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" ClarTc (although not much planted) nearly equals P. in all things with a much liner 

 herry — 15 acres of Strawberries, mostly Wilson. Jucundas will not stand our hot sun. 

 Downer nearly equals Wilson and much more hardy. Five acres would cover Currants 

 and Gooseberries. An abundant crop of all the small fruits were grown to perfection 

 the passing year, although much of it was not picked on account of the extremely low 

 price. 



" Grapes, in some vineyards, almost a total failure; others one half crop, and others 

 with tirst crop a good yield. A splendid show of bloom on all Apple trees in the 

 spring, but not half a ci'op of Apples, and generally very poor. What the codling 

 moth, Apple curculio and scab left to mature, were a greater part ruined by the Octo- 

 ber 19th and 23rd freezes. 



"The first Nursery was established by John A. Pettingill, in 1841; and, with the 

 exception of 1848 and 1849, has been continued to the present time, J. V. Hopper 

 engaged in the business in , and continued in it till , when he sold out to Mr. 

 John Flanagin, who still is engaged in it. Mr. E. A. Becbtel is largely engaged in the 

 propagation of Grapes. Some twenty thousand fine plants on hand for sale. Mr. Pet- 

 tengill says. Apples profitable for market (early) have narrowed down to one — Sops-of- 

 wine; for family, Williams' Favorite and Foundling; early Fall, Porter and Lowell; 

 Fall, Rambo and Hubbardston None-such; Winter, Rawle's Janet, Red Canada, Gil- 

 pin, and Smith's Cider. 



Bunker Hill stands second to no other town in Illinois, in its beautiful flower gar- 

 dens, in its masses of flowering shrubs and vines, in its broad streets and avenues 

 lined with stately Elms and Maples, with its conservatories, bay windows, and even 

 nine-by-twelves, are conspicuous with Geranium, Pelargonium, Fuschias, Monthly 

 Roses, &c. ; all of which, by example and precedence, has been greatly enhanced by 

 none other so much as by J. A. Pettingill, 



The first trees set set in the neighborhood of Carlimdie were seedling apple trees set 



by Dugger, in 1835. Col, J. C. Anderson set an orchard of grafted trees in 183G; 



also John and Isaac Greatliouse, in 1837. Trees were also set out by A. Kent and R. W. 

 Purviance, about 1831, of the large and small Romanite varieties. The Eldreds, near 

 Chesterfield, have a well selected orchard of small as well as large fruits, just in youth- 

 ful vigor and promise. Col. J. R. Miles, of Miles' Station, on the Chicago and Alton 

 Raib'oad, has a tine orchard of 1,^00 Apple trees ; Dr. John Ash, 1,000 Apple and 1,000 

 Peach trees. Near Brighton, Mr. Elliot, 2,000 Apple and Peach trees, just in bearing 

 order. A. A. Hilliard is one of the oldest fruit growers about Brighton. His first 

 orchard of improved or grafted Apple trees was planted in 1835, forty feet apart, with 

 Peach trees between, one way of the rows. His main orchard was planted from 1835 

 to 1845, and comprises about sixty acres. Mr. H. has been eminently successful as a 

 fruit grower, he being fortunate in his location, and selections of varieties, and having 

 got under full headway at an early day, before competition was so brisk as now, and 

 when insects, we may say, were not known in this county — or if sometimes seen, were 

 not troublesome. Of him it has been said, that he awoke every morning a richer man. 

 Asking a neighbor of his how he made his money, the finger was immediately pointed 

 to his well grown orchard. Mr. H. has this year made about two hundred barrels 

 Cider, and says he can sell ten barrels refined Cider, for fifty cents a gallon, where he 

 can sell one barrel Concord wine for the same price. Mr, HiUiard believes in raising 



