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POMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



ed. Flesh yellowish, with a rich flavor, in- 

 clining to sweet. Tree productive, but a 

 slender, feeble grower. 



Wine Sap. — A very handsome, fair-flavor- 

 ed valuable apple. Tree spreading, and 

 inclines to over-bear. The fruit is thin, 

 small. Esteemed. 



Yellow Belljlower. — One of the noblest 

 and best, every way. Could I have but 

 one tree and fruit of that season, I think 

 that would be my selection, at least for cen- 

 tral Illinois. Nor do I fear it in southern 

 Wisconsin, as the tree seems perfectly at 

 home here. "Where I visited, this is more 

 esteemed than the 



White Belljlower, or Green Bellflower of 

 many western cultivators. A choice fruit, 

 of unusually fine texture and flavor; not so 

 large as the other. Tree productive, but 

 more delicate, and probably less valuable 

 every way for the north. 



Rhode Island Greening. — Proves a fine- 

 flavored, early winter apple ; thus far a shy 

 bearer. Promises better in southern Wis- 

 consin. 



Vandervcre. — Newtown Spitzenburgh of 

 the west. Well esteemed. (This is the 

 true Vandervere, sent to us several times 

 from the west as the Newtown Spitzen- 

 burgh. Ed.) 



Roman Stem. — This I saw at but one 

 place, where it was pretty well liked. Not 

 large, but of a peculiar and very agreeable 

 flavor. 



Rambo. — A great favorite. 



Fall Pippin. — Esteemed the first of all 

 " big apples." Rather shy in bearing. 



Fameuse. — An excellent bearer, and very 

 handsome, choice fruit. 



Yellow Ingestrie. — A very productive tree, 

 but disliked at the south for its small size. 

 Better esteemed this way, as far as tried. 



Roxbury Russet. — Good, but thus far a 

 shy bearer. 



Early Harvest. — Esteemed, but not very 

 productive. 



Sweet Bough. — Thus far very unproduc- 

 tive. 



Summer Fearmain. — Moderate bearer, 

 but decidedly the finest of its season, which 

 is the latter part of August. Slow grower. 



Sweet June. — Not known in the books. I 

 am not able to give a particular description 

 of this fruit. It is said to be medium or 

 large ; pale yellow, and of tolerable flavor. 

 Season July. Tree very productive. 



Carolina Red June. — Esteemed the most 

 valuable summer apple for the west, by 

 those acquainted with it. Also an entire 

 stranger at the east. Though not so early 

 as some, yet the many good qualities of tree 

 and fruit, combine to place it in the first 

 rank. Tree very productive; in the nurse- 

 ry a slow grower. 



There are many other promising fruits in- 

 troduced, from which a pretty decisive re- 

 port may be expected next season, should it 

 prove a good fruit season. Among these I 

 would mention Huser's June, Trenton Ear- 

 ly, Hockhocking, (supposed) Early Pen- 

 nock, Harvest Red Streak, Red Sweet Pip- 

 pin, &c, &c. There are many seedlings, 

 also, being brought forward, of which I will 

 at present name but two, the Fulton Straw- 

 berry and Fulton; the latter only of which 

 I have tasted. It is certainly a promising 

 fruit. 



Hoping that a kind Providence will allow 

 western fruits to " speak for themselves" 

 at our National Convention next fall, and 

 that it may be in all respects worthy of our 

 cause and country, I remain, very respect- 

 fully, yours, &c. F. K. Phoenix. 



Delavan Nursery, Wisconsin, Feb. 1850. 



