This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
William Summer, in American Penological Report, says of the cultivation and varieties for the South, as follows:
Fruits were first obtained from the best nurseries at the North and from Europe. The result was that all the winter varieties of apples proved to be autumn kinds, and most of these rotted and fell from the trees before ripening fully. We at once had recourse to the introduction of native seedling varieties, and these were soon found to be admirably adapted to our soil and climate; and so abundant were these varieties that we found difficulty, after we became engaged in the nursery business, to select from so many which were worthy of cultivation. The early Northern varieties almost invariably succeed well; and some of the winter varieties are admirable fall varieties, producing fair and abundant crops. In the mountain or upper regions of this State some few of the best Northern varieties succeed, such as the Baldwin, Northern Spy, and American Golden Rus-seting.
We give a few of our varieties produced in this State as worthy of general cultivation in the South.
This variety, now so generally disseminated, was produced within a few miles of Pomaria, by Henry Suber, and persons came a day or two's journey to get the cions for grafting. •
Produced from, seed bY the late Johannes Miller. Medium to large, and very productive; flavor delightfully aromatic, and considered an. acquisition wherever cultivated.
Large, red, rich, pleasant and productive; a South Carolina seedling of great promise.
Large, greenish with red stripes, flesh juicy and excellent; received the premium of ten dollars from, the South Carolina State Agricultural. Society.
Large, beautiful red, resembling a fine specimen of Carolina Red June; flesh yellow, with a, rich pine-apple flavor; keeps well untiL Christmas.
Medium; ripe in November;, keeps until April. A handsome red apple of best quality; tree remarkably vigorous;; produced near Pomaria.
Large;, ripe in November, and keeps well until March. A seedling produced by the late Samuel Maverick, of Pendleton, South Carolina; well known in Southern nurseries, and worthy of extensive cultivation.
Medium to large, and of best quality; ripe in October, and retaining its flavor well until April. Produced by Jacob Cook of this district. Tree vigorous and a regular bearer.
Large, oblate, dark red, juicy, acid, crisp, good flavor; ripens in October; tree vigorous and very distinct. Produced in Lexington District.
Large, juicy, rich, sprightly flavor; ripe in November, retaining its flavor until March; produced at Pomaria, South Carolina, and one of the best of this popular variety.
Medium to large, color green, flesh juicy; ripe in November, and keeps in great perfection until March; a South Carolina seedling worthy of extensive cultivation.
Fruit large, pale greenish yellow, flesh tender, ripe in November and keeps well; a seedling of Pomaria, worthy of a place in every collection.
Large, oblong, oval, greenish yellow; flesh crisp, with a rich aromatic flavor; ripens in November and keeps till April. Premium apple of the State Agricultural Society 1859; produced at Pomaria.
Medium to large, fine flavored; ripe in November and keeps until April.
There are many other varieties; among them, Gore, Champagne Crab, White Crab, which are worthy of general cultivation; but our limits will not admit of even brief descriptions.
THE Rural Alabamian gives a list of twelve apples for cultivation in the Southern States - prefacing the list by saying, that the list is strictly for market. For family use, many varieties now omitted should have a prominent position, while a few that are included should be left out.
Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Red June with remark. "For perfect reliability as an early market apple, there is nothing to equal this old Southern variety." Yellow June, Garretson's Early, Primate, Bevan's Favorite, Golden Sweeting, Early Strawberry, Rhode's Orange, Batchelor, Taunton.
In this connection it may be a matter of interest to the Southern readers of the Horticulturist, to know what varieties stand prominent in Southern Texas. We have just shipped (Jan. 21) per order to Washington county, Texas, 50,000 apple root grafts of the following sorts: Ben Davis, 10,000; Red June, 10,000; Red Astrachan, 10,000; Rawlc's Jannette, 5,000; Dyer, 8,000; White Winter Pearmain, 5,000; Willow Twig, 2,000; Grimes' Golden, 5,000.
 
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