A good list of varieties of fruits for New Mexico

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II GUOD LIST OF VAfiTEf,I!$ OF FRUITS FoR TIE:I :.,*]r(Ico
The lxperiment $tati-on has been testlng out ar larg'e number of varieties of different fruits. The results of these investigations thus far indicate that nany of the varieties recounended for the llast and Tiest are not necessarily satisfactlry
under llew :t'iexlco conditions. Therefore, the proper selection of varielies of the
dj-fferent f rtrits is one of the most j.mportant consideratj-ons, not only f or the coin- mercial plantation, but also for tne hone orcliard.. This is particularty tr"r." under
I{ew ;,lexj-co conditj-ons, especiall;' since nany of our f ruits are subject lo nore or
less frost injury from the late spring frosts. It is a question as to whetlier it
',"rould be advisable to plant abnonds or Japanese pluns, aJ th"se are exceedingly early
blooming. Apricots also bloofli very early, but on the whole they lre a Iittle surer
than tire Japanese plurts. l'hile sofie peaches bloom alnost as eaily as apricots, there
are sorne that bloorn eonsiderebly later, and for that reason they are surer bearers.
The sour cherries, European ptums, md many of ti:e native plurns bloon. es late as rnost of the pears and apples do. Anong t,he eerly bloouing p"':,r" are the Kieffer, LeConte,
Hybrid Kieffer, and Garherr. The following vr.rrieties-are among the most promising of -
those tested in the experimental orchards. These are given in tt,e order of t,heir
ripening.
llative F]u{ns: The r,,iltld Goose, 0maha and Golden Beauty.
Suropeaq Plums: Sugar Pnme, Giant Plum, Yellow Egg, Itelian prune, iibnarch, and
Grand Drke. Tire Shropshire Danson i-s excellent for culinary purposes
Pe+cbes: Llexander, Early lJheelerr Hynes Surprise, ilomie Ross, Elberta, J. fl.'Hie,
Le.te Cralrrford and Sahvay. The last four nanred are very early bloomers an4
ond are quite frequently'kil.Ied by spring frosts.
Apricots: lftrile there are no late bLooning varieties, the Tilton and iioorpark are
about as sure as arry.
che{rj-es: The sweet cherries have not proved satisf actoryr. although they bloom late
enough the;' ss1 }itt1e or no fruit. The sour cherries are surer bearers:
Ear1y Ri-chmond, Ilnglish iiorel]o, ;,;ay Dr.rke and Late Dqke are quite
satisfactory,.
Pears: B_eurre Giffardr Bloodgoodl tsartlett, Beurre Clairgeau, tfinter llelis, and
tr'ilinter Bartlett ruilre a good list.
.tipfiles: The Red Jur:e, YeIIovr Transparent, l{clfahonts jihite, Jonathan, i(lng Davld,
Delicious, Blaclc Ben Davj_s, or Gano,',,llinesap, york Imperial, and jirliansas
Black meke a gclod list for the lower and irrigat,ed verre)'s.r For the higher altitudes tl,e I'liiite iiinter Pearmain and Stayman'!.tr'i11esap inay' 6s added to the llst, and the Rorue Beauty substituted for list the Arkanss,s- B1ack. In ease this should be recluced, the Yellorv Transparent, Mcirdi*ronts lfhite, Black Ben Davis, or Gano, I,,'i.nesap, :..rnd the york Imperial may be eliminated for the
lower,:.ltitudes; whrle the sane vilrj.etj-es and the lftrite ilinter penruain and
st.l5rnan winesap may be eriinineited for the high artitud.es.
In the lower ,end irrigated valleys the codling rnoth causes consj-der;ible loss to
the apple cropr $ome of t,he vriri-eti-es seem to be more susceptible th:.rn others to this pest. The damage done, however, nay be greatly reduced by proper spraying. In the
higher altitudes, due to the shorter growS-ng season, md otherunf.xvoriULe condj-tions for the development of the eodling rnoth, the d.uage, ts o. rule, is not so great.
?uinces: Chempion, Ma""noth, iind V..rn Deman are good varj-eties.
Gr'lices: The Europeaur grape is better suited to the wi:rmer and lower valleys, vu'5ile the funericln varieties are better for the hlgher a.nd colder altitudes. The
Chasselas de Fonta.i,nbleau, Thompson seedless, Blerck Hamburg, Muse;.rt of
Alexandria, l'.{isslon, B1ack Cornlchon, Tokay, and tsLack Ferri"ra rnalce a good list for the weirmer and lovrer valleys. The lves Seedlirrg, htoorers Early,
Delaware itriagara, and Concord ere better for the colder imd higher altiludes.
They can also be grorrn in the warmer and lo'ner valleys, The Europei.in vilieties may be grown in the higher tltitudes, but they must be lhoroughly
protected during the winter.
Probebly no single nursery will be able to supply all of these verietj-es, and
consequently lt rvoulci be necessary to order from different nurseries
Novernber 20, L92O Fabiem Garcia