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Roe, Edward Payson, 1838-1888

"The Home Acre"

Apples--
Early Harvest, Fall Pippins, Spitzenburgh, Rhode Island Greening,
Autumn Sweet Bough, and Talman's Sweet. Cherries--Early Purple
Guigne, Bigarreau of Mezel, Black Eagle, Coe's Transparent,
Governor Wood, and Belle Magnifique."
The choice of Mr. E. S. Carmen, editor of the "Rural New Yorker:"
"Apples--Early Harvest, Gravenstein, Jefferis, Baldwin, Mother,
Spitzenburgh. Pears--Seckel, Tyson, Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett,
Beurre d'Anjou, and Dana's Hovey. Cherries--Black Tartarian, Coe's
Transparent, Governor Wood, Mezel, Napoleon Bigarreau."
The authorities appear to differ. And so they would in regard to
any locality; but it should be remembered that President Wilder
advises for the latitude of Massachusetts, Messrs. Fuller and
Carmen for that of New Jersey. I will give now the selection of
the eminent horticulturist Mr. P. O. Berckmans for the latitude of
Georgia: "Cherries (this is not a good cherry-producing region,
but I name the following as the best in order of merit)--Buttners,
Governor Wood, Belle de Choisy, Early Richmond, and May Duke.
Pears (in order of maturity)--Clapp's Favorite, Seckel, Duchesse,
Beurre Superfine, Leconte, Winter Nellis, or Glout. Morceau.
Apples--Early Harvest, Red June, Carter's Blue, Stevenson's
Winter, Shockley, Buncombe, Carolina Greening.


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