon, Beurre Bosc, Buerre d'Anjou, and Vicar of Winkfield for
baking, etc. Cherries--Black Eagle, Black Tartarian, Downer,
Windsor, Cumberland, and Red Jacket."
Mr. Wilder's honored name, like that of the late Charles Downing,
is inseparably linked with American fruits, and the country owes
these two men a debt of gratitude which never can be paid for
their lifelong and intelligent efforts to guide the people wisely
in the choice and culture of the very best varieties.
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